Overview
- The team placed Ville Koivunen on injured reserve Tuesday with a lower-body issue and labeled him week-to-week.
- Koivunen, 22, has two assists in 11 NHL games this season after debuting last year with seven assists in eight games.
- Sam Poulin was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after leading the AHL club with seven goals and eight assists in 16 games.
- How and when Koivunen was hurt remains unclear, as he played Friday in Stockholm and was scratched Sunday after being listed day-to-day.
- IR rules could make him eligible as soon as Saturday against Seattle, though indications suggest a longer absence, and the Penguins are also without Rickard Rakell, Justin Brazeau and Noel Acciari.