Chiasson was released from his professional tryout with the Bruins on Sunday, per Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic.
Chiasson will now look for another chance in the NHL after failing to stick with Boston for the 2023-24 season. The 33-year-old winger tallied six goals, five coming on the power-play, and three assists in 20 games last year with Detroit.
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Bruins' Alex Chiasson: Agrees to professional tryout
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Chiasson signed a professional tryout agreement with Boston on Monday.
Chiasson notched six goals and nine points in 20 appearances with Detroit last season. The 32-year-old forward will attend training camp with the Bruins. If Chiasson manages to land a standard contract with Boston, he could see playing time on the power play.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: Thriving on power play
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Chiasson registered a power-play goal in Thursday's 7-6 shootout loss to the Sabres.
Chiasson has six goals on 23 shots for an otherworldly shooting percentage (26.1) with the Wings. Granted, it's a small sample size at 16 games, but the veteran winger has seven of his nine points on the man advantage. It will be interesting to see if GM Steve Yzerman ultimately re-signs Chiasson given his instant success with the new club; otherwise, the team can let him walk as an unrestricted free agent this summer.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: Slated to return Thursday
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Chiasson (undisclosed) is good to play Thursday versus Carolina.
Chiasson wasn't available Tuesday due to the injury. He has five goals and seven points in 11 outings in 2022-23. In his return, Chiasson is projected to skated alongside Jonatan Berggren and Austin Czarnik.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: Expected back Thursday
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Chiasson (undisclosed) won't play Tuesday versus Pittsburgh, but he's expected to return Thursday against Carolina, Sean Shapiro of The Athletic reports.
Look for Chiasson to return to a bottom-six role versus the Hurricanes. He's played well since signing a one-year contract with the Red Wings on March 3, picking up five goals and seven points through 11 contests.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: In doubt Tuesday
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Chiasson is questionable for Tuesday's matchup with the Penguins due to an undisclosed injury, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.
With Chiasson's status in doubt, the Red Wings recalled Tanner Hirose, who could be in line to make his season debut versus Pittsburgh. For his part, the 32-year-old Chiasson has been limited to just 11 contests this season, though he's been very productive in those outings with five goals and two assists, including five power-play points.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: Scores power-play goal
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Chiasson scored a goal on three shots, fueling the Red Wings to a 3-2 shootout win over the Blues on Tuesday.
Chiasson opened the scoring for the Red Wings on the power play, tapping home a pass from David Perron to knot the game at 1-1. This goal was his fourth marker in his last six contests, and it snapped a two-game pointless streak. On the season, Chiasson has four goals and six points in nine appearances.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: Scores lone goal in loss
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Chiasson scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Predators.
Chiasson scored Detroit's only goal of the game 17:44 into the third period, redirecting an Andrew Copp feed past Jusse Saros. Chiasson has scored in three straight games, with all his goals coming on the power play. He's logged five points in six contests since joining the Red Wings on March 4. While he won't keep scoring at his current pace, Chiasson's role as a power-play specialist offers some upside down the stretch.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: Fitting in well with new team
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Chiasson netted a power-play goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Bruins.
Chiasson parked at the doorstep and patiently waited for the play to develop before potting his first goal as a Red Wing. The veteran is only four games in with the Wings, yet he's already seeing action on the No. 1 power-play unit. On the downside, Chiasson is averaging only 10:14 of ice time, so it will be tough for him to sustain this lofty rate of production.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: Two-point effort in win
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Chiasson recorded two assists -- including a power-play helper -- in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Go figure. Chiasson, the newest Red Wing, was the only one on his team to register two points in the comeback victory. The Wings will likely be without Michael Rasmussen (knee) for the rest of the season, so Chiasson will at least be counted on for fourth-line minutes, and so far, he's being utilized on the No. 2 power-play unit.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: Making Red Wings debut
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Chiasson will skate on the fourth line Saturday versus the Islanders.
