Overview
- Stone was activated off IR on Thursday and logged 17:52 with a plus-2 in his first game back against Pittsburgh.
- The upper-body setback followed March 1 contact from Kris Letang, and Stone described it as a side strain that was “nothing alarming.”
- His return reunited him with Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev and let Tomas Hertl reclaim second-line center with Mitch Marner back on the wing.
- Vegas went 1-4 in Stone’s absence and had struggled post-Olympics, but Thursday’s win moved the team back into second place in the Pacific Division.
- Stone has 21 goals and 39 assists in 43 games this season and is expected to be available for Saturday’s home game against Chicago.