Carson Lambos Recalled to Minnesota From Iowa Ahead of Islanders Matchup
The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman Carson Lambos from the team’s American Hockey League affiliate in Iowa, bringing the young blue-liner back to the NHL roster as the club prepares to host the New York Islanders.
Lambos, 23, has logged two points with one goal and one assist, seven penalty minutes, and 19 shots on goal across eight games with Iowa this season. During the previous campaign, the 6-foot-1, 191-pound Winnipeg native led all Iowa defensemen with eight goals and finished third on the team in scoring with 19 points in 70 games, alongside 48 penalty minutes and 111 shots.
Selected by Minnesota in the first round at No. 26 overall during the 2021 NHL Draft, Lambos made his career NHL debut in Columbus on December 18, 2025. In that outing, he recorded a plus-1 rating, one shot on goal, and one blocked shot over 10:16 of ice time.
Across four AHL seasons in Iowa spanning from 2023 to 2026, Lambos has appeared in 215 career games, accumulating 54 points on 18 goals and 36 assists, paired with 162 penalty minutes and 305 shots on goal. Prior to turning professional, he played parts of five seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Kootenay and Winnipeg Ice franchises from 2018 to 2023, totaling 128 points in 176 games.
He served as Winnipeg’s captain during the 2022-23 season, finishing second among team defensemen with 48 points, including 12 goals and 36 assists across 61 games. On the international stage, Lambos represented Canada White at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, earning tournament all-star honors with five assists in six games, and later appeared in one contest for Canada at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Lambos wears sweater No. 55 with Minnesota. The Wild host the New York Islanders tonight at 7 p.m. CT, with coverage available on Wild+ and KFAN FM 100.3.
