The Penguins have signed Xavier Ouellet to a two-year, two-way contract.
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The Predators have signed Jimmy Huntington to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
The Penguins have re-signed Evgeni Malkin to a four-year deal worth $24.4 million ($6.1M AAV).
Malkin has spent his entire 16-year career in Pittsburgh, totalling 1146 points (444G / 702A) in 981 games. At 36 years old, Malkin is still one of the NHL's best points-per-game players but injuries remain a huge issue for the Russian centre. In the last three seasons, Malkin has missed a combined 78 games (37.7% of the games) but was 17th in the NHL in points-per-game (1.12) over that span.
The Penguins have signed Pierre-Olivier Joseph to a two-year, $1.65 million contract extension.
The Penguins have signed Rickard Rakell to a six-year, $30 million contract extension.
The Islanders have signed Sebastian Aho to a two-year contract extension.
The Penguins have signed Kris Letang to a six-year, $36.6 million contract extension.
The Stars have signed Ryan Shea to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Shea was a fourth-round pick of the Blackhawks in 2015 and signed with the Stars in 2020. He spent the last two seasons in Texas (AHL), where he had three goals and 35 assists (38 points) in 93 games combined.
The Wild have signed Connor Dewar to a two-year contract extension.
The Bruins have signed Joona Koppanen to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
The Penguins have signed Bryan Rust to a six-year, $30.75 million contract extension.
Rakell is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play in Game 7.
Rakell has been sidelined since Game 1 of the series but is on the ice for warmups ahead of Game 7 and is expected to play.
Crosby (upper-body) is on the ie for warmups and is expected to play in Game 7.
Crosby missed Game 6 with an upper-body injury that the Penguins say was not a concussion but he has been cleared and is on the ice for warmups ahead of Game 7. Expect Crosby to be back on the top line with Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust.
Goalie Start
Jarry led the Penguins onto the ice for warmups.
Crosby will be a game-time decision for Game 7.
Crosby missed Game 6 after suffering an injury in Game 5 but could play in Game 7 on Sunday. Crosby is officially listed as a game-time decision, so monitor his status during pre-game warmups.
Goalie Start
Jarry is expected to start Game 7.
Crosby (upper-body) will not play in Game 6 vs. the Rangers.
Grzelcyk (undisclosed) will not play in Game 6.
Head coach Bruce Cassidy said that Grzelcyk has been "playing through stuff" and that they need to rest him. Grzelcyk will be replaced by Hampus Lindholm, who is returning from an upper-body injury.
Rakell (upper-body) will not play in Game 4 vs. the Rangers.
Rakell skated with the team in a non-contact fashion on Monday, so it appears he's inching closer to playing but will not play in Game 4. Rakell remains day-to-day and has not played since Game 1.
Rakell (upper-body) will not play in Game 2.
Rakell suffered an upper-body injury in Game 1 and will miss Game 2 in New York. It's unclear who will replace him in the lineup but Jason Zucker (lower-body) is a game-time decision, so it could be him if he's deemed good-to-go.