Golden Knights' Mark Stone: Ready to return

Stone (wrist) is set to be activated off long-term injured reserve and play Wednesday versus Ottawa.

Stone hasn't been in the lineup since Oct. 18, but he had two goals and 13 points through six outings in a red-hot start before getting hurt. With his return, Vegas will roll out three high-end scoring lines, including Stone playing alongside Mitch Marner and Brett Howden. Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl are each projected to headline their own lines at even strength, but Eichel, Hertl, Stone, Marner and Pavel Dorofeyev will unite on the top power-play unit. Cole Reinhardt is projected to be a healthy scratch Wednesday due to Stone's return.