Carrier (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday, per the NHL's media site.
Carrier has missed the last five games and his placement on long-term IR should effectively end his regular season. The 29-year-old has just eight points in 39 games this season. It's unclear if the team expects him to be healthy for the postseason.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Not on road trip
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Carrier (upper body) won't accompany Vegas on the team's two-game road trip, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Carrier has already missed the last five games, and it appears as though he will sit out at least two more contests. Assuming he doesn't join the team on the road, his next chance to play will be Friday against the Wild. He has chipped in six goals, eight points, 65 shots on net and 90 hits over 39 appearances this campaign.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Still sidelined
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Carrier (upper body) will not be available Friday against the Coyotes, per the NHL's media site.
Carrier will miss his fifth consecutive contest and the team has yet to release an expected timetable for his return. He has just one goal in his last nine contests.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Won't play Tuesday
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Carrier (upper body) won't be available to play Tuesday against Vancouver, per SinBin Vegas.
Carrier, who remains day-to-day, will miss his fourth straight contest. He has picked up six goals, two assists and 65 shots on net in 39 appearances this campaign. Paul Cotter has been playing due to Carrier's absence.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Unavailable Saturday
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Carrier (upper body) won't play Saturday against Minnesota, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Carrier will miss his third consecutive contest. He has earned six goals, two assists, 65 shots on net and 90 hits in 39 appearances this campaign. Paul Cotter will suit up versus the Wild because of Carrier's absence.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Unavailable Thursday
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Carrier (upper body) will miss Thursday's game against Winnipeg, according to Ryan Wallis of Fox Sports Las Vegas.
Carrier was also absent for Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to Nashville. He has six goals, eight points and 89 hits in 39 appearances in 2023-24. Carrier will likely serve in a bottom-six capacity once he recovers.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Exits lineup Tuesday
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Carrier (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus the Predators.
It wasn't immediately clear if Carrier was sitting as a healthy scratch or dealing with an injury until the team announced it was the latter. Paul Cotter will draw in while Carrier is out of action.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Gets goal in second game back
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Carrier scored a goal on two shots and added five hits in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Devils.
Carrier tied the game at 1-1 with a goal in his second game back from an upper-body injury that kept him sidelined for more than two months. The 29-year-old winger has resumed his usual fourth-line role, so he doesn't offer much fantasy upside. He's produced six goals, two assists, 58 shots on net and 76 hits through 35 outings this season.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Off long-term injured reserve
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Carrier (upper body) was activated off long-term injured reserve Thursday, per the NHL media site. He's expected to play Thursday versus Calgary.
Carrier was last in the lineup Jan. 4. He has five goals and seven points in 33 appearances in 2023-24. Carrier will likely serve in a bottom-six capacity in his return.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Poised to return
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Carrier (upper body) is expected to be back in the lineup Thursday versus Calgary.
Carrier looks set to return from a 26-game absence due to his upper-body issue, having last played Jan. 4 versus the Panthers. Prior to getting hurt, the winger was struggling to produce offensively with just two goals and two assists in his prior 24 outings. In order to play Thursday, Carrier will need to be activated off long-term injured reserve.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Moves to LTIR
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Carrier (upper body) was transferred to long-term injured reserve Saturday, per CapFriendly.
This is a move to help the Golden Knights' cap situation. Carrier has already missed over two months with the injury, which required surgery in January. He'll be eligible to return whenever he's deemed healthy, as long as the Golden Knights can generate enough cap space to activate him.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Deemed week-to-week after surgery
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Carrier (upper body) is considered week-to-week after undergoing surgery.
Carrier has already been out of action for five of the last seven games, and it doesn't sound like he's anywhere near a return. The 29-year-old has filled a fourth-line role this season, so his absence shouldn't be noticeable for fantasy managers while he recovers.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Placed on injured reserve
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Carrier (upper body) was designated for injured reserve Wednesday, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Sun reports.
Carrier was expected to miss some game action already, so his placement on IR shouldn't come as a surprise. There is still no clear timeline for when the 29-year-old winger might be back in the lineup. For now, Pavel Dorofeyev should be in contention for increased opportunities in both top-six and power-play roles.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Will miss time
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Carrier will miss time with an upper-body injury, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Carrier was out of the Golden Knights' lineup Saturday. He missed three contests in late December, but it's unclear if that absence is related to his current injury. With Carrier out for an undetermined amount of time, Grigori Denisenko could hold down a fourth-line role unless Vegas calls up another forward.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Lights lamp twice in loss
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Carrier scored two goals in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Hurricanes.
He tickled the twine in the first and third periods, but Carolina scored five unanswered goals in between. Carrier snapped a 20-game goal drought with the performance, and the 29-year-old checking-line winger isn't likely to repeat it any time soon -- he has just five goals and seven points in 30 contests on the season.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Ends point drought
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Carrier logged an assist in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Stars.
Carrier entered Saturday with no points over his last 12 contests. The 28-year-old snapped the drought when he set up Zach Whitecloud's first-period marker, which held up as the game-winner. Carrier isn't in the lineup for his offense, but he can do better than he has in 2023-24. He's at five points, 42 shots on net 49 hits, 12 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 25 appearances.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Pockets assist in win
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Carrier logged an assist, two shots on goal, five hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-0 win over the Sharks.
Carrier earned his first helper of the season on Alec Martinez's first-period tally. The 28-year-old Carrier has provided decent offense this season with three goals and one assist through 12 contests. That's been enough for him to earn a bump up to the second line at even strength while Chandler Stephenson (upper body) is out. Carrier also has 20 shots on net, 27 hits and a plus-1 rating.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Tallies in return
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Carrier scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Avalanche.
Carrier was back in the lineup after missing Thursday's game versus the Jets with an illness. He's scored in each of his last three outings, accounting for all of his offense through nine appearances this season. The 28-year-old winger remains in a fourth-line role, offering physicality with 16 hits to go with 13 shots on net, two PIM and an even plus-minus rating this season.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Expected to play Saturday
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Carrier (illness) should return to the Golden Knights lineup on Saturday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
Carrier sat out Thursday versus the Jets, but was back at practice Saturday in his usual spot on the fourth line. The veteran winger has two goals and 15 hits in eight NHL games this season.
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Golden Knights' William Carrier: Out with illness
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Carrier missed Thursday's game versus the Jets with an illness, Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
The reason for Carrier's absence was announced in the first intermission. With Carrier sidelined, Jonas Rondbjerg was called up and inserted onto the fourth line Thursday. Vegas' next game is Saturday versus the Avalanche.
