Knights get defenseman back against Mammoth

Defenseman Parker Wotherspoon will return to the lineup for the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday against the Utah Mammoth.

Wotherspoon has not played since Oct. 6 with an upper-body injury. He appeared in the first six games and was a minus-6.

The 29-year-old will replace the injured Noah Hanifin, who is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Wotherspoon will skate with Dylan Coghlan on the third pairing.

Wotherspoon began the season with Rasmus Andersson with Wotherspoon coming off a career-high 30 points last season and Andersson in the first year of his new seven-year contract.

The pair struggled with a combined one point through six games and were outscored 7-1 at five-on-five, despite the Knights outshooting opponents 85-62 with them on the ice, according to Natural Stat Trick.

The offseason trade with Pittsburgh is looking lopsided. Kaedan Korczak has 10 assists through 18 games with the Penguins while averaging a career-high 18 minutes, 10 seconds a night.

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