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Brett Howden News
Howden (upper body) was a full participant in Vegas' practice on Monday.

Howden has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury but, after returning to practice on Monday, is expected to draw back into the Golden Knights lineup on Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken. In 54 games this season, Howden has 13 points (5G / 8A), 56 shots, and 63 hits.

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Brett Howden has served his two-game suspension and will return to Vegas' lineup vs. Dallas.

Howden has served his suspension for two-games for an illegal check to the head on Seattle's Brandon Tanev and will return to Vegas' lineup Tuesday vs. Dallas. The 25-year-old forward had an assist, 15 PIMs and a SOG through 16 shifts and 11:57 TOI in his only game played this season. He is expected to return to his role on Vegas' fourth line alongside Nicolas Roy and Keegan Kolesar.

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Howden was suspended two games for for an Illegal Check to the Head on Seattle’s Brandon Tanev.

The hit occurred midway through the third period of Tuesday's season opener and Howden received a match penalty on the play. Tanev did not return to the game due to what the Kraken are calling an upper-body injury. Prior to his ejection, Howden had played 11:57 and collected an assist while skating alongside Mark Stone and Chandler Stephenson. Mike Amadio and Paul Cotter are the most likely candidates to be prompoted to Vegas' second line in Howden's absence.

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Vegas has signed Brett Howden to a two-year, $3.8 million contract extension ($1,900,000 AAV).

Howden had six goals, seven assists, 53 SOG, 55 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 54 games with Vegas in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, $3.8 million extension ($1,900,000 AAV). The 25-year-old centre was a 2017 first-round pick (27th overall) and has 31 goals, 82 points and 120 PIMs through 279 career NHL games across five seasons.

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Brett Howden will draw back into the Golden Knights' lineup Tuesday vs. New Jersey (lower body).

Howden hasn't played since Nov. 23rd due to a lower-body injury but will draw back into the Golden Knights' lineup Tuesday vs. the Devils. The 24-year-old has one goal, two assists, 21 SOG, 10 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 21 games prior to his injury.

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The Golden Knights have re-signed Brett Howden to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

Howden was originally not qualified by the Golden Knights but ended up signing a one-year deal to stay with the team. Howden, who was a first-round pick in 2016, has never lived up to the offensive potential he flashed in the WHL. He's played almost exclusively as a fourth-line centre and will likely continue to do so in 2022-23.

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Howden (undisclosed) was released from the hospital but is out indefinitely.

Howden had to be stretchered off of the ice after taking an awkward hit from Filip Forsberg on Thursday night. He was sent to the hospital to undergo evaluation but was released and was at the team facility on Friday. Nothing was broken but he is still expected to be sidelined for an extended period of time.

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The Golden Knights placed Brett Howden on the COVID-19 protocol list on Monday.

Howden is the third Golden Knights' skater to go into protocol recently, joining Alex Pietrangelo and Evgenii Dadonov. Both Pietrangelo and Dadonov could be back for New Year's Eve vs. the Ducks, while Howden is likely to miss the next four games.

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The Golden Knights have acquired Brett Howden from the Rangers for Nick DeSimone and a '22 4th round pick.

Howden signed a one-year, $885K contract in early July but was sent to Vegas on Saturday and will likely be replaced by Barclay Goodrow, who is a pending UFA but was acquired from the Lightning on the same day. Howden has seen his playing time and offensive numbers drop since his rookie season, finishing 2021-22 with seven points (1G / 6A) in 42 games.

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