Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone is sidelined on a week-to-week foundation with a wrist harm, head coach Bruce Cassidy instructed reporters Monday.
Stone, whose 13 factors by way of six video games rank second within the NHL, exited within the late phases of Vegas’ 6-1 blowout win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday evening.
Stone, 33, scored his first two targets of the season towards Calgary as a part of an explosive four-point evening that raised his league-best help complete to 11.
“This 12 months, I feel he was in nearly as good a form as he is been since I have been right here. Add one other 12 months in your profession with a number of bumps and bruises, you have to deal with your self. I assumed he did an excellent job of that. I assumed he was shifting in addition to he ever has,” stated Cassidy, Vegas’ head coach since 2022-23.
Cassidy added, “It sucks. It actually does for him. I really feel for him. However he is all the time bounced again properly. That is the excellent news once we do get him again. Whether or not that is within the brief, medium or long run, we do not know but. I am certain he’ll decide up proper the place he left off.”
The scorching begins of Stone and linemate Jack Eichel, whose 15 factors lead the league, helped propel the Golden Knights (4-0-2) to the highest of the Pacific Division standings. They host the undefeated Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, then have 4 nights off earlier than touring to face the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Hurricanes.
The oft-injured Stone hasn’t performed greater than 70 video games in a season since 2019, when Vegas acquired the fitting winger from the Ottawa Senators.
He is scored 110 targets and 336 factors over 346 video games with the Golden Knights and captained the membership to its first Stanley Cup in 2023.
–Subject Degree Media
