The Vegas Golden Knights will have to try and win Game 1 against the Edmonton Oilers without their top defenceman.
Alex Pietrangelo will sit out Tuesday’s series-opener due to an illness, the team announced shortly before puck drop.
The veteran defenceman will be replaced in the lineup by 24-year-old Kaedan Korczak, who will make his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in Game 1.
Pietrangelo, 35, played in all six games of the Golden Knights’ series win over the Minnesota Wild in Round 1 and recorded one goal and two assists. He had four goals and 29 assists in 71 regular-season games for Vegas this season.
Korczak, a native of Yorkton, Sask., appeared in 40 games for the Golden Knights in 2024-25 and registered 10 assists.
You can watch the Oilers and Vegas open their second-round series live on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ starting at 9:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. MT.
