Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson has been ruled out of Sunday’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals due to a left arm injury.
Karlsson sustained the injury Thursday during a 4-2 loss in Game 5 to the host Carolina Hurricanes.
Karlsson was injured in the second period when he took a hard hit from Carolina defenseman Sean Walker. Karlsson’s left arm smacked into the glass and trainers were later working on him before he left the arena to undergo tests.
Vegas coach John Tortorella declined Saturday to weigh in on whether or not Karlsson would be available for a possible Game 7 in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday.
Golden Knights winger Mitch Marner, who plays on the same line as Karlsson, is disappointed with the timing of the injury.
“It’s obviously a big miss,” Marner told reporters after the morning skate on Saturday. “He’s done a lot of great things for us since he’s been back. But we’ve done this all year. We’ve had a lot of injuries throughout the year, throughout playoffs. So obviously it sucks losing Will, but it’s a ‘next-man-up’ mentality.”
Karlsson, 33, has three goals and nine points in 15 playoff games. He played in just 14 regular-season games after sustaining a lower-body injury on Nov. 8.
Karlsson has played with Vegas for all nine seasons that the franchise has been in the NHL. In 569 games for Vegas, Karlsson has amassed 403 points (165 goals, 238 assists). He has added 80 points (34 goals, 46 assists) in 121 playoff appearances for the Golden Knights.
Karlsson also played with the Anaheim Ducks (2014-15) and Columbus Blue Jackets (2015-17).
