Golden Knights and Wild healthy at the right time as they meet in NHL playoffs
LAS VEGAS — Mark Stone was coming back from a lacerated spleen , Tomas Hertl was still trying to find his form after knee surgery and Alex Pietrangelo underwent an appendectomy as the playoffs neared.
The Golden Knights, according to NHL Injury Viz, led the league in man games lost to injury with 476. Last year, their season ended in a seven-game, first-round loss to Dallas .
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