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Golden Knights Place Captain Mark Stone on Injured Reserve With Week-to-Week Wrist Injury

The captain will miss a three-game trip, prompting reworked lines and power-play roles.

Overview

  • Coach Bruce Cassidy said Stone is week-to-week and will not travel for games at Florida, Tampa Bay and Carolina, with Oct. 31 vs. Colorado cited as the earliest theoretical return.
  • Brandon Saad moves onto the top line beside Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev as Vegas reshapes its forward group.
  • Mitch Marner assumes Stone’s goal-line spot on the power play, and defenseman Shea Theodore shifts to the top unit.
  • Stone has 13 points in six games, including eight on the power play, ranking second in NHL scoring behind Eichel.
  • He exited Saturday’s 6-1 win over Calgary after an awkward fall, two days after a hard collision into the boards against Boston, as the 4-0-2 Golden Knights begin an Eastern road swing.