Smith was hurt in Tuesday’s game in Columbus and will come out of the lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings. With Smith out, Tomas Tatar, who is making his return to Detroit, will skate on the top line with William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault. There’s no word on how many games Smith is expected to miss.
Smith left yesterday’s game after being hit late in the second period and left the ice holding his left side. Head coach Gerard Gallant did not have an update on Smith post-game, so expect the Golden Knights to provide an update prior to Thursday’s game in Detroit.
Antti Raanta was scheduled to start on Monday but was a very late scratch due to some tightness. Hill’s call-up suggests that Raanta is going to miss at least one game and Hill will backup Darcy Kuemper on Wednesday. Hill has gone 14-10-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .911 SV% with Tucson this season.
Theodore has missed the last six games with an illness, but will play on Friday. Theodore will replace Luca Sbisa, who is heading to IR. The young defenseman has picked up four goals and 14 assists (18 points) in 42 games in his first year with Vegas.
Theodore has missed the last four games with an illness, but head coach Gerard Gallant said that he’s had a couple of good skates and is possible for Monday’s contest. Theodore has been held pointless in his last eight contests.
Brent Burns is expected to move up to forward tonight and play on the top line alongside Pavelski and Meier. Meier is expected to take Hertl's spot on the top powerplay unit. Hertl should be considered day-to-day at this time
Stone will be back in the lineup for the first time since January 20th, coincidentally enough that game was against the Maple Leafs as well. Stone has had a nice season, picking up 44 points (18G / 26A) in 44 games this year but he has also dominated Toronto, scoring two goals with three assists in three games.
Stone will miss his ninth consecutive game with a knee injury despite talking about potentially retuning tonight vs. the Predators. Monitor his status heading into Saturday’s game in Toronto.
