Overview
- Both forwards were activated from injured reserve before Sunday’s game against the Stars, with defensemen Harrison Brunicke and Jack St. Ivany recalled from AHL conditioning loans.
- St. Ivany remains on the injured non-roster list for now because no active roster spot is available.
- Evgeni Malkin is out with an upper-body injury and listed day-to-day after posting eight goals and a team-high 21 assists through 26 games.
- Joona Koppanen cleared waivers and was reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and Boko Imama was sent down to open the needed roster spots.
- Justin Brazeau produced 12 points in his first 12 games before his upper-body setback, while Noel Acciari had three assists in 13 games and led Pittsburgh centers in faceoff percentage prior to his injury.