Hayes is battling an illness and his status is up in the air for Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators. In his last outing, Hayes had two assists, snapping a six-game pointless skid.
Blomqvist was the 52nd overall pick of the Penguins in the 2020 NHL Draft but has yet to play a game with the club. The 22-year-old netminder has had a successful campaign in the AHL this season, posting a 2.15 GAA and .919 SV% in 40 games (22-10-6).
Aho will make his first appearance since March 19th when the Islanders host the Blackhawks on Tuesday night. Robert Bortuzzo will sit in his place.
Poulin was scratched on Monday, so he gets sent back to the AHL to make room for Joel Blomqvist to be recalled to serve as Alex Nedeljkovic's backup. Poulin failed to record a point in three games with the Penguins during his call-up.
With Tristan Jarry set to miss his second consecutive contest due to illness, Joel Blomqvist has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and will backup Alex Nedeljkovic on Tuesday. The 22-year-old netminder is Pittsburgh's 2020 second round pick (52nd overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut. He posted a 22-10-6 with a 2.15 GAA and .919 SV% with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) this season.
Shea will make his first appearance since December 8th when the Penguins travel to New York on Monday. He will fill in for John Ludvig, who is out with an illness.
Poulin will take a seat on Monday after playing in each of the last three games. Emil Bemstrom will draw into the lineup in his place.
Bemstrom will make his first appearance since March 24th when the Penguins travel to New York on Monday. Samuel Poulin will sit in his place.
Jarry was originally slated to get the start against the Rangers on Monday but was ultimately a late scratch as he deals with an illness. Alex Nedeljkovic will get instead get the start, and the Penguins will likely be forced into dressing an Emergency Backup Goaltender.
Wotherspoon had dressed for Boston's previous two games for their back-to-back road trip but will head to the press box as Kevin Shattenkirk returns to the lineup on Saturday. The 26-year-old is in his second NHL season and first with Boston and has eight assists, 30 SOG, 29 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus in 36 games played this season.
Shea will return to Pittsburgh yet again after putting up two goals and six points in 22 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). The 27-year-old is still looking for his first NHL point this season as he appeared in 22 games with the Penguins earlier in the year and had six PIMs and a -2 plus/minus.
Graves was forced to leave Pittsburgh's game on Thursday after just seven shifts and 5.27 TOI due to a concussion and is now considered out indefinitely as the Penguins are without a timetable for his return. The 28-year-old stay-at-home defensemen has enjoyed another solid but quiet season in Pittsburgh, with his three goals, 14 points, 30 PIMs and +10 plus/minus through 70 games before his injury.
Bemstrom will take a seat on Tuesday as Samuel Poulin and Jonathan Gruden draw into the Penguins' lineup. It's unclear if Bemstrom is dealing with an undisclosed injury or if he is simply a healthy scratch for Tuesday's game.
Poulin was recalled earlier on Tuesday in response to Noel Acciari being placed on Injured Reserve with a lower-body injury. The 23-year-old Poulin was the 21st overall pick of the Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and has played the entirety of the 2023-24 campaign in the AHL, scoring 27 points (13G / 14A) in 36 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Mason Lohrei will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Wotherspoon to re-enter the lineup. Wotherspoon has only played two of the last seven games for the Bruins but has one point (0G / 1A) in that span.
The Penguins have been without Graves for the last two games as he attended to the birth of his child. Graves has 14 points (3G / 11A) and 139 blocks in 68 games this season. Jack St. Ivany is expected to make his NHL debut in Graves' absence.
Acciari played only 4:56 time-on-ice before exiting Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalance with a lower-body injury. Acciari has seven points (4G / 3A) in 55 games this season. The Penguins have recalled Samuel Poulin to replace Acciari in the interim.
Poulin was recalled in response to Noel Acciari being placed on Injured Reserve with a lower-body injury. The 23-year-old Poulin was the 21st overall pick of the Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and has played the entirety of the 2023-24 campaign in the AHL, scoring 27 points (13G / 14A) in 36 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
