Chris Kunitz News

Kunitz has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but he was on the ice for Monday’s practice and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. Monitor Kunitz’s status during the morning skate, but we likely won’t know his official status until closer to game-time.

Kunitz will miss his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury. With Kunitz out again, Matt Cullen is expected to skate on the Penguins top line with Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist.

Kunitz missed Friday’s practice but he was expected to be in the lineup this afternoon. He took part in warmups but ended up being a late scratch due to his lower-body injury.

Kunitz missed Friday’s practice because of a lower-body injury, but is expected to be in the lineup this afternoon. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups which will start at noon ET.

Kunitz left Thursday’s game after a collision with Claude Giroux and missed Friday’s practice, so his status for Saturday’s game is unclear. Beau Bennett skated in Kunitz’s spot in practice, but it remains to be seen if he will actually return and play there on Saturday.

Kunitz missed Sunday and Monday’s practice, but was on the ice for the Penguins’ morning skate and it looks like he will play tonight. He has just two goals in 11 games this season.

In advance of tonight’s game in Montreal, the Penguins moved Kunitz back onto the top-line with Sidney Crosby and David Perron. Kunitz has 12 goals and 13 assists (25 points) in 32 games this season.

Kunitz was listed as a game-time decision, but he will officially return tonight vs. Florida. He will skate on the Pens top-line with Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist.

According to the Penguins website roster, Kunitz has been activated from IR and Paul Martin has been moved to IR. His activation suggests that Kunitz could return to the lineup tonight vs. the Panthers. He was in the morning skate, but there was no announcement whether he would return or not. Consider him a game-time decision.

Kunitz has been skating for several days now, but has yet to return the the lineup. They could use him back with all the injuries the Pens are battling through. Monitor his status following the morning skate.

Kunitz was on the ice for the Penguins morning skate, but is not quite ready to return to the lineup tonight vs. the Avalanche. He is definitely getting close, so monitor his status leading up to Saturday’s game vs. the Panthers.

Kunitz took part in Penguins practice on Wednesday, but did not take any contact and is not quite ready to return to the lineup. Despite not being available for tomorrow’s game, it sounds like Kunitz is close to being back, which would be a huge boost for a Penguins team who is decimated by injury and mumps right now.

Kunitz will miss his third straight game on Saturday but they had to place him on IR in order for the newly acquired Rob Klinkhammer to be added to the roster. Kunitz however, was reportedly seen without a walking boot on Friday, so make of that what you will.

Kunitz must have suffered the fracture in Saturday’s loss to the Hurricanes. He played just 15:26 which suggests he may have left the game early. The Penguins are dealing with a lot of injuries right now, so losing Kunitz for a couple of weeks certainly is not going to help their offence. Jayson Megna filled in on the second line tonight, but expect someone to be recalled from the AHL as well.

There is no explanation why Kunitz is out of the lineup tonight but it appears as if Jayson Megna will move into Kunitz's spot on the Penguins second line.

Kunitz has been battling a lower-body injury, so today's absence is likely related to that injury. Expect him to be ready for game 1 of the playoffs.

Updating an earlier report: Kunitz was on the ice for the start of practice, but left early. It has been confirmed that it was prearranged and that he is fine. Pens' head coach Dan Bylsma hinted that he won't rest players on Saturday, so look for Kunitz to be in the lineup.

We will get an update from coach Bylsma after practice. He missed Sunday's game with a lower-body injury, but returned two nights ago vs. the Red Wings.

Kunitz missed Sunday's game with a lower-body injury, but will slide back in tonight vs. the Red Wings. Kunitz has scored 35 goals for the first 30-goal season of his NHL career. He continues to be a great fit alongside Sidney Crosby.