Chiasson just signed a one-year contract with the Red Wings on Friday. He has yet to play in the NHL this season, but he's picked up nine goals and 20 points through 29 minor-league appearances.
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Red Wings' Alex Chiasson: Inks one-year contract
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Chiasson signed a one-year contract with the Red Wings on Friday.
Chiasson will have to go on waivers and should easily pass through as he has spent the entire season with AHL Grand Rapids, where he has nine goals and 20 points in 29 games. The 32-year-old veteran has played 631 games at the NHL level during his career, scoring 114 goals and adding 110 assists.
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Alex Chiasson: Released from PTO
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Chiasson was released by Arizona from his professional tryout on Monday.
Chiasson was unable to earn a contract with the Coyotes for the 2022-23 season following the conclusion of training camp. He is currently a free agent after he posted 13 goals and 22 points in 67 games with Vancouver last year.
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Coyotes' Alex Chiasson: Invited to Arizona camp
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Chiasson signed a professional tryout contract with the Coyotes on Wednesday, per CapFriendly.
Chiasson was an effective power-play option for the Canucks last year, recording 10 of his 22 points with the man advantage. He added 98 shots on net and 68 hits in a bottom-six role. With the Coyotes lacking forward depth, the 31-year-old winger could have a chance to carve out a similar role if he impresses enough in training camp to earn a contract.
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Canucks' Alex Chiasson: Suiting up versus Wild
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Chiasson (illness) will play in Thursday's matchup with Minnesota, Thomas Drance of The Athletic Vancouver reports.
Chiasson was red-hot before getting sick -- with five goals and four assists, including four power-play points, in his last five contests. Prior to this recent strong run of form, the 31-year-old winger had managed just 12 points in 57 contests, so fantasy players may not want to bank on Chiasson's productivity continuing.
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Canucks' Alex Chiasson: Not playing Tuesday
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Chiasson (illness) is not on the ice for warmups, indicating he'll miss Tuesday's game versus the Senators, Ben Kuzma of The Vancouver Province reports.
Chiasson was deemed a game-time decision entering the contest, and he'll his second straight game. He had nine points in his previous five outings, so this is a somewhat notable loss for the Canucks. The winger's next chance to play is Thursday versus the Wild.
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Canucks' Alex Chiasson: Game-time call
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Chiasson (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's matchup with the Senators, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Chiasson's status versus Ottawa likely won't be confirmed until the Canucks take the ice for pregame warmups. He's been red hot recently, having racked up five goals and nine points through his last five appearances, so he'll be a name daily fantasy players would be wise to keep an eye on ahead of puck drop.
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Canucks' Alex Chiasson: Opens and closes scoring Thursday
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Chiasson scored a pair of goals on four shots and went plus-3 in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Coyotes.
Chiasson tallied in the first and third periods to get the first and last goals in the game. He continues to thrive in a second-line role -- the winger has earned five goals and four assists during a five-game point streak, with five of those points coming at even strength. The 31-year-old has 21 points, 85 shots, 64 hits and a plus-3 rating in 62 outings.
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Canucks' Alex Chiasson: Helps out on power play
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Chiasson logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal and four hits in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Golden Knights.
A top-six role continues to pay off for Chiasson, as he set up Bo Horvat's power-play tally 1:04 into this contest. In his last four games, Chiasson's racked up three goals and four helpers. The 31-year-old winger has 19 points (10 on the power play), 81 shots on net, 64 hits, 20 PIM and an even plus-minus rating in 61 outings overall.
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Canucks' Alex Chiasson: Another multi-point game
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Chiasson scored a goal on seven shots and added an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.
More responsibility lately has suited Chiasson well -- he's earned four goals and three assists in his last five contests. He set up a Conor Garland goal in the second period and added the game-winner himself in the third in Saturday's win. Chiasson is up to 10 tallies, 18 points, 79 shots, 60 hits and an even plus-minus rating through 60 appearances this season.
