DENVER — The Vegas Golden Knights ruled out leading scorer Jack Eichel for their game Tuesday night against Colorado because of an upper-body injury.
Eichel is listed as day-to-day. The Golden Knights also scratched defensemen Nicolas Hague and Alex Pietrangelo because of illness.
The team remains in firm control of the Pacific Division with the regular season coming to a close next week. Vegas entered the game against the Avalanche with a five-point lead over the Los Angeles Kings.
Vegas is starting to round back into health. Forward Tomas Hertl has returned to practice after sitting out several games because of an upper-body injury. Backup goalie Ilya Samsonov has been practicing with the Henderson Silver Knights, the team’s AHL affiliate and might be back soon. He hasn’t played for Vegas since March 23.
Eichel has struggled over his past four games, with no goals or assists. His next goal will be his 100th with Vegas. He’s trying to join Jonathan Marchessault (192), William Karlsson (159), Reilly Smith (127) and Mark Stone (108) as players who’ve notched 100 or more goals with the Knights.
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