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.
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 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 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.
Lauzon was selected from Boston in the expansion draft and totalled six points (1G / 5A), 176 hits and 49 blocked shots across 53 games with the Kraken this season. With both Mark Borowiecki and Matt Benning on IR, Lauzon provides the Predators with additional defenseman depth.
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 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.
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.
Golden Knights' head coach Pete DeBoer did not have an update on Eichel's status postgame, only telling reporters "he didn't come back, so that's not good." He added that Eichel will be evaluated on Friday and hopefully they will know more then. At this point, Eichel is questionable to play Saturday vs. the Kings.
Howden has missed the last seven games with an undisclosed injury but is set to play Thursday vs. the Panthers. Howden is expected to draw back into the lineup on the fourth line.
Hertl has had a terrific season, scoring 25 goals with 23 assists (48 points) in 59 games for the Sharks. Hertl has spent all nine years of his NHL career in San Jose since being drafted No.17 overall in 2012. His new deal will take him through the 2029-30 NHL season.
Hill woke up on Monday sore with a recurrence of his lower-body injury that forced him to miss an extended period of time. Hill stopped all 29 shots that he faced in a shutout win over the Kings on Saturday.
Smith missed Thursday's game in Buffalo with what is now known to be a knee injury. He was sent back to Vegas with Robin Lehner, as both are being evaluated for injuries. Michael Amadio moved up into the Golden Knights' top-6 with Smith out on Thursday.
