The Pittsburgh Penguins shall be with out Kris Letang in opposition to Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday evening after the defenseman was positioned in NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.
Coach Mike Sullivan introduced Letang’s standing following the morning skate.
Letang is the most recent Penguins participant to be sidelined within the early phases of the season, a gaggle headlined by stars Sidney Crosby (wrist) and Evgeni Malkin (knee), each recovering from offseason surgical procedures.
The Penguins are off to a stable begin with out Crosby and Malkin, posting a 2-0-2 mark heading into Saturday evening’s go to from Toronto.
Crosby and Malkin are hardly the one Penguins gamers banged up. Ahead Bryan Rust is “week to week” with a lower-body harm. Veteran middle Jeff Carter, who has stuffed in for Crosby because the first-line middle, may also miss Saturday evening’s go to by the Maple Leafs after testing optimistic for COVID-19.
Sullivan stated Friday that Carter is asymptomatic however shall be unavailable in opposition to Toronto. The group did obtain a bit of excellent information Friday when it turned out that prime goaltender Tristan Jarry had a “false optimistic” COVID check on Thursday, liberating up his return to apply.
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