Max Pacioretty News

Pacioretty has missed the last 12 games but he could be back in the lineup vs. the Coyotes on Saturday. Pacioretty skated on the third line with Chandler Stephenson and Mattias Janmark on Friday, a good sign for his availability against the league's worst team. Pacioretty will provide a huge boost for the Golden Knights down the stretch and they need it. They start Saturday two points behind the Dallas Stars for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, and the Stars have two games in hand.

Pacioretty was supposed to be a game-time decision on Thursday suffered a setback in the morning skate. The timeline for his return is unclear. Pacioretty has only appeared in 29 of 67 games (43.3%) this season.

Pacioretty will miss his second straight game on Tuesday but it sounds like he could miss even more time. Head coach Pete DeBoer said that Pacioretty "is not close to returning," which suggests he could miss the rest of the week at the very least.

Pacioretty left mid-way through Friday's game in Arizona and did not return. Head coach Pete DeBoer did not have an update on Pacioretty post-game, so consider him questionable to play vs. Colorado until there is an update.

This is obviously a big blow for the Golden Knights. Pacioretty leads the team in points-per-game (1.31) having scored 12 goals with nine assists (21 points) in 16 games. Pacioretty will likely go on LTIR in order to create enough salary space to eventually activate Jack Eichel.

It's unclear what is ailing Pacioretty but he was not on the ice for Monday's practice, putting his status for Tuesday's game in question. Golden Knights' assistant coach Steve Spott called Pacioretty a game-time decision for Tuesday's game in Los Angeles.

Pacioretty has been out since the second game of the season but appears to be on track to return to the lineup on Wednesday. He's officially listed as a game-time decision, so monitor his status during warmups. Pacioretty had two goals, one assist and 13 shots in his only two games of the season.

Pacioretty travelled with the team on their two-game road trip but will not play on Monday. Monitor his status leading up to Wednesday's game in Nashville.

Pacioretty skated in a regular jersey and took part in line rushes this morning. The Golden Knights did not say whether or not he would play, so consider him a game-time decision and monitor his status as they hit the ice for warmups at 9:30 PM ET.