When will Mark Stone return from lower body injury to Golden Knights?
Here's what we know about Mark Stone's status for the Golden Knights in their playoff series against the Ducks.
Thursday might present a momentous night for the Vegas Golden Knights . With a 3-2 series lead, if they manage to defeat the Anaheim Ducks on the road in Game 6, the still-young expansion Golden Knights will have reached their first Western Conference Finals since their Stanley Cup championship season in 2023. Reaching a conference finals and the final four of your sport should always be considered a genuine accomplishment, even if a team doesn't wind up winning it all.
Unfortunately for the Golden Knights, they will have to try to advance to a matchup against the waiting juggernaut, the Colorado Avalanche, without one of their best injured players, veterans, and team leaders. Mark Stone, a member of that 2023 Stanley Cup team, a perennial 60-to-70-point two-way player, and Vegas captain, will sit out Thursday evening's Game 6. He continues to recover from an undisclosed lower-body injury and hasn't played in a game since Friday, May 8, a.
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The @GoldenKnights will have to try and close out the Anaheim Ducks without Mark Stone and Jeremy Lauzon. STORY: https://t. co/yxuvr5bx3u pic.