Brian Dumoulin, Tristan Jarry and Daniel Sprong missed the Penguins' practice Sunday at the Lemieux Sports Complex, though Sprong skated on his own beforehand.
Only the Jarry injury, to the lower body, hadn't been known. Jarry played the first half of the 7-6 loss Friday night in Columbus, giving up five goals on 20 shots. He exited as scheduled at the midpoint for Casey DeSmith, and there was no visible indication during or afterward that he'd been hurt.
In his session with reporters after the practice, Mike Sullivan didn't elaborate on the injury, other than to call it 'day-to-day.'
That's the same term Sullivan applied to Dumoulin's upper-body injury, also sustained Friday in Columbus, also without elaboration. All Sullivan would say of any of the three was regarding Sprong: "He's back on the ice, which is encouraging."
The lines and pairings were largely unchanged from Columbus:
Guentzel-Crosby-Hornqvist
Hagelin-Malkin-Kessel
Simon-Brassard-Rust
Cullen-Sheahan-Aston-Reese
Riikola-Letang
Maatta-Johnson
Oleksiak-Schultz
Ruhwedel-Trotman
The notable exception was Juuso Riikola bumped up to Dumoulin's spot on the top defense pairing alongside Kris Letang. That might have happened purely for practice convenience, but Riikola's continuing presence was yet another sign he's likely to stick through opening night Thursday against the Capitals.
Regarding Riikola's rise, Sullivan said, "I wouldn't say I'm surprised because I hadn't seen enough of his game up to this point. Obviously, I listen to our scouts who've watched him play in the Finnish Elite League, and all of those guys are really excited about his game, as well as how that game fits with the type of team we have and the style we play. So I don't want to say I'm surprised, because I was going into this with an open mind to see what kind of player Juuso really is."
He paused a moment.
"I will say from experience that, when players go from an international-sized ice surface, there usually is an adjustment process. Things happen a lot quicker on the smaller ice. But also, when you go from any league to the NHL, the NHL has the best players in the world. ... But Juuso has handled it extremely well. The game in Columbus was the closest thing to an NHL game, as far as the rosters on both teams, and I thought he had a really strong game."
Of any remaining roster decisions for Jim Rutherford and the staff, in general, Sullivan said, "Yeah, obviously, we've got to think through the business side of the game, with salary cap, roster sizes, waivers and all of those things. But Jim has a pretty good handle on it all, and he advises us in trying to make the best decisions for our group."