Cody Eakin could return as soon as Wednesday for the Golden Knights.
The center, who suffered a lower-body injury in late September and was put on injured reserve, practiced Tuesday with full contact for the first time. Coach Gerard Gallant said Eakin wasn’t officially cleared to play as of early afternoon Tuesday, but things appeared to be trending in the right direction.
“We expect him tomorrow,” Gallant said. “He’s a responsible guy. He’s good in our (penalty kill). He plays really good, he plays real hard. We really missed him for three games but he’ll get a chance to go back in hopefully tomorrow and we’ll see where it goes.