Brayden McNabb News

McNabb missed most of Game 2 after taking a slap shot off the face, but logged a massive 35:47 TOI in Game 3. McNabb missed Monday's practice but head coach John Tortorella said he expects the bruising defenseman to remain in the lineup for Game 4 on Tuesday. McNabb has been great for Vegas throughout the postseason, and comes into Game 4 with 33 blocked shots (7th most in the playoffs) and 34 hits (35th) to go along with nine points (1G / 8A) in 18 games.

Mcnabb could not finish Game 2 due to a scary upper-body injury but is warming up and expected to play Game 3 vs. Carolina. The 35-year-old is expected to wear a cage and return to his spot on Vegas' top defensive unit. In 17 playoff games this offseason, he has a goal, seven points and is a +10 plus/minus.

The NHL's Department of Player Safety suspended McNabb for what they deemed to be "interference" against Anaheim's Ryan Poehling. Poehling attempted but failed to clear the puck out of the Ducks' zone mid-way through the first period when McNabb stepped up to lay a late hit on the unsuspecting Duck. Poehling has been ruled out indefinitely, while McNabb will be forced to watch Game 6 from the press box.

McNabb has not played since the end of December due to an upper-body injury, but will be ready to play in Vegas' first game back from the Olympic break. The 35-year-old defenseman has three points (2G / 1A), 98 blocks, and 63 hits in 38 games this season.

McNabb has not played since suffering an upper-body injury on New Year's Eve and will target a return to the lineup after the Olympic break. The 34-year-old defenseman is averaging 20:48 time-on-ice and has three points (2G / 1A) in 38 games this season.

McNabb was limited to only 10:24 time-on-ice in the Golden Knights most recent game, exiting with an upper-body injury, and will be sidelined week-to-week. The 34-year-old defenseman is averaging 20:48 time-on-ice and has three points (2G / 1A) in 38 games this season.

After a solid start to the 2024-25 season, recording two points (1G / 1A), 36 blocks, 28 hits, and a +11 plus/minus through 16 games, McNabb has been rewarded with a three-year, $10.95 million contract extension. The 33-year-old McNabb is in his 13th NHL season, spending the previous eight with the Golden Knights.

Mcnabb hasn't played since Game 4 of Round 1 vs. Winnipeg due to an upper-body injury but is expected to return to the Golden Knights lineup for Game 1 vs. Edmonton after being the first skater on the ice for morning skate. The 32-year-old has yet to pick up a point in the playoffs but has six SOG, two PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through four games prior to his injury.

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.

McNabb has been with the Golden Knights since the beginning, averaging four goals, 11 assists, 87 shots, 215 hits and 166 blocked shots per 82 games in four and half seasons with Vegas. McNabb was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

McNabb missed Game 6 after being added to the COVID-19 reserve list but the Golden Knights are hopeful that he will be available for Game 7. Head coach Pete DeBoer said that "after a positive test you must have multiple negative tests to prove it was a false positive, and they’re still waiting on those results."