Pittsburgh Penguins fourth-line forwards and penalty killers Josh Archibald and Ryan Poehling have been labeled as “day-to-day” because of undisclosed injuries.
Associate coach Todd Reirden announced each player’s status after Wednesday’s practice in Cranberry.
Archibald missed Tuesday’s 3-2 home win against the New York Rangers after suffering an injury in the late stages of a 3-2 road loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
In 30 games this season, Archibald has six points (four goals, two assists) while averaging 10 minutes, 15 seconds of ice time, the second-lowest figure on the active NHL roster. Despite that limited deployment, Archibald leads the Penguins in penalties drawn (14) and hits (109).
Poehling, who was spotted leaving the team’s facility in Cranberry as practice began, did not record a shift for the final 10:20 of regulation in Tuesday’s contest. In 30 games this season, Poehling has eight points (four goals, four assists) while clocking 11:15 of average ice time per contest.
Notes:
The Penguins’ lines and pairs in practice were:
59 Jake Guentzel – 87 Sidney Crosby – 67 Rickard Rakell
16 Jason Zucker – 71 Evgeni Malkin – 17 Bryan Rust
23 Brock McGinn – 77 Jeff Carter – 42 Kasperi Kapanen
43 Danton Heinen – 53 Teddy Blueger – 10 Drew O’Connor
28 Marcus Pettersson – 58 Kris Letang
8 Brian Dumoulin – 44 Jan Rutta
73 P.O Joseph – 2 Chad Ruhwedel
The top power-play unit featured Crosby, Guentzel, Letang, Malkin and Rakell. The second unit was Carter, Heinen, Joseph, Kapanen and Rust.
