ANAHEIM, Calif. — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will miss Sport 4 of their second-round playoff sequence in opposition to Anaheim on Sunday evening (9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT, Sportsnet, Sportsnet+) with an undisclosed harm.
Coach John Tortorella mentioned veteran Brandon Saad will attract for Stone, who received harm within the first interval of Sport 3 on Friday.
Stone tried to return to the sport, however could not do it after apparently injuring some a part of his decrease physique whereas chasing down a puck within the first interval of the Knights’ 6-2 victory. Vegas leads the sequence 2-1.
Stone had picked up a first-period help on Shea Theodore’s opening objective within the rout, giving him three objectives and 4 assists in 9 playoff video games this season.
The 33-year-old Stone scored 73 factors in 60 video games for Vegas throughout the common season. The 2-way ahead has been a mainstay for the Golden Knights since late within the 2018-19 season, changing into the primary captain in membership historical past earlier than main Vegas to the 2023 Stanley Cup championship with a hat trick within the clinching victory.
Saad scored 9 factors in 49 video games for Vegas throughout the common season. Sport 4 might be his first look on this postseason, however the well-traveled ahead performed in eight postseason video games for the Golden Knights final spring.
“Playoff hockey is the most effective time of the 12 months, so I am excited to get in and assist the group win,” Saad instructed reporters on the pregame skate.
Tortorella selected Saad over Reilly Smith, who performed all six video games of Vegas’ first-round sequence victory over Utah earlier than being scratched for each recreation in opposition to Anaheim.