Evgeni Malkin, who missed the final six games before the NHL's break, and Bryan Rust, who missed the final one, both were a "full go" in the Penguins' return practice today at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, per assistant coach Mike Vellucci. And both, from my view, were flat-out flying out there with no apparent issues with their respective lower-body injuries.
That puts both in line to rejoin the lineup Saturday against the Capitals at PPG Paints Arena.
Boko Imama, who missed most of the final two games before the break, is "day-to-day" with his lower-body injury, Vellucci said. He was the only player on site who didn't practice.
Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell, whose Swedish team into the 4 Nations Faceoff was eliminated yesterday in Boston, are expected to report here Friday, Vellucci said.
Vellucci ran the practice in the absences of Mike Sullivan and David Quinn with the U.S. team.
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11:04 pm - 02.18.2025Cranberry, Pa.Malkin, Rust 'full go' in return
Evgeni Malkin, who missed the final six games before the NHL's break, and Bryan Rust, who missed the final one, both were a "full go" in the Penguins' return practice today at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, per assistant coach Mike Vellucci. And both, from my view, were flat-out flying out there with no apparent issues with their respective lower-body injuries.
That puts both in line to rejoin the lineup Saturday against the Capitals at PPG Paints Arena.
Boko Imama, who missed most of the final two games before the break, is "day-to-day" with his lower-body injury, Vellucci said. He was the only player on site who didn't practice.
Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell, whose Swedish team into the 4 Nations Faceoff was eliminated yesterday in Boston, are expected to report here Friday, Vellucci said.
Vellucci ran the practice in the absences of Mike Sullivan and David Quinn with the U.S. team.
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