Petterson left the Penguins' previous game vs. the New York Rangers after just 12:41 TOI due to a lower-body injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve retroactive to March 18th. It is a big loss for the Penguins, as the 26-year-old has a goal, 23 assists, 95 SOG, 58 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 67 games played prior to the injury.
Pettersson is being evaluated for a lower-body injury that he suffered in Saturday's loss in New York. The Penguins are already down Jeff Petry, Jan Rutta, and Dmitry Kulikov on the blueline, so they will likely need to recall another defenseman if Pettersson is unavailable.
Forbort had an MRI on Friday on his undisclosed injury and is not expected to be in the lineup for either of the Bruins' games this weekend. The 31-year-old has five goals, seven assists, 38 SOG, 23 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 54 games this season.
Demko allowed two goals on 27 shots (.926 SV%) for his fourth-straight victory as he beat Dallas in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been incredible as of late, which has turned his season numbers around, proven by his 8-11-2 record, 3.41 GAA and .895 SV%. He takes on the Arizona Coyotes, who have surprisingly won four of their last five games after a 4-3 overtime win over Calgary last game.
Soucy has two goals, nine assists, 47 PIMs, 74 SOG, and a +13 plus/minus through 65 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Monday as the team takes on Dallas. The 28-year-old just set a career-high in games played in a season, surpassing his previous high of 64 last game.
Di Giuseppe has two goals, two assists, 33 SOG, and a -6 plus/minus through 13 games this season and has now signed a new two-year contract extension worth $1.55 million ($775K AAV). The 29-year-old has 214 career NHL games under his belt, with 57 points (18G/39A) and 77 PIMs.
