Golden Knights G Robin Lehner sent home to have injury evaluated

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The Vegas Golden Knights sent home starting goalie Robin Lehner to further evaluate a lower-body injury.

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Coach Pete DeBoer announced the decision on Thursday, with the Golden Knights preparing to play the Buffalo Sabres in the second stop of a four-game road trip. DeBoer didn’t provide details on the injury except to say it’s not related to the upper-body injury which led to Lehner missing five games late last month.

Lehner is 2-2 since his return and was coming off a 19-save outing in a 2-1 loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Vegas Golden Knights' Reilly Smith, left, and Robin Lehner react after a goal by Philadelphia Flyers' Oskar Lindblom during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Overall, he has a 21-15-1 record since taking over as the starter after Vegas traded Marc-Andre Fleury to Chicago last offseason.

The injury is the latest for the Golden Knights, who sit third in the Pacific Division standings and are in a tightly contested playoff race. The team has five players on injured reserve, including captain Mark Stone and defenseman Alex Martinez.

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Laurent Brossoit, who has a 10-6-3 record, is scheduled to start against Buffalo, while Vegas called up Logan Thompson from the minors.

DeBoer said forward Reilly Smith would not play against Buffalo.