Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Offers helper in Game 1 win
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Pietrangelo supplied an assist, two shots on goal and four blocked shots in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Wild in Game 1.
Pietrangelo missed eight of the Golden Knights' last 12 games during the regular season due to injuries and illness. The 35-year-old blueliner looks to be fine now, and that will allow him to fill a top-four role in the playoffs as long as he can stay healthy. Pietrangelo put up 33 points in 71 regular-season contests, in addition to 123 shots on net, 139 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Back in action
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Pietrangelo (undisclosed) took the ice for warmups and is expected to play Wednesday versus the Canucks.
This will be Pietrangelo's return from a four-game absence. He will replace Zach Whitecloud in the lineup, with Whitecloud's absence likely being for rest.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Won't suit up in Calgary
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Pietrangelo (undisclosed) will not be available for Tuesday's road contest against the Flames, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
Pietrangelo has missed four consecutive games and seven of the last 10. He'll have one more opportunity to suit up in the regular season in the second half of a back-to-back against the Canucks on Wednesday. Kaedan Korczak will continue to operate in a third-pairing role until Pietrangelo is ready to return to the lineup.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Out with injury
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Pietrangelo (undisclosed) has an injury that could keep him out for the remainder of the regular season.
Pietrangelo's timeline to return is unclear, but coach Bruce Cassidy wasn't overly concerned. If the 35-year-old defender misses the final three games of the regular season, he could be ready for the beginning of the playoffs. He has produced four goals, 33 points, 123 shots on net and 137 blocked shots across 70 appearances this season.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Not ready to return
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Pietrangelo (illness) will miss Thursday's tilt against Seattle, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
It will be Pietrangelo's second straight game on the shelf. He has four goals and 33 points over 70 appearances in 2024-25. Pietrangelo is getting closer to returning, according to Webster, so perhaps the 35-year-old defenseman will be available Saturday versus Nashville.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Under the weather
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Pietrangelo (illness) won't play Tuesday versus the Avalanche.
Pietrangelo will miss at least one game while feeling ill. The 35-year-old's next chance to play is Thursday versus the Kraken. Nicolas Hague (illness) is also out, so Ben Hutton and Kaedan Korczak will both draw into the lineup Tuesday.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Puts up helper in win
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Pietrangelo notched an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Canucks.
Pietrangelo earned a helper in his third game back from missing four contests due to a lower-body injury. The 35-year-old has slotted right back into a top-four role, though he hasn't been able to reclaim a power-play spot with both Shea Theodore and Noah Hanifin healthy. Pietrangelo is at 33 points through 70 outings in 2024-25, matching his total from 64 games in the 2023-24 regular season. This year, he's added 123 shots on net, 137 blocked shots and a plus-12 rating.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Good to play
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Pietrangelo (lower body) is set to return Thursday versus Winnipeg.
Pietrangelo missed Vegas' previous four games. He has four goals and 32 points across 67 outings this campaign. Pietrangelo's return might push Kaedan Korczak out of the lineup.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Game-time call for Thursday
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Pietrangelo (lower body) is expected to be a game-time decision for Thursday's tilt against Winnipeg, according to Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Wednesday.
If Pietrangelo is able to play, then it would be his first game since March 23. He has four goals and 32 points over 67 appearances in 2024-25. Kaedan Korczak might be a healthy scratch if Pietrangelo returns to the lineup.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Practices Monday
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Pietrangelo (lower body) practiced Monday but isn't expected to play against Edmonton on Tuesday, per NHL.com.
During Monday's session, Pietrangelo paired with Ben Hutton, a frequent healthy scratch this season. The 35-year-old Pietrangelo will likely miss his fourth straight game but appears close to returning. He has produced four goals, 32 points, 119 shots on net and 131 blocked shots through 67 games this season.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Will miss next two games
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Pietrangelo (lower body) is expected to miss the final two games of Vegas' road trip, the Golden Knights announced Friday.
That rules Pietrangelo out for Friday's tilt in Chicago and Saturday's clash in Nashville. He's already missed Tuesday's 5-1 win over Minnesota. He has four goals, 32 points, 119 shots, 39 hits and 131 blocks in 67 outings in 2024-25. Kaedan Korczak is likely to remain in the lineup while Pietrangelo is unavailable.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Questionable for rest of trip
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Pietrangelo (lower body) may not play during the Golden Knights' road trip, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Pietrangelo's injury is not believed to be long term, but there's some doubt about his availability for the next two games at a minimum. The Golden Knights will be at Chicago on Friday and at Nashville on Saturday. Fantasy managers should have a backup plan in place in the seemingly likely event Pietrangelo is sidelined for one or both of those games.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Unavailable versus Wild
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Pietrangelo (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus the Wild.
