Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone returned for Game 4 of the second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers, two days after missing most of Game 3 with an injury.
He took part in the morning skate and was listed as a game-time decision. He dressed and skated on his usual line with Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev.
Stone had left Game 3 in the first period Saturday. The team said during the second period that he had an upper-body injury and would not return.
The Golden Knights rallied to win 4-3 on a Reilly Smith buzzer-beating goal with 0.4 seconds left. They trail the series 2-1 heading into Monday’s game in Edmonton (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT, truTV)
Mark Stone injury update
Video showed Stone losing his balance in the first period of Game 3 and falling into Oilers forward Corey Perry. He played three shifts after that incident.
He was listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury and was considered a game-time decision for Monday’s Game 4. He ended up playing.
Mark Stone statistics
Stone leads the Golden Knights with four playoff goals and is second on the team behind Jack Eichel with eight points.
Stuart Skinner starts again
The Oilers started goalie Stuart Skinner again Monday because Calvin Pickard remains out with an undisclosed injury.
Pickard had won six consecutive games after Skinner was pulled in Game 2 of the first round. Skinner gave up four goals on 24 shots on Saturday and has a 5.36 goals-against average and .817 save percentage in the playoffs.
(This story has been updated with new information.)
