Ice Chips: Stone to return for Golden Knights on Friday
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Vegas Golden Knights
Veteran forward Mark Stone will return to the lineup for Friday's game against the visiting Dallas Stars.
The 32-year-old hasn't played since Nov. 6 with a lower-body injury.
Stone, who hasn't played more than 55 games since the 2020-21 season, had a strong start to the year with six goals and 15 assists in 13 games.
The Winnipeg native was selected to Team Canada's roster for February's 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this week.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Goalie Anthony Stolarz is expected to get the start in between the pipes on Friday night when the Maple Leafs host the Washington Capitals at Scotiabank Arena.
Maple Leafs' Practice Lines, Mark Masters, TSN
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Knies - Matthews - Marner
Holmberg - Tavares - Nylander
Robertson - Minten - Lorentz
Grebenkin - Dewar - Reaves
Domi, Pacioretty
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Ekman-Larsson - Tanev
Rielly - Myers
Benoit - Timmins
McCabe, Rifai
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Stolarz in starter’s net
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The 30-year-old Stolarz is putting together a strong first season in Toronto, posting a 2.23 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage over 14 games with the Maple Leafs.
Stolarz is signed to a two-year, $5 million contract.
Philadelphia Flyers
The Flyers provided a handful of updates regarding injured players on Friday.
Forward Nicolas Deslauriers was placed on the injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 9, and is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Goalie Samuel Ersson (lower-body) and defenceman Jamie Drysdale (upper-body) are both still day-to-day with their injuries.
Philadelphia is currently tied with the New York Rangers for the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
New Jersey Devils
Both Erik Haula and Tomas Tatar will be in the lineup fro Friday's game against the visiting Seattle Kraken.
Tatar has been sidelined for two games with a lower-body injury while Haula was absent from practice earlier this week.
Haula, a 33-year-old left winger, has scored five goals and six assists over 28 games this season while Tatar, 34, has three goals and six assists over 26 games.
New York Islanders
Forward Mat Barzal has begun skating on his own. The 27-year-old hasn't played since Oct. 30 with an upper-body injury.