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The Pittsburgh Penguins will be devoid of Kris Letang from Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night right after the defenseman was put in NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.
Coach Mike Sullivan announced Letang’s status next the morning skate.
Letang is the most recent Penguins participant to be sidelined in the early stages of the period, a group headlined by stars Sidney Crosby (wrist) and Evgeni Malkin (knee), equally recovering from offseason surgical procedures.
The Penguins are off to a stable commence with no Crosby and Malkin, publishing a 2–2 mark heading into Saturday night’s visit from Toronto.
Crosby and Malkin are hardly the only Penguins players banged up. Ahead Bryan Rust is “7 days to week” with a lessen-system harm. Veteran centre Jeff Carter, who has loaded in for Crosby as the 1st-line center, will also pass up Saturday night’s visit by the Maple Leafs just after screening beneficial for COVID-19.
Sullivan mentioned Friday that Carter is asymptomatic but will be unavailable in opposition to Toronto. The staff did receive a bit of fantastic news Friday when it turned out that best goaltender Tristan Jarry had a “fake positive” COVID check on Thursday, freeing up his return to practice.
