Vegas' Pacioretty week-to-week with fractured foot
Vegas Golden Knights sniper Max Pacioretty is out week-to-week, head coach Pete DeBoer announced Saturday.
DeBoer revealed that Pacioretty suffered a fractured foot while blocking a shot in Thursday's contest against the Los Angeles Kings, according to The Athletic's Jesse Granger.
The ailment is expected to keep him out for approximately six weeks, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports.
Pacioretty is the latest Golden Knight to go down, as the team is dealing with a litany of injuries up front.
Updates from Pete DeBoer:
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 16, 2021
- Max Pacioretty is out week-to-week
- Mark Stone is out day-to-day and is being evaluated
- Nicolas Roy, Brett Howden and Will Carrier are skating and hope to be back in practice Monday
- Mattias Janmark remains in COVID-19 protocol #VegasBorn
Pacioretty led the Golden Knights with 24 goals last season and finished second with 51 points in 48 games.
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