Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson, Nic Hague, Ivan Barbashev, & Tanner Pearson linked to trades ...

Golden Knights center William Karlsson (71) and left wing Tanner Pearson (70) celebrate a goal during the first period of the NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks at T-Mobile Arena ...

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson (71) celebrates with left wing Tanner Pearson (70) after Pearson’s goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks at ...

Left wing Tanner Pearson will make his Knights playoff debut on the fourth line, with Brett Howden moving to the third line with center William Karlsson and right wing Reilly Smith.

Once cleared to play, Karlsson figures to slot into a top-six role, which could see Tanner Pearson pushed down the depth chart.

Karlsson missed the team's first eight games of the season with an undisclosed injury and will return to the lineup to play alongside Tanner Pearson and fellow Swede, Alexander Holtz.

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