WASHINGTON — The Golden Knights gained one center and lost another.
Coach Gerard Gallant said Wednesday center Paul Stastny will miss the team’s upcoming games at Washington, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia with a lower-body injury and be re-evaluated when the Knights return from their five-game road trip.
The team will get center Cody Eakin back though, as Gallant said he will play his first game of the season in the Knights’ Stanley Cup Final rematch with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
“It’s a good first game to get back into,” Eakin said.
Gallant said Stastny was injured against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.