Call up / Send down
The Red Wings have recalled Xavier Ouellet from Grand Rapids (AHL).
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Pittsburgh Penguins News
Line Change
Carter took the morning off, but will be in the lineup vs. Montreal.
Carter was held off of the ice this morning, but he is expected to play tonight vs. the Candadiens. Carter looks like he will have a new linemate tonight with Milan Lucic moving to the top line and Michael Mersch moving to Carter’s wing. He has 11 goals and 16 assists (27 points) in 30 games this season.
The Penguins have placed Kris Letang (undisclosed) on injured reserve.
Letang (undisclosed) is expected to miss roughly two weeks.
Letang (undisclosed) will not play on Friday; out for "a little bit."
Letang (undisclosed) is expected to return to the Penguins lineup on Wednesday.
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.
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