Overview
- Coach Bruce Cassidy said Stone is day to day after exiting Sunday’s loss in Pittsburgh and confirmed he will not play Tuesday in Buffalo.
- Stone left late in the first period against the Penguins after contact with defenseman Kris Letang and did not return.
- The Golden Knights recalled winger Raphael Lavoie from AHL Henderson, while rookie Braeden Bowman is the likely top-line fill-in and Alexander Holtz remains available as an extra forward.
- Stone has 60 points in 43 games this season and already missed 16 games with a broken finger, heightening the impact of his absence on Vegas’ offense.
- Cassidy noted an illness circulating in the locker room affecting players such as Mitch Marner and Shea Theodore as the Pacific Division leaders start a road back-to-back in Buffalo and Detroit.