The Vegas Golden Knights were without goaltender Carter Hart on Friday night, and it didn’t take long for fans to start asking questions. Hart was ruled out ahead of the team’s matchup against the New Jersey Devils, with Vegas announcing he was dealing with a “lower-body injury.” The timing stood out, especially since he had just made his NHL return earlier in the week.

Hart played his first game back on Tuesday, making 27 saves in a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. It was a solid performance for a player who had been away from the league due to a sexual assault case. Hart and four other players from Canada’s 2018 World Junior team were acquitted in July after a judge ruled there wasn’t enough evidence to convict them. With the case closed, Hart regained the right to sign contracts an

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