Letang left Sunday's game in the first period and did not return to the bench for the second period.
No official word yet on the injury. Stay tuned.
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Malkin skated today on his own with strength coach Mike Kadar. Will NOT be playing Sat vs. NYR
This will be the fourth game in a row that Malkin will have missed with an upper-body injury. The Penguins play on Sunday as well, consider Malkin doubtful.
Pittsburgh, they will be without the services of Evgeni Malkin again tonight. Malkin continues to recover from an upper-body injury he suffered against the Maple Leafs on Saturday.
It is easy for the Penguins to play without Malkin when they have Sidney Crosby and Christ Kunitz playing at the level they are right now. Crosby had five assists, while Kunitz recorded his second hat trick of the season in addition to setting up two other goals in a 6-1 win. Malkin will miss the next 1-2 weeks with the upper-body injury.
Malkin will not play tonight.
He is out tonight with an upper body injury that is said not to be a concussion.
Upper body injury on Malkin. Not a head injury. He was kept out for precautionary reasons.
Malkin was hurt on a hard hit by James van Riemsdyk and may miss tonight's game vs. the Islanders. There is no official word on Malkin's status so check back prior to game time to see if he will be in the lineup or not.
Malkin passed ImPACT test and will play tonight!!!!
This is great news for the Penguins who get one of the NHL's best players back in their lineup. He will play tonight vs. Tampa Bay, there will be no shortage of talent on the ice tonight with Malkin, Crosby and Stamkos. Malkin has four goals and 17 assists in 18 games this season.
Malkin on the ice for #Penguins morning skate. Not likely to play tonight, but we'll see how things go.
Malkin was cleared for contact yesterday and is on the ice this morning with his regular line with James Neal and Matt Cooke. He is also practicing on the power-play units so it looks like there is a chance that Malkin plays, but check back later to see if he will play for sure.
Bylsma says Evgeni isn't engaging in any physical activity and there is no set schedule for him to do so.
Malkin was placed on IR yesterday and there is no timetable for his return.
Evgeni Malkin place on IR by the Penguins. #NHL
Malkin has been diagnosed with a concussion after sliding back-first into the boards on Friday. This is a big loss for those of you who have Malkin. It is very difficult to say when he will be back because concussion's are very unpredictable.
Evgeni Malkin is experiencing concussion symptoms, including severe headache and mild disorientation, multiple sources confirmed Saturday.
Malkin was injured early in the third period of the Penguins’ win over Florida on Friday. He did not finish the game after sliding into the end-zone boards. The back of his head appeared to bounce off the boards, and Malkin’s neck snapped back in a seeming whiplash motion. Malkin was slated for further medical evaluation Saturdayis not expected to play against Tampa Bay at home on Sunday
The Norris Trophy winner last season as the NHL's top defenceman, Karlsson was cut by Penguins forward Matt Cooke's skate blade as the two tangled along the boards. The Senators said Karlsson will need surgery.
Star defenceman Erik Karlsson went down with a left Achilles injury when he was cut by a skate blade late in the second period in the Senators' 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. An achilles injury is really serious and Karlsson is going to miss the rest of the year.
Looks good for Niskanen, Letang -- activated from IR. Reese returned to AHL.
This doesn't necessarily mean that they will be playing tonight however with this move it is very likely that at least Letang plays tonight. Monitor their status before game-time.
Letang practiced this morning and will be a game-time decision.
Coach Bylsma said that Letang will be a game-time decision, however there is a lot of optimism that he will be back in the Penguins lineup tonight. He will need to be activated off of IR if he is going to play.
Call up / Send down
Ducks to send 19-year-old Rickard Rakell back to OHL junior team.
Rakell will return to the Plymouth Whalers of the the OHL . Rakell will be a welcomed addition to the Whalers who are securely in the OHL playoff race.
Injured defenseman Kris Letang has joined #Penguins practice. First time for that since he's been hurt.
In addition to Matt Niskanen being back at practice the Penguins best D-man Kris Letang was also back at practice today. Letang is eligible to come off of IR tomorrow and play in tomorrow's game vs. Ottawa. It all depends on how he felt today in practice. Monitor his status before tomorrow's game.
Kris Letang has been placed on injured reserve. #Penguins
Letang will miss his third straight game tonight with an undisclosed injury. He was placed on injured reserve today but still isn't expected to be out long, but the move to IR allowed the Penguins to call up former first round pick Joe Morrow.
Kris Letang (undisclosed injury) will miss a second game in row.
Letang has had a nice start to the season with 3 G and 6 A in the first 10 games of the season. He left practice yesterday and missed yesterday's game and will miss tomorrow's game as well. His status for Sunday's matchup with the Devils.
Letang left the morning skate early. No update, he will be a game-time decision.
There is no solid news on Letang other than he left practice early. Penguins coach Dan Bylsma didn't say anything on the subject of Letang, so monitor his status prior to game-time.
Line Change
Eller will be in tonight.
Eller only has 1 G and 2 A and it all came in one game. He is highly skilled but needs to stay in the lineup and score with more regularity if he is going to be fantasy relevant.
Jeff Carter is expected to return to the Kings’ lineup tonight, on the second line with Mike Richards and Dwight King.
There is still an injury risk here so beware if you planning to use him for your Playoff Pools.
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