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Hertl (rest) will not play in Vancouver on Wednesday.
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Barbashev (rest) will not play in Vancouver on Wednesday.
Washington has re-signed Dowd to a two-year, $6-million contract extension.
In his seventh season with the Capitals, Dowd has scored a career-high 27 points (14G / 13A) in 81 games and has been rewarded with a two-year, $6-million contract extension. The 34-year-old Dowd has 176 points (84G / 92A)) in 581 career games.
Pietrangelo (rest) will be out vs. Calgary on Tuesday.
Entering their second-last game of the regular season, the Golden Knights will rest several key players on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames, including Pietrangelo. The 35-year-old Pietrangelo is averaging 22:24 time-on-ice and has 33 points (4G / 29A) in 70 games this season.
Hanifin (rest) will be out vs. Calgary on Tuesday.
Entering their second-last game of the regular season, the Golden Knights will rest several key players on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames, including Noah Hanifin. The 28-year-old Hanifin is averaging 21:33 time-on-ice and has 39 points (10G / 29A) in 80 games this season.
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Hill (rest) will be out vs. Calgary on Tuesday.
Entering their second-last game of the regular season, the Golden Knights will rest several key players on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames, including netminder Adin Hill. The 28-year-old Hill will likely be between the pipes for the Golden Knights' first game of the playoffs. He has a 2.47 GAA and .906 SV% in 50 games this season (32-13-5).
Stone (rest) will be out vs. Calgary on Tuesday.
Entering their second-last game of the regular season, the Golden Knights will rest several key players on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames, including Mark Stone. After battling injuries the previous few seasons, Stone has appeared in 66 games this season, his highest total since the 2018-19 campaign, scoring 67 points (19G / 48A).
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Eichel (rest) is out vs. Calgary on Tuesday.
Entering their second-last game of the regular season, the Golden Knights will rest several key players on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames, including Jack Eichel. The 28-year-old Eichel has a career-high 93 points (27G / 66A) in 76 games this season.
Heinola will draw back into Winnipeg's lineup on Sunday vs. Edmonton.
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Hill led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
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Hill was the first goalie off the ice at the Golden Knights' morning skate.
Hertl (undisclosed) took full part in warmups and is expected to return to the Golden Knights lineup on Thursday.
Hertl has missed eight consecutive games due to an undisclosed injury but will return to the lineup on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken. The 31-year-old Hertl is averaging 17:07 time-on-ice and has 59 points (31G / 28A) in 70 games this season.
Olofsson (illness) will not play against the Kraken on Thursday.
Olofsson is battling an illness and will miss Thursday's game against the Seattle Kraken. The 29-year-old Olofsson has 27 points (14G / 13A) in 54 games this season.
Hertl (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision vs. Seattle on Thursday.
Hertl has missed eight consecutive games due to an undisclosed injury but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken. The 31-year-old Hertl is averaging 17:07 time-on-ice and has 59 points (31G / 28A) in 70 games this season.
Olofsson (illness) will be a game-time decision vs. Seattle on Thursday.
Olofsson is battling an illness and his status for Thursday's game against the Seattle Kraken is up in the air. The 29-year-old Olofsson has 27 points (14G / 13A) in 54 games this season.
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Hill will start vs. Seattle on Thursday.
The Golden Knights are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche and will turn to Hill between the pipes on Thursday against the Seattle Kraken. The 28-year-old Hill was solid in his most recent outing, saving 19 of 21 shots (.905 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. He has a 2.49 GAA and .906 SV% in 48 games this season (30-13-5). Vegas enters Thursday's contest as -279 home favorites against a Seattle team coming off a 7-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club.
Eichel (upper-body) will not play in Colorado on Tuesday.
Eichel was a surprise scratch on Tuesday, with the Golden Knights not announcing his absence prior to warmups. The team added Eichel is day-to-day with the injury, which is certainly less than ideal with the start of the playoffs less than two weeks away.
Pietrangelo (illness) will not play in Colorado on Tuesday.
Pietrangelo was a surprise scratch on Tuesday, with the Golden Knights not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Nicolas Hague is also out with an illness, so Kaedan Korczak and Ben Hutton will fill in on the Vegas blue line.
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Hill led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
Pietrangelo (lower-body) took full part in warmups and is expected to play against the Jets on Thursday.
Pietrangelo has missed four straight games due to a lower-body injury but will draw back into the lineup on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 35-year-old Pietrangelo is averaging 22:29 time-on-ice and has 32 points (4G / 28A) in 67 games this season.