Vegas has signed Trent Swick to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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Vegas Golden Knights News
The Senators have assigned Cole Reinhardt to Belleville (AHL).
Goalie Start
Hill will start vs. Vancouver on Saturday.
Lauzon is expected to miss the next 4-6 months with a lower-body injury.
Nashville announced Tuesday that defenseman Jeremy Lauzon's 2024-25 season has come to an end due to the expectation that he will miss the next four to six months due to a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old shutdown defender had been struggling to create any offensive output in his 28 games before his injury, with just one assist, 25 SOG and 37 PIMs.
Theodore is week-to-week with an upper-body injury he sustained at the 4Nations Face-off.
Theodore (undisclosed) left Canada’s first game of the 4 Nations tournament vs. Sweden and is out for the remainder of the tournament.
Line Change
Lavoie will draw back into Vegas' lineup on Saturday in Boston.
Lavoie has been recalled from Henderson (AHL).
Holtz has been reassigned to Henderson (AHL).
Lavoie was reassigned to Henderson (AHL) on Thursday.
The 24-year-old Lavoie is yet to register a point through three NHL games in his rookie season. Goaltender Akira Schmid was recalled in a corresponding move.
The Golden Knights recalled Schmid from Henderson (AHL) on Thursday.
Both Ilya Samsonov are healthy and dressing for Thursday night's game, so it's unclear why Schmid was recalled. Raphael Lavoie was re-assigned to Henderson in a corresponding move.
Goalie Start
Hill will start in New Jersey on Thursday.
The Golden Knights will attempt to snap a four-game losing skid on Thursday, turning to Hill between the pipes against the New Jersey Devils. Hill has struggled lately, allowing four goals in four of his last five games (1-2-2), posting a .883 SV%. The 28-year-old netminder has a 2.69 GAA and .900 SV% in 33 games this season (19-10-4). The Golden Knights enter Thursday's contest as -112 road favorites against a Devils squad with a 4-2-0 record in their last six games.
Marner (lower-body) will return in Seattle on Thursday.
Marner played only 18:47 time-on-ice in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers, well below his 21:28 average time-on-ice through 52 games this season. He did not play on Tuesday but will return to the lineup on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken. The 27-year-old Marner has 19 points (3G / 16A) in his last 13 games.
Korczak will be a healthy scratch on Thursday in New Jersey.
Jonas Rondbjerg will draw back into the Vegas lineup on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils, resulting in Korczak being a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Korczak dressed as a seventh defenseman for the Golden Knights in their most recent game and was limited to only 3:34 time-on-ice.
Rondbjerg will draw back into Vegas' lineup in New Jersey on Thursday.
Kaedan Korczak will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils, allowing Rondbjerg to re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Rondbjerg is averaging 9:23 time-on-ice and has zero points in nine games this season.
Goalie Start
Hill was the first goalie off the ice at Vegas' morning skate.
The Golden Knights will attempt to snap a four-game losing skid on Thursday, turning to Hill between the pipes against the New Jersey Devils. Hill has struggled lately, allowing four goals in four of his last five games (1-2-2), posting a .883 SV%. The 28-year-old netminder has a 2.69 GAA and .900 SV% in 33 games this season (19-10-4). The Golden Knights enter Thursday's contest as -112 road favorites against a Devils squad with a 4-2-0 record in their last six games.
Marner (lower-body) is day-to-day and will not play in Calgary on Tuesday.
Marner played only 18:47 time-on-ice in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers, well below his 21:28 average time-on-ice through 52 games this season. The 27-year-old Marner has 19 points (3G / 16A) in his last 13 games.
Holtz will draw into the Golden Knights lineup on Tuesday.
Holtz will fill in for Raphael Lavoie, who is out with an illness. Holtz has three goals and eight assists in 47 games this season.
Lavoie (illness) will not play on Long Island on Tuesday.
Lavoie was a late scratch on Tuesday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Alexander Holtz will draw into the lineup in his place.
Korczak will draw into the Golden Knights lineup on Tuesday.
Korczak will fill in for Tanner Pearson (undisclosed), as Vegas is opting to dress seven defencemen on Tuesday. Korczak has 0 goals and three assists in 17 games this season.
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