The Penguins still have not made any moves to shore up the blue line after losing two more defensemen on Tuesday against the Capitals. Marcus Pettersson and Juuso Riikola both left the game with undisclosed injuries, joining fellow defensemen Mike Matheson and Zack Trotman on the injured list. The team does have two defensemen on the taxi squad in Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Kevin Czuczman, and veteran offseason acquisition Cody Ceci is on the active roster.
The Pens next hit the ice tomorrow night at home against the New York Rangers.
Four Washington Capitals players are in Covid-19 protocols and the team was fined $100,000 for violating protocols after Tuesday’s game against the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. A group of players, including Alexander Ovechkin, met unmasked in a hotel room after the game.
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