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Korczak will take a seat on Thursday to make room for the return of Zach Whitecloud (upper-body). Korczak has zero goals and three assists in 17 games this season.

Whitecloud has been out of the lineup for two weeks but will return to action on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 28-year-old Whitecloud was averaging 17:23 time-on-ice before his injury, recording two points (1G / 1A), 40 blocks, and 33 hits in 21 games.

Whitecloud has been out of the lineup for two weeks but will return to action on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 28-year-old Whitecloud was averaging 17:23 time-on-ice before his injury, recording two points (1G / 1A), 40 blocks, and 33 hits in 21 games.

The Golden Knights have won three straight, outscoring their opposition 8-3, and will roll with Hill between the pipes on Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 28-year-old Hill has a respectable 2.63 GAA and .905 SV% in 18 games this season (12-4-2) and has been excellent lately, allowing three or fewer goals in eight straight (6-1-1), posting a stellar .938 SV%. The Golden Knights enter Thursday's contest as +108 road underdogs against a Jets club they defeated 4-3 less than two weeks ago.

Whitecloud has been out of the lineup for a week and remains day-to-day. The 28-year-old Whitecloud was averaging 17:23 time-on-ice before his injury, recording two points (1G / 1A), 40 blocks, and 33 hits in 21 games.

The Golden Knights have won two straight and will turn to Hill between the pipes on Friday night against the Dallas Stars. Hill saved all 28 shots he faced in his previous outing, a 1-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers, for his second shutout of the season. The 28-year-old Hill has a 2.67 GAA and .900 SV% through 17 games (11-4-2) this season. The Golden Knights enter Friday's contest as +112 road underdogs against a Stars club that has won three of their last four (3-1-0).

With Mark Stone returning from a lower-body injury, Schwindt will be a healthy scratch to accommodate his return. The 23-year-old Schwindt is averaging 9:55 time-on-ice and has six points (0G / 6A) in 24 games this season.

Stone has not played since November 6th, missing 14 games with a lower-body injury. Before his injury, the 32-year-old Stone was off to a monstrous start to the 2024-25 season, among the league leaders, with 21 points (6G / 15A) in 13 games.

Samsonov will make his tenth start of the season on Wednesday as the Golden Knights play out the tail-end of their back-to-back in Anaheim. Samsonov endured one of his worst starts of the season his last time out, allowing six goals on 28 shots in a 6-0 defeat at the hands of Utah. He owns a 5-3-1 record and an .892 SV% on the season. He's got a good chance of getting back in the win column on Wednesday as the Golden Knights enter action at -160 on the money line.

Whitecloud has been out of the lineup for a week and remains day-to-day. The 28-year-old Whitecloud was averaging 17:23 time-on-ice before his injury, recording two points (1G / 1A), 40 blocks, and 33 hits in 21 games.

Ilya Samsonov was between the pipes in a 6-0 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday, and the Golden Knight will revert to Hill on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers. Hill has a 2.85 GAA and .894 SV% in 16 games this season (10-4-2) and saved 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) in a 4-2 win over the Oilers on November 6th. The Golden Knights enter Tuesday's contest as +116 home underdogs against an Oilers club riding a three-game winning streak.

Burke is an undrafted 27-year-old with nine games of NHL experience, including six this season with the Golden Knights. Primarily an AHL player, Burke has six points (2G / 4A) in 11 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).




Hill was tremendous in his previous outing, saving 33 of 34 shots (.971 SV%), but came up short in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche. After a rocky start to the season, the 28-year-old Hill has allowed two or fewer goals in five straight (3-1-1), posting an impressive .932 SV%. The Golden Knights enter the action on Friday as +102 home underdogs against the NHL's first-place team, the Winnipeg Jets.

Olofsson started the 2024-25 season, his first with the Golden Knights, off strong, scoring three goals in four games before suffering a lower-body injury. He will draw back into the Golden Knights lineup after a brief conditioning stint in the AHL.

Hagg, and NHL veteran of 345 games, recently played his first two games with the Golden Knights but has been sent down to the AHL. The 29-year-old defenseman has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL), scoring eight points (1G / 7A) in 14 games.

Morelli recently made his season debut with the Golden Knights but has been sent down to the AHL. The undrafted 28-year-old has nine points (5G / 4A) in 13 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).
