Tough News for the Vegas Golden Knights

The Vegas Golden Knights have announced defenseman Alex Pietrangelo will be out for at least the next three games and possibly longer as he's dealing with a wrist injury after blocking a shot.

Alex Pietrangelo will be out for "the foreseeable future" for the Golden Knights because of an upper-body injury.https://t.co/wognWHjFVK
— NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) March 10, 2021

Pietrangelo has left the team and returned to Las Vegas for further evaluation. The injury occurred last Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, as he was hit in the left hand.

Pietrangelo was starting to get really hot, so this is tough news for the player. So far this season he's managed two goals and 10 points in 18 games, averaging 25:27 of ice-time a night. He's already missed time because of the COVID protocol list, and with other injuries to Mark Stone and Brayden McNabb, the Golden Knights may be in tough to collect points.

Let's hope they can ride Marc-Andre Fleury a little longer.