Vegas got a brief scare on Tuesday when Carter Hart left practice with what appeared to be an injury, and the team still doesn’t have a timeline.
Head coach Ryan Craig met with reporters after the morning skate and said Hart is being evaluated. Craig also confirmed that Adin Hill will get the start in Tuesday’s game, though he offered no further update on Hart’s status.
The timing of the injury wasn’t clear. Hart, 28, has had a rocky opening to the 2026-27 season, going 4-3-1 with a .889 save percentage across eight games.
Those numbers are below what the Golden Knights want from him, even if they still top Hill’s early-season line of 4-1-0 and a .882 save percentage. Even with the uneven goaltending, Vegas has managed to stay 10th in the NHL in goals-against per game at 2.92.
The Golden Knights will be counting on Hill to help hold that line against a Senators team scoring three goals per game this season.
If Hart is sidelined for any stretch, Vegas would likely turn to Carl Lindbom from Henderson in the AHL. Lindbom has been sharp there, putting up a 2-1-0 record and a .940 save percentage in four games this season.
Elsewhere, Winnipeg got a positive sign on Josh Morrissey. Per team color commentator Mitchell Clinton, the defenseman will travel with the Jets on their upcoming four-game road trip.
Morrissey has not played since October 7, when he suffered an upper-body injury after falling into the boards. Winnipeg first listed him as day-to-day before later downgrading him to week-to-week about a week after the injury.
He has now missed the Jets’ last seven games.
Morrissey’s absence has left a noticeable gap at the top of Winnipeg’s blue line. Through the first four games of the season, he had three assists and averaged 20 minutes of ice time.
In his place, the Jets have leaned more heavily on Neal Pionk and Dylan Samberg. Travel is a step forward, but there’s still no word that Morrissey will actually play on the road swing.
Winnipeg’s next home game is against the Vancouver Canucks on November 5.
Utah also received an encouraging update on Tuesday, with Michael Carcone returning to full practice. Cole Bagley of KSL Sports reported the forward is moving ahead after an upper-body injury that sent him to injured reserve retroactive to October 10.
Before getting hurt, Carcone had two points, 11 hits and 17 shots in five games. Once he’s fully cleared, he should slide back into a bottom-six role.
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