Golden Knights' Stone week-to-week with upper-body injury

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday.

Stone was forced to leave Thursday's 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers due to the ailment after logging just under four minutes of ice time.

The 30-year-old ranks second on the team with 17 goals and 38 points in 43 games.

Head coach Bruce Cassidy said Stone is still undergoing tests, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Ben Gotz.

This marks Stone's first absence from the lineup this season. He was limited to just 37 games in 2021-22 while dealing with a significant back injury that forced him to undergo surgery in May.

The Golden Knights are once again contending with various injuries to key players this campaign, including star forward Jack Eichel, who recently missed 11 games with a lower-body ailment, and defenseman Shea Theodore, who last played on Dec. 9 and has since been sidelined with a leg injury.

Vegas currently sits in first place of the Pacific Division with a record of 28-13-2 after missing the playoffs for the first time in the team's existence last season.