Jen Neale is an editor for Puck Daddy on Yahoo Sports. Injury Rust (personal) is expected to be back in the Penguins lineup on Thursday. We're sure that will get the league's attention right away. If reporters wanted to complain via social media, they should really direct their tweets to instead. Yes, the game was getting chippy, but Hockey Operations - not the Department of Player Safety - oversees the officials. These media members, who shall remain anonymous, complained to Player Safety about their officials allowing this game to get out of hand. There were a couple members of the (cough, cough, Pittsburgh, cough) media tweeting TO DoPS about the officiating in the game. On Wednesday, the Penguins got more good news at the UPMC Lemieux Complex when Kris Letang joined the practice, too. He doesn't adjust his body position to avoid contact. Cranberry, Twp It was a gray non-contact jersey, but it was also a first step for Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust, who practiced with the team for the first time since he suffered an injury Oct. The boarding call is what they'll focus on, as the hit appears to be delivered within the allowable and brief fractions of a second after Rust touches the puck. We've confirmed the Department of Player Safety is looking into the hit further, and will decide whether or not to impose supplemental discipline. He returned, and 3:34 after the hit that gave the Penguins the man advantage, Rust assisted on Pittsburgh's sixth goal of the game. Rust, who appeared to be injured on the play, left the bench for a short period of time. Pittsburgh's Tom Kuhnhackl was also sent packing with a two-minute minor for roughing and a game misconduct, as well. Weber was quickly tossed from the game with a 10 minute misconduct and a five minute major penalty for boarding. In his Blackhawks debut, a 4-2 road loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, Fleury made 32 saves on 36 shots.The game was already way out of hand when Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Weber laid the hit above on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust. Former Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is scheduled to start in net for Chicago.Their primary lines and pairings on Friday were:ġ2 Alex DeBrincat – 90 Tyler Johnson – 88 Patrick KaneĨ Dominik Kubalik – 19 Jonathan Toews – 23 Philipp Kurashevġ3 Henrik Borgstrom – 77 Kirby Dach – 38 Brandon Hagelġ6 Jujhar Khaira – 58 MacKenzie Entwistle – 11 Adam Gaudette Having played on Friday in a 4-3 overtime road loss to the New Jersey Devils, the Blackhawks did not have a morning skate.During the team’s season-opening 6-2 road win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Jarry made 26 saves on 28 shots. Goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected to be in net.The team’s lines and pairings today were:ĥ9 Jake Guentzel – 77 Jeff Carter – 43 Danton Heinenġ6 Jason Zucker – 9 Evan Rodrigues – 42 Kasperi Kapanenġ2 Zach Aston-Reese – 53 Teddy Blueger – 23 Brock McGinnġ0 Drew O’Connor – 11 Brian Boyle – 49 Dominik Simon.He remains sidelined as he recovers from offseason surgery on his left wrist. Forward Sidney Crosby skated Friday, during an off-day for the team, as well as Saturday, before the team’s morning skate.He has been sidelined through the first two games of the season with an undisclosed injury. He participated in the morning skate but in a reserve role on the “fourth” pairing. Defenseman Mike Matheson will not play Saturday.Sullivan labeled him as a “game-time decision.” Forward Zach Aston-Reese appears set to return to the lineup for the first time since he was placed in isolation after testing positive for covid-19 during the preseason.ĭuring Saturday’s morning skate, Aston-Reese skated on the team’s third line.The team’s second-longest such streak is owned by defenseman Kris Letang (54 games). In two games this season, Rust has one assist.Įntering Saturday, Rust is the Penguins’ current “iron man” having played a team-best 104 consecutive games, including playoffs.
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