Golden Knights captain returns against Vancouver Canucks

The Golden Knights are getting their skipper back.

Knights close helping Mark Stone was activated disconnected injured reserve and is successful the lineup Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks astatine T-Mobile Arena. Stone was wounded successful the 2nd play of the team’s 2nd crippled of the play against Los Angeles connected Oct. 14 and hasn’t played since.

The 29-year-old started skating with the Knights again Tuesday but inactive missed the team’s past 2 games against the Seattle Kraken and Minnesota Wild.

“He does everything for us,” close helping Reilly Smith said Saturday morning. “If he’s capable to play tonight, it gives everyone a small spot of a boost.”

Stone is considered 1 of the champion two-way forwards successful the NHL. He had 3 assists successful the Knights’ archetypal game. He besides led the squad successful scoring past play with 61 points successful 55 games.

“When you speech astir (Stone), it’s conscionable each facet of the game, right?” defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said. “Special teams, five-on-five, o-zone, d-zone. To person a feline similar that interaction the crippled each implicit the ice, it’s truly important for us.”

Stone is the archetypal of respective players the Knights person connected injured reserve to return. Left helping Max Pacioretty, defenseman Zach Whitecloud and centers Nolan Patrick and Jack Eichel stay out. Center William Karlsson is not connected injured reserve but hasn’t played since Oct. 29 aft breaking his foot.

Defenseman Alec Martinez besides volition not play Saturday aft being chopped by Minnesota near helping Brandon Duhaime’s skate Thursday. Defenseman Ben Hutton volition marque his Knights debut successful spot of Martinez.

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