The 4 Nations Face-Off is right around the corner and a key Vegas Golden Knights defenseman has decided to skip the tournament. The Golden Knights have announced that key blue liner Alex Pietrangelo is withdrawing from the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Jason Robertson scored twice, captain Jamie Benn tipped in a goal and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3.

The Dallas Stars (29-17-1, 3rd in the Central Division) are coming off a tough loss against the Carolina Hurricanes and looking to bounce back as they host the Vegas Golden Knights (30-14-1, 1st in the Pacific Division) in a nationally-televised matchup between two of the Western Conference’s best teams.

Jason Robertson scored twice, captain Jamie Benn tipped in a goal and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Friday night. Roope Hintz also scored and Matt Duchene, Wyatt Johnston and Evgenii Dadonov had two assists apiece as the Stars evened the season series 1-1 in matchup of teams that have also split two playoff meetings the past two seasons.

The native of Arcadia, California put up two more goals last night, with his second being a wrist shot from down low, to give the Stars a 4-2 lead in the second period. The eventual 4-3 win for the Stars put them into sole possession of second place in the Central Division.