Conor Garland is back! The shifty 25-year-old winger made his return to the Arizona Coyotes’ lineup against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday after being out since Apr. 19 with a lower-body injury.
That’s the good news. The bad: Nick Schmaltz missed the game after suffering an apparent upper-body injury during warmups.
Schmaltz has been an integral part of the Coyotes’ forward corps this season. The 25-year-old center has 10 goals and 32 points in 52 games and entered Monday’s contest with four points in his last four outings.