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03/01 15:51 CST Golden Knights' Mark Stone leaves game at Penguins with an
undisclosed injury
Golden Knights' Mark Stone leaves game at Penguins with an undisclosed injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone left his team's
game at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday because of an undisclosed injury.
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang gave Stone a seemingly harmless shove to the
left arm with his stick in the neutral zone late in the first period, though it
may have caught him in the gap between his elbow and shoulder pads. Stone
grimaced in pain, went down to one knee and skated off.
Coach Bruce Cassidy said after a 5-0 loss he assumes Stone will fly with the
Golden Knights to Buffalo and figures to have a better update Monday.
"He was getting looked at," Cassidy said. "Upper body is all I was told, and
we'll see where it lands."
The 33-year-old winger has a history of injuries sidelining him throughout his
NHL career over the past decade-plus, including a wrist injury in the fall. He
has never played all 82 games in a season since becoming a full-time player in
the league with Ottawa in 2014-15.
Cassidy did not want to use Stone's departure as an excuse for getting shut out
by Pittsburgh.
"Mark's had some injuries before, so guys are concerned for him --- rightfully
so," Cassidy said. "I think that would be the biggest effect: Is he OK, or did
he reinjure something he's had in the past? Everybody's kind of worried about
that."
Stone is Vegas' second-leading scorer with 60 points in 43 games. He just
helped Canada reach the final at the Olympics before losing to the U.S. in
overtime.
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