Pittsburgh Penguins News
Letang (undisclosed) is questionable for Saturday's game in Los Angeles.
Letang is battling an undisclosed injury and he is questionable for Saturday’s afternoon game in Los Angeles. Thankfully for the Penguins, they could be getting Olli Maatta back. Monitor Letang’s status as the 4:00 pm ET puck-drop approaches.
Rakell (upper-body) is questionable for Wednesday's game.
Rakell has missed the last three games and it looks like he will mis his fourth consecutive contest tonight vs. Edmonton. Rakell is listed as questionable, which means he might take warmups and then decide if he can play. Consider him a game-time decision.
Rakell (upper-body) will not play on Friday.
Rakell suffered an upper-body injury in Wednesday’s game vs. the Panthers and will be held out of the lineup on Friday. The Ducks have a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday, so Rakell is in danger of missing both games.
Rust (undisclosed) will miss a couple of weeks.
Rust left Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury and it will keep him sidelined for a couple of weeks. Beau Bennett is nearing a return and could take Rust’s spot in the lineup on Wednesday.
Call up / Send down
The Penguins have recalled Bryan Rust from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Rust, 23, has recorded one assist in two games this season for WBS. Rust scored his first NHL goal on Dec. 15, 2014 versus Tampa Bay and finished with two points (1G / 1A) in 14 games with Pittsburgh last season. Rust could make his season debut tonight with Beau Bennett out.
Call up / Send down
The Red Wings have assigned Xavier Ouellet to Grand Rapids (AHL).
Ouellet, 22, being sent back to the AHL suggests that Alexey Marcheko is set to come off of IR before Friday’s game. Ouellet will head to Grand Rapids, where he had 16 points (1G / 15A) in 52 games a season ago.
Malkin (undisclosed) will return to the Penguins lineup on Sunday.
Malkin has missed the last two games, but will be back in today in Philadelphia. The Penguins have been struggling to score goals recently, so Malkin’s return is huge. He has 28 goals and 42 assists (70 points) in 65 games this season.
Malkin (undisclosed) will not play on Saturday; possible for Sunday.
Malkin will miss his second straight game with an undisclosed injury, but the injury doesn’t appear to be serious because he is hoping to be in the lineup on Sunday vs. the Flyers.
Malkin is expected to miss 2-4 days with an undisclosed injury.
Malkin missed practice the last two days as “maintenance” but it was clearly more serious than that as he was held out of Wednesday’s game and could miss the Penguins back-to-back on the weekend. Monitor Gino’s status heading into the weekend.
Letang is out indefinitely with a concussion.
Letang suffered a concussion on a scary looking hit from Shane Doan on Saturday. We have learned this season that there is no way to determine how long a player will be out with a concussion and considering this is not Letang’s first, the Penguins will be extra cautious. This is a huge loss for the Pens heading into the playoffs. On Sunday they will play with just five defensemen, with Daniel Winnik serving as an emergency defenseman.
Letang expected to be held overnight at the hospital after leaving Saturday’s game.
Letang was hit by Shane Doan and it appeared as if his head snapped off of the boards. Letang had to be helped off of the ice and will remain in hospital and undergo further evaluation. It seems highly unlikely that Letang will be able to play tomorrow vs. San Jose.
Malkin (lower-body) will play on Saturday.
Malkin has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury, but will return today vs. the Coyotes. While Malkin was out the Penguins went 1-4-1, so they will be pumped up to get him back in this afternoon. Malkin has 68 points (28G / 40A) in 63 games and he should make a sudden impact and should be deployed with confidence.
Malkin (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Malkin skated on on the Penguins second line in practice on Friday and said that there is a very good chance that he plays tomorrow vs. the Blue Jackets. Since it is an afternoon game, there will be no morning skate, so monitor Malkin’s status a few hours prior to puck-drop and during warmups.
Malkin (lower-body) could be back this weekend.
Malkin has mixed the last five games and is expected to miss his sixth on Thursday, however, it looks like Malkin could be back in the lineup for the Penguins back-to-back on the weekend. Monitor his status heading into the weekend.
Malkin (lower-body) will miss 7-14 days.
The Penguins announced this morning that Malkin might join the team on their road trip, but then GM Jim Rutherford dropped a fantasy hockey playoff bomb when he announced that Malkin will miss 1-2 weeks. The Penguins have been outscored 7-1 in two games without Malkin.
Malkin (undisclosed) is not expected to play on Tuesday.
Malkin will miss his second straight game with an undisclosed injury. He will not travel at the start of the Penguins road-trip, but may join the team on the trip.