Golden Knights Forward Out Against Former Team With Illness
Vegas Golden Knights forward Victor Olofsson will be out against the Buffalo Sabres with an illness.
The 29-year-old was set to play his former team for the first time since signing with the Golden Knights in the offseason, but he'll have to wait until the team travels to Buffalo on Mar. 15 to get that opportunity.
Victor Olofsson will miss tonight’s game with an illness. #VegasBorn
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) January 5, 2025
Without Olofsson, Tanner Laczynski will re-enter the Golden Knights lineup. He was called up ahead of the team's recent game against the Philadelphia Flyers as an emergency, just in case a Golden Knights forward was not able to dress.
Without Olofsson, the Golden Knights will have to shuffle their lines. Tanner Pearson will move up to the top line, and Laczynski will be inserted into the third-line centre role alongside Brett Howden and Keegan Kolesar.
Lines and pairs, with Laczynski drawing in:
Pearson-Eichel-Stone
Hertl-Karlsson-Dorofeyev
Howden-Laczynski-Kolesar
Rondbjerg-Schwindt-Holtz
McNabb-Theodore
Hanifin-Pietrangelo
Hague-Whitecloud
Hill— Danny Webster (@DannyWebster21) January 5, 2025
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