Vegas Golden Knights center Brett Howden will miss Thursday's matchup against Toronto with an upper-body injury. The 25-year-old will sit out his third game of the season. The campaign started well for Howden, but he's been slumping offensively for multiple weeks. Howden hasn't managed to collect any points in 11 games. He boasts five goals and 13 points in 54 games for the season. The team considers Howden day-to-day.
Brett Howden Starts Two-Game Suspension On Thursday
Vegas Golden Knights forward Brett Howden will serve the first game of a two-game suspension on Thursday. The 25-year-old received the suspension for an illegal check to the head of Seattle forward Brandon Tanev in Tuesday's 4-1 win. In addition to missing Thursday's matchup versus San Jose, Howden also has to sit out Saturday's clash with Anaheim. Paul Cotter is slated to take over Howden's spot on the second line Thursday. With William Carrier (upper body) also unavailable, the Golden Knights are set to make multiple changes in the lineup, with Jonas Rondbjerg and Pavel Dorofeyev coming in for their season debuts.
Vegas Golden Knights forward Brett Howden signed a two-year, $3.8 million contract with the team on Wednesday. By coming to an agreement, the Golden Knights avoid an arbitration process with Howden, who came off a one-year, $1.5 million deal and was a restricted free agent. Howden, who has a $1.9 million cap hit with his new contract, made a modest contribution in 2022-23 by notching 13 points in 54 games during the regular season, but he elevated his game during the team's run to the Stanley Cup triumph and had five goals and 10 points in 22 playoff appearances. The 25-year-old will try to replicate the form in 2023-24 as he looks set to remain paired with Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone on a productive line.
Brett Howden Ends Scoring Drought With Overtime Winner
Vegas Golden Knights forward Brett Howden grabbed all the headlines in Friday's Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against Dallas, scoring the game-winning goal in a 4-3 overtime victory. A day after Florida and Carolina went nearly four extra frames without a goal in the Eastern Conference Finals, Howden got the job done just 1:35 into overtime. The 25-year-old ended a five-game scoring drought in the process. Howden didn't do a lot in the last series against Edmonton, but he's enjoyed a decent playoff campaign with three goals and six points in 12 appearances.
Vegas Golden Knights fourth line centerman Brett Howden collected a goal and a helper in a 3-2 overtime shootout victory Friday against the Rangers. Howden's goal came in the first period on assists from forwards Keegan Kolesar and William Carrier. The Calgary, Alberta native has just three markers and two assists in 21 contests during 2021. In addition, he is only averaging just under ten minutes of ice time per contest. As a result, Howden is not a player worth adding in fantasy at this time.
