Golden Knights captain Mark Stone has successful surgery

The Vegas Golden Knights announced on Thursday that captain Mark Stone underwent a successful lumbar discectomy this week and is expected to be ready for the start of the 2022-23 regular season.

Stone, 30, was limited to 37 games this season due to injuries. He suffered an injury during Vegas' second game of the season and went on to miss a month of action. He missed another seven games in December and January, then after the All-Star break, he was placed on long-term injured reserve and missed two months with an upper-body injury.

In those 37 games, the Winnipeg native had 30 points (nine goals, 21 assists), eight penalty minutes and was a plus-seven.

Update:

Mark Stone underwent a successful lumbar discectomy with Dr. Robert Watkins, IV at Cedars Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital. He is expected to be ready to play for the regular season. 😃#VegasBorn— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) May 19, 2022

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