Tonight just minutes before the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights game begins the Golden Knights have announced a surprising scratch. Earlier tonight, the Golden Knights announced that forward Pavel Dorofeyev would be out for Game 1 due to injury. This was already an unexpected and significant blow to the Vegas lineup but now things have gotten worse for the Golden Knights as a key defenseman has gone down as well. <h3>Vegas Golden Knights Rule Out Key Defenseman</h3> According to multiple reports Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo will be out for tonight's game. It seems that Pietrangelo came down with an illness before game time that could not be fixed before puck drop. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/goldenknights/status/1919924998166479176'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1919924854326768087'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Pietrangelo and Dorofeyev are two of the biggest contributors to the Vegas Golden Knights particularly in the offensive zone. If either is out long-term it could have a significant impact on the outcome of this series and who moves one step closer to the Stanley Cup Playoffs This will give the Oilers a major advantage heading into tonight's Game 1 that they will need to take advantage of. Luckily it seems Pietrangelo will only be out short term and could return for Game 2 regardless his loss will be felt throughout this critical tone setting game for the series between two Western Conference powerhouses. As more report surface regarding Pietrangelo's status going forward we will pass them along to you.