Report: Golden Knights' Lehner to undergo season-ending surgery

Robin Lehner's campaign is over.

The Vegas Golden Knights netminder will undergo season-ending surgery, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan.

Lehner attempted to play through a major knee injury he suffered March 8, Kaplan added.

However, Golden Knights head coach Pete DeBoer said the report isn't accurate to his knowledge.

"It was a maintenance day today," DeBoer told David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I expect him at practice tomorrow, and I expect him dressed on Sunday."

Lehner missed five games in February with an upper-body injury. He then started four more games before going back on injured reserve with a lower-body ailment. The Swede missed 12 more contests before returning to the crease April 3.

The 30-year-old finishes his season with a 2.83 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage in 44 games. His save percentage was the worst he's posted in a single season since his 2014-15 campaign with the Ottawa Senators, although it's considered league average this season.

The Golden Knights will now be counting on 24-year-old Logan Thompson to get them into the playoffs. The rookie goaltender has recorded a 2.56 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage in 15 games this season.

Veteran Laurent Brossoit, who was signed this past offseason to be Lehner's backup after Vegas traded away Marc-Andre Fleury, hasn't played since March 15 due to an undisclosed injury.

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