Korczak was the No.41 overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft and the 20-year-old blueliner has two assists in 13 career AHL games to date. With Alec Martinez and Zach Whitecloud out, Korczak was recalled so the Golden Knights would have seven defensemen in Colorado. He could make his NHL debut on Tuesday.
Saad will be unavailable for Saturday's game vs. the Kings due to COVID protocols. With Saad out, Klim Kostin skated on the top line in Friday's practice and Kyle Clifford is expected to draw into the lineup.
Howden missed the first two games of the season with an undisclosed injury but will centre the fourth line in Wednesday's game vs. the Blues. He had just one goal and six assists (seven points) in 42 games last year.
Kessel missed training camp but will play in Game 1 of the season. Kessel is expected to skate on the top line with Nick Schmaltz and is coming off of a season in which he scored 20 goals with 23 assists (43 points) in 56 games.
Marner left Tuesday’s practice early following a collision with Wayne Simmonds, but was back on the ice this morning and will be a game-time decision vs. the Canadiens.
Dorofeyev was a third-round pick of the Golden Knights in 2019 and is set to make his NHL debut vs. the Kraken. Vegas will likely be without Mattias Janmark, Will Carrier, Nicolas Roy and Brett Howden, which opened the door for the 20-year-old winger. Dorofeyev had nine goals and four assists (13 points) in 24 AHL games last year.
