Pearson is expected to miss at least one week with an upper-body injury.
Pearson missed Saturday's game vs. the Sharks and likely will not play this week. Vasily Podkolzin will likely remain in the Canucks' top-6 while Pearson is out.
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Stone (back) will travel to Vancouver and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Stone has been out since February 8th but has been on the ice for the last couple of sessions and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. Stone is currently on LTIR and the Golden Knights have no cap space, so they will need to make some moves in order to activate him ahead of tomorrow's game.
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Lehner led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
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Lehner was the first goalie off of the ice at the Golden Knights morning skate.
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Samsonov will start Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
Pearson is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and is questionable for Saturday.
Pearson left Thursday's game in Arizona with an upper-body injury and did not return. Post-game, head coach Bruce Boudreau said "hopefully just day-to-day," and hopes he'll be able to play Saturday.
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Lehner led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
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Samsonov will start Wednesday vs. the Lightning.
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Lehner led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
McNabb (arm) is expected to be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Wednesday.
McNabb has missed the last 13 games with an arm injury that he suffered on March 3rd. McNabb, who has 11 points (2G / 9A) in 55 games this season, will skate on a pair with Shea Theodore.
Whitecloud (COVID-19) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play on Saturday.
Whitecloud missed three games while in COVID-19 protocol but is expected to play Saturday afternoon vs. the Blackhawks. Whitecloud and Alec Martinez will both be back in, providing a massive boost to the Golden Knights' bllueline on Saturday.
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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Samsonov will start Friday in Buffalo.
Hagg will make his Panthers debut on Thursday.
The Golden Knights have signed Isaiah Saville to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Panthers have acquired Robert Hagg from the Sabres for a 2022 sixth-round pick.
Hagg is in the final year of a two-year deal worth $1.6M AAV. The Panthers created room by placing Aaron Ekblad (lower-body) on LTIR and Hagg provides a little more defensive depth with Ekblad out for the rest of the regular season. Hagg has picked up one goal and seven assists (eight points) in 48 games with Buffalo this season.
Hutton (COVID-19 protocol) will be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Saturday.
Hutton has missed the last three games while in COVID-19 protocol but is set to play Saturday vs. the Kings. Hutton has 10 points (3G / 7A) in 39 games this season.
Eichel (upper-body) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play vs. the Kings.
Hagg will draw back into the Sabres lineup on Friday.
Colin Miller returned to the lineup on Thursday and the Sabres don't want him playing on back-to-back nights, so Robert Hagg will replace him against the Flames.
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Samsonov will start Friday in Carolina
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