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 ...

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.

The 32-year-old winger remains in a bottom-six role, but he could get a boost in the quality of his linemates now that William Karlsson is healthy and playing on the third line.

Karlsson recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Kings. Karlsson helped out on a Tanner Pearson tally in the second period.

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