Derrick Pouliot News

Pouliot has played in 13 straight games, picking up just two assists, but will be replaced by Michael Del Zotto in Montreal.

Pouliot was in the lineup for the last two games but will be replaced by Ben Hutton tonight in Florida.

Pouliot has played well since joining the Canucks but has been held pointless with a minus-4 rating in his last seven games, so he will take a seat with Alex Biega drawing back in.

Pouliot was the No.8 overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, but has yet to reach his full potential in Pittsburgh. The 23-year-old defenseman split last season between the NHL and AHL, recording 23 points (7G / 16A) in 46 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and no points in 11 games with the Penguins. The rebuilding Canucks can take a chance on the young blueliner, who likely won’t crack the top-6 to open the season.

Pouliot has spent the majority of the year with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he has registered five goals and nine assists (14 points) in 32 games this season. The 23-year-old had 14 points (2G / 12A) in 63 career NHL games and could be in the lineup on Wednesday because the Penguins are dealing with a multitude of injuries on the back-end.

Pouliot was recalled from his conditioning stint last Monday, but didn’t get into a game with the Penguins. Pouliot returns to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he has no points in three games this season.

Pouliot failed to pick up a point during his three-game conditioning stint with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Pouliot returns to Pittsburgh, where he has no points in one game this season, but has picked up 14 points (2G / 12A) across 57 career NHL games.

Pouliot was injured in his season debut on Thursday and will miss at least one week with an undisclosed injury. The Penguins have recalled David Warsofsky from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) to take Pouliot’s spot on the roster.

With Kris Letang sidelined, Pouliot will play his first game of the season on Thursday. Pouliot has a lot of offensive upside, but has yet to translate that into a full-time NHL gig. He had just seven assists in a modest 22 games last year.

Pouliot, 22, will make his season debut this afternoon vs. Vancouver. Pouliot has six goals and 17 assists (23 points) in 37 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He has seven points (2G / 5A) in 34 career NHL games.

Pouliot was recalled this morning and was going to be in the lineup if Kris Letang was unavailable. Pouliot will be a healthy scratch, but should stay with the team with David Warsofsky out with a concussion.

Pouliot was expected to make the Penguins opening roster after having a strong 2014-15 season at both levels. However, he had a bad preseason and the Penguins have elected to have him start 2015-16 in the AHL. He had 24 points (7G / 17A) in 31 games with WBS last season—if he plays like that this year, he will work his way back into the NHL.

Pouliot will miss his sixth consecutive game with an upper-body injury, but Pouliot is getting very close to returning to the lineup. Monitor his status leading up to Game 5 on Friday.