Jones has not played since late October, recovering from a lower-body injury, and will head to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning assignment. The 28-year-old defenseman was averaging 17:10 time-on-ice and had one assist in seven games before his injury.
After a horrid start to his tenure with the Penguins, posting an ugly 4.01 GAA and .831 SV% in three games (0-3-0), Skinner has turned a corner and been exceptional since, posting an impressive 1.00 GAA and .957 SV% in three games (3-0-0). Skinner returns to the crease on Sunday, as the Penguins enter action as -120 road favorites against the Boston Bruins.
Bryan Rust is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, so Harvey-Pinard was recalled to serve as an extra body on Saturday. Kevin Hayes will replace Rust in the lineup.
Hayes has been a healthy scratch for the last six games but he will replace Byran Rust (day-to-day) in the lineup on Saturday. Hayes has no points in his last six games played and just five points (3G / 2A) in 21 games this season.
Rust is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, so he will not play Saturday vs. the Flames. Kevin Hayes will draw back into the Penguins lineup to replace Rust. With a back-to-back this weekend, Rust is considered questionable to play Sunday.
Malkin has not played in over a month, but will return to the lineup on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils. The 39-year-old Malkin was having a renaissance season before his injury, scoring 29 points (8G / 21A) through 26 games. The future Hall of Famer has not finished a season above a point-per-game pace since the 2022-23 season.
Malkin has not played in over a month, but could return to the lineup on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils. The 39-year-old Malkin was having a renaissance season before his injury, scoring 29 points (8G / 21A) through 26 games. The future Hall of Famer has not finished a season above a point-per-game pace since the 2022-23 season.
After a poor start to his tenure with the Penguins, Skinner has strung together consecutive wins, allowing just one goal in each and saving 38 of 40 combined shots (.950 SV%). The 27-year-old Skinner has a 2.87 GAA and .874 SV% through five games with the Penguins (2-3-0). Pittsburgh has won five straight and enters the action on Thursday -115 home favorites against a New Jersey Devils team coming off a humiliating 9-0 loss to the New York Islanders.
Koivunen scored a goal in his most recent game and has two points (1G / 1A) in his last three outings, but has been assigned to the AHL. The 22-year-old forward has five points (2G / 3A) in 27 games with Pittsburgh this season.
McGroarty has been a regular for the Penguins since making his season debut at the beginning of December. The 21-year-old has three points (2G / 1A) in 16 games and will be sidelined for, at minimum, one week after being placed on Injured Reserve.
Brunicke was drafted 44th overall by the Penguins in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft and has split time between Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) in his first full professional season. The 19-year-old defenseman scored one goal in nine games with Pittsburgh and has just returned from a stint with Team Canada at the U-20 World Junior Championships, where he had two assists in seven games.
With Yegor Chinakhov making his Penguins' debut, Koivunen will be the odd-man out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Koivunen has four points (1G / 3A) in 26 games this season.
