Key defenseman won’t play for Golden Knights on Friday

Defenseman Alec Martinez volition not play Friday erstwhile the Golden Knights big the Edmonton Oilers and is listed arsenic time to day, manager Pete DeBoer said.

Martinez was wounded successful the 3rd play Wednesday erstwhile helium was tripped by Blues near helping Klim Kostin successful the country of the antiaircraft zone. The 34-year-old was dilatory to get up and went to the locker room.

Martinez led the NHL successful blocked shots past play with 168 and played done a breached ft successful the playoffs.

“You’re ever concerned, particularly erstwhile a feline similar that limps off, due to the fact that he’s arsenic pugnacious arsenic they come,” DeBoer said Wednesday. “So if he’s limping disconnected and not coming back, you cognize he’s hurt.”

Nic Hague is expected to instrumentality Martinez’s spot connected the apical antiaircraft brace with Alex Pietrangelo.

Also, guardant Mattias Janmark is expected to beryllium successful the lineup Friday. He exited COVID-19 protocols Thursday and was a afloat subordinate astatine practice.

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