Vegas Golden Knights star leaves practice with potential injury that could completely change the series

During morning skate, Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone was spotted laboring before leaving the practice early. Stone has dealt with injuries to his back for the last two years including undergoing surgery last summer.

While the video doesn't provide a lot of context it clearly appears that Stone is moving very little and could potentially be protecting his back. If Stone is unable to go it will drastically alter the Knights approach, especially given Stone's defensive abilities. Stone's incredible two-way play would likely find himself matched up against the line of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

We will have to wait until the pre-game skate to find out if Stone will be in the Vegas lineup, because it's clear Bruce Cassidy isn't giving up anything.