Overview
- Team PR set minimum absences: Justin Brazeau four weeks (upper-body), Noel Acciari three weeks (upper-body), Tristan Jarry three weeks (lower-body).
- The Penguins placed all three on injured reserve, recalled Danton Heinen, Ryan Graves and Sergei Murashov, and reassigned Owen Pickering to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
- Silovs is expected to handle the starter’s workload with Murashov, the AHL’s Goalie of the Month, backing up and a candidate for his first NHL start.
- Practice featured new combinations, including Heinen working at center and Graves paired with Connor Clifton, as coaches reconfigure roles.
- Pittsburgh is 8-4-2 entering three games in four days before facing Nashville in Stockholm on Nov. 14 and 16.