Pens’ Rust out longer; Malkin skates
Penguins F Bryan Rust’s upper-body injury may be worse than the team initially feared.
Coach Mike Sullivan classified Rust’s injury as “longer term” on Monday. Rust was injured Thursday in a game against the Avalanche when he crashed into the net. Sullivan said the team hopes the injury isn’t season ending, but he is reluctant to put a specific time frame on it. Rust has 12 goals and 13 assists in 50 games.
C Evgeni Malkin skated Monday and is a game-time decision against the Canucks on Tuesday. Malkin has missed seven games with a lower-body injury.