Pittsburgh Penguins News

Dumba (upper body) will return Thursday vs. Vegas.

Dumba returned to practice on Tuesday and will re-enter the Coyotes' lineup after a three-game absence. The 29-year-old Dumba has been limited to only five points (2G / 3A) in 44 games with the Coyotes this season while playing predominantly on a defensive pair with Travis Dermott.

Matt Dumba
Acciari (concussion) is expected to miss the Penguins' next two road games before providing another update.

Acciari was limited to only 5:35 time-on-ice in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets before exiting the game with a concussion. Acciari has played 11 of the past 12 games for the Penguins but failed to register a point in that time while averaging 12:58 time-on-ice.

Noel Acciari
Acciari (upper body) was forced to leave the Penguins' previous game and did not practice Thursday.

Acciari was limited to only 5:35 time-on-ice in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets before exiting the game with an upper-body injury. Acciari has played 11 of the past 12 games for the Penguins but failed to register a point in that time while averaging 12:58 time-on-ice.

Noel Acciari
Wotherspoon will draw back into the Bruins' lineup Thursday vs. Vancouver.

Kevin Shattenkirk will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Wotherspoon to re-enter the lineup. Wotherspoon did not play in the Bruins' return to action from the All-Star break on Tuesday but played in their previous two games, recording five hits while averaging just under 18 minutes of ice time.

Parker Wotherspoon
Dumba (upper body) returned to Arizona's practice in a regular jersey Tuesday.

Dumba's return to the lineup appears imminent after being a full participant at practice on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Dumba has been limited to only five points (2G / 3A) in 44 games with the Coyotes this season while playing predominantly on a defensive pair with Travis Dermott.

Matt Dumba
Jarry will start Tuesday vs. Winnipeg.

Jarry will return to the crease on Tuesday, his seventh start in the last eight games. In his last outing, Jarry saved 25 of 27 shots (.926 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, snapping a three-game losing skid for the Penguins. Entering Tuesday's matchup against the Winnipeg Jets, losers of three straight, the Penguins are slight -111 home favourites.

Tristan Jarry
Tomasino will be a healthy scratch Thursday in Minnesota.

Cody Glass will draw into the lineup in favour of Tomasino, who has been held off the scoresheet in three straight games while recording a -1 plus/minus and three shots on goal. Thursday's game against the Minnesota Wild marks the second time in three contests that Tomasino has been a healthy scratch.

Philip Tomasino
Dumba (upper body) will be out week-to-week.

Dumba played only 7:12 time-on-ice in Monday's victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins before exiting the game with an upper-body injury. The Coyotes recalled Victor Soderstrom from the Tuscon Roadrunners (AHL) on Tuesday in anticipation of Dumba being out of the lineup for several weeks.

Matt Dumba
Kemp has been loaned to Bakersfield (AHL).

Kemp made his NHL debut 10 days ago when he appeared vs. Montreal and has been a healthy scratch since resulting in the defensemen being loaned back to Bakersfield (AHL) Tuesday. The 24-year-old played a minuscule three shifts and 2:03 TOI in his debut but heads back to Bakersfield where he had five assists, 13 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus in 26 games prior to his call up.

Phil Kemp