Pietrangelo logged 25:03 of ice time Sunday versus the Lightning, earning two assists in a 4-2 win. The 35-year-old's absence will be offset by Shea Theodore's return from an arm injury, though this should also allow Kaedan Korczak to remain in the lineup. Pietrangelo's next chance to play is Friday in Chicago, which is the first game of a back-to-back set.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Registers two helpers Sunday
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Pietrangelo notched two assists in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Lightning.
Pietrangelo has played well lately with a goal and five assists over his last six contests. The defenseman helped out on tallies by Nicolas Roy (on the power play) and Nicolas Hague in Sunday's win. For the season, Pietrangelo is up to 32 points (two on the power play), 119 shots on net, 131 blocked shots and a plus-11 rating across 67 appearances. He's steady defensively and chips in enough offense from a top-four role to be a fine fantasy blueliner.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Logs assist in win
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Pietrangelo notched an assist and two hits in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Red Wings.
Pietrangelo's recent uptick in offense continued with his third assist and fourth point in five games. The 35-year-old defenseman set up Mark Stone on what ended up as the game-winning goal in the second period. Pietrangelo is up to 30 points on the year, reaching that mark for the fourth year in a row -- it's a level he's never missed in a full-length season as an NHL regular, falling short of 30 in just the abbreviated 2012-13 and 2020-21 campaigns. He's added 118 shots on net, 130 blocked shots, 39 hits and a plus-10 rating over 66 outings this season.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Puts up helper
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Pietrangelo logged an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Bruins.
Pietrangelo's offense is coming around -- he has three points over his last four games. The 35-year-old defenseman is up to 29 points, 117 shots on net, 130 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 65 outings overall, slightly behind his pace of 33 points in 64 contests in the 2023-24 regular season. Pietrangelo remains an effective two-way defenseman, though it's no surprise his offense continues to dip in the later years of his career.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Deposits empty-netter
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Pietrangelo scored an empty-net goal on two shots, blocked five shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
Pietrangelo ended a 32-game goal drought with a long-range empty-netter to seal the win. In that span, he managed a mere 10 assists, 54 shots on net, 76 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating. The 35-year-old defenseman is not the reliable source of offense he was in his younger years, but he still plays a big role for the Golden Knights. He's at four goals, 27 points, 113 shots on net, 127 blocks and a plus-6 rating over 62 outings this season, so he still does enough to be a depth option in fantasy.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Breaks slump Thursday
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Pietrangelo recorded a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Blackhawks.
Pietrangelo put an end to his 10-game point drought with the helper. He went minus-6 with 17 shots on net and 24 blocked shots in that span. The 35-year-old defenseman is not playing like he did in his prime, but he remains an effective top-four blueliner for the Golden Knights. This season, he's at three goals, 23 helpers, 103 shots on net, 112 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating across 56 appearances. His assist Thursday was his first power-play point of the campaign, and he'll likely see more time with the man advantage as long as Shea Theodore (arm) is out of the lineup.
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Stuck in slump
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Pietrangelo was held off the scoresheet for the 10th straight game in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Kings.
Pietrangelo is also minus-6 in that span, though he has added 17 shots on net and 24 blocked shots. The 35-year-old pulled out of representing Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off to rest an undisclosed injury, which may still be partially impacting his performance, though it's clearly not yet serious enough to prevent him from playing. For the season, Pietrangelo has 25 points, 101 shots on net, 110 blocks and a plus-6 rating across 55 appearances. He may see a little more playing time in the absence of Shea Theodore (arm).
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Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo: Nabs apple in win
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Pietrangelo logged an even-strength assist, four blocked shots, one hit and a plus-1 rating in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blues.
After starting the new year with just one point over seven appearances, Pietrangelo has recorded an assist in four straight games. The right-shot blueliner produced the secondary assist on Victor Olofsson's 11th goal of the campaign at 8:54 of the first period. While Pietrangelo's contributions in the assist department of late have been useful, he hasn't found the back of the net since Dec. 19. Through 45 appearances this season, the 35-year-old has accounted for three goals, 25 points and a plus-12 rating while playing in all situations.
