Nevertheless, Stoner was able to return to game with his finger taped up heavily, nearly engaging in another fight with Matt Hendricks, though the linesman separated the two before any punches were thrown.

Emerging out of the penalty box as his boarding penalty expired, Wild captain Mikko Koivu sprung him on a breakaway, where Stoner made a deke and slipped the puck past Islanders goaltender Anders Nilsson into the net for his first goal of the season – and his first in nearly two years – to give the Wild a 4–0 lead in an eventual 6–0 win.

[3] Approaching the final year of his contract, Stoner was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft on June 21, 2017.

[4] After attending the Golden Knights inaugural training camp, Stoner suffered a return of his abdomen injury that limited him to just 14 games in the previous season.

[5] On June 24, 2019, Stoner was announced to have joined the Vegas Golden Knights organization, accepting a junior development coaching role.

[10] In defence of his actions, Stoner released a public statement stating that he and his family "enjoy" killing large game species as a group activity.