- Mark Stone will not play Game 4 against the Ducks on Sunday night
- John Tortorella confirmed the captain is “out” after the morning skate
- Read below for what happened in Game 3 and who steps into the lineup
Mark Stone is out for Game 4.
John Tortorella delivered the news from the Knights’ morning skate at Honda Center on Sunday. The Vegas captain hasn’t been the same since he left Friday’s Game 3 win midway through the first period, and Brandon Saad will draw in for his postseason debut when the puck drops at 9:30 p.m. ET in a series Vegas leads 2-1.
Asked about Stone’s availability after the skate, the head coach kept it short. “Out,” Tortorella said.
Stone got hurt on a Knights power play late in the first on Friday. He set up Shea Theodore’s opening goal 1:06 into the game, then started feeling something in his lower body as the period wound down. He tried to come back in the second, skated during a media timeout, felt it again, and went straight down the tunnel after slamming his stick on the bench.
Here’s the full Game 3 highlights package:
Mitch Marner picked up the slack with a natural hat trick in the 6-2 win. Losing Stone for a road Game 4 is a different problem. He’s been the Knights’ most reliable playoff scorer for years and sits atop the franchise list at 79 postseason points across 94 games. This spring he has seven points (three goals, four assists) in nine games.
Saad gets his first action of the 2026 playoffs after sitting since the regular-season finale. Vegas brought him in last summer for nights like this. He’ll likely slot onto the third line while Pavel Dorofeyev moves back up alongside Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev.
Take Game 4 and the Knights head back to T-Mobile Arena with a chance to close out the Ducks at home. Drop it, and the captain’s injury timeline becomes the only thing anyone in Vegas wants to talk about.
