LAS VEGAS (AP) \u2014 Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart was activated off injured reserve and started Vegas’ game Thursday night against the Calgary Flames.<\/p>\n
Hart has been out since injuring his left leg<\/a> Jan. 8 against Columbus.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n John Tortorella, in his second game since replacing Bruce Cassidy<\/a>, coached Hart in Philadelphia in from 2022-24.<\/p>\n \u201cCarter and I have a really good relationship,\u201d Tortorella said. “He’s becoming a really good pro. I love the kid. We’ve had a lot of conversations. I think he’s handled himself so well through some pretty hard times the past couple of years.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he’s a good kid. People have made judgments on him. People are still making judgments on him.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Vegas signed Hart in October and he made his first appearance<\/a> Dec. 2 in a 4-3 victory over Chicago. It was his first NHL appearance in nearly two years.<\/p>\n Hart was one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault<\/a> in July. He was the first of those five agree to an NHL contract<\/a>. The league ruled<\/a> those players were eligible to sign deals beginning Oct. 15 and to play starting Dec. 1. Hart signed a two-year, $4 million contract<\/a>.<\/p>\n With Hart back in the lineup, the Golden Knights have three goalies. Adin Hill has been operating as the starter, and Akira Schmid also is on the roster.<\/p>\n \u201cI have no plan on how to attack it,\u201d Tortorella said. \u201cI have a plan on who the goalie’s going to be the next game.\u201d<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n