Golden Knights-Lightning game still on as of Tuesday morning

With Tuesday’s crippled against the Tampa Bay Lightning perchance successful jeopardy for COVID-related issues, Golden Knights manager Pete DeBoer was assured his squad would beryllium steadfast capable to look the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions astatine T-Mobile Arena.

“We’re waiting connected trial results from investigating this morning, but I judge we’re going to person a squad acceptable to play,” DeBoer said aft a little greeting skate. “I can’t talk for Tampa. Unfortunately it’s Groundhog Day. It feels similar we’re rewinding to a twelvemonth ago, but I judge we’ll person a radical acceptable to play.”

The Knights-Lightning crippled is the lone 1 remaining connected the docket earlier the vacation interruption aft the NHL announced Monday it was pausing aboriginal arsenic an outbreak of COVID-19 swept done aggregate organizations. The Philadelphia-Washington crippled was postponed Tuesday greeting due to the fact that the Capitals were affected by COVID.

The Knights’ crippled against Los Angeles scheduled for Thursday astatine T-Mobile Arena was already postponed.

“The lone speech has been astir getting prepared for this game, that we were going to play it,” DeBoer said. “I deliberation the NHL was wide they were going to fto america play the crippled and intermission aft the crippled tonight. Fingers crossed. I cognize we’ll person 20 guys acceptable to play based connected what I cognize truthful acold this morning. Hopefully Tampa’s the same.”

Goalie Robin Lehner and defensemen Alex Pietrangelo did not enactment successful Tuesday’s greeting skate, and DeBoer said they were game-time decisions.

“Don’t presume those are affirmative tests,” DeBoer said. “We’ve got immoderate injuries we’re dealing with, too. We’ve got immoderate balls successful the aerial successful that department.”

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