Goaltender Carter Hart will make his controversial return to the NHL for the first time in 22 months on Tuesday when the Vegas Golden Knights host the Chicago Blackhawks.

Now the question is, will he start or back up Akira Schmid?

Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said he wouldn't announce his starter until Tuesday morning but "I'm sure you'll see a lot of both goalies" in the near future, which includes a five-game road trip that begins Friday at New Jersey.

The 27-year-old Hart, a second-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2016, was one of five players found not guilty of sexual assault charges in July in London, Ontario. The players -- all members of Canada's World Junior Championship gold medal-winning team -- were accused of assaulting a woman in a hotel room after a Hockey Canada gal

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