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Brayden McNabb’s potential status for Golden Knights’ Game 3 just became more clear
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There was a truly frightening moment in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, as Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb was injured after taking an 87 MPH slapshot from Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers directly in the face.
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While his facial shield appeared to take most of the force of the shot, McNabb immediately fell to the ice in distress and made his way down the tunnel toward the dressing room with the assistance of a team trainer; he did not return for what ultimately resulted in a 4-3 overtime win for the Hurricanes. And while head coach John Tortorella didn't confirm his status for Game 3 of the Cup Final, it looks like there's a good chance of him playing.
During the pre-game warmups at T-Mobile Arena, McNabb was a participant on the ice, and wore a full facial cage on his helmet. The fans who were in their seats to watch the warmups gave him a rousing cheer , according to NHL Insider Pierre LeBrun.
"Crowd here at T-Mobile Arena with some cheers when they show Brayden McNabb (full cage) on big screen in warm up," Lebrun wrote on X.
Additionally, according to fellow Insider David Pagnotta, it appears as though McNabb will, in fact, be in the lineup for Vegas.
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"Per the media site, McNabb is IN tonight," Pagnotta wrote on X.
So far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, McNabb has scored once while adding six assists in 16 games played, while also averaging 20:53 of ice time. He's also been an extremely valuable shot blocker, having already blocked 33 goal shots in the postseason after racking up 142 blocked shots in 63 regular-season games.
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