NHL suspends Pietrangelo, Nurse on eve of critical Game 5 between Golden Knights, Oilers

[ASFN Admin]

The Vegas Golden Knights will be without their best defenseman in Game 5 with their second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers hanging in the balance. Alex Pietrangelo was suspended for one game Thursday by the NHL Department of Player Safety for his slash on Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl in the final two minutes of the Oilers' 4-1 victory Wednesday night that knotted the series at 2-2. Game 5 is Friday night in Las Vegas.

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