Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone exited Saturday’s Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers with an upper-body injury and has been announced day-to-day.
The 32-year-old will find out more about his injury today, said HC Bruce Cassidy, and has not been ruled out for Game 4.
When Stone sustained the injury is still unknown, but he fell to the ice and collided with Corey Perry’s knee in the first period. According to Jesse Granger, he played three shifts following the collision but did not play the final 6:20 of the opening frame.
“When (the captain) goes down, everybody’s going to elevate their game and step up,” Noah Hanifin said. “We’ve always kind of had that in us. No matter what happens, super high or super low moments, I think we do a good job just staying even-keeled and knowing that we’re never out of it.”
Despite their leader’s injury, the Golden Knights mounted a comeback and responded when they gave up the lead. Reilly Smith scored the third latest regulation game-winning goal in playoff history with 0.4 seconds remaining.
The Golden Knights will attempt to tie the series at two games apiece on Monday when Game 4 commences, where the organization hopes to be accompanied by their four-goal and eight-point leader.
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