Pittsburgh Penguins News

Wotherspoon continues to rotate with Kevin Shattenkirk as the former will take a seat on Thursday. Wotherspoon has no goals and three assists in 22 games this year.

Jake Guentzel (upper body) was placed on Injured Reserve on Thursday which cleared up space for Valtteri Puustinen to be recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). The 24-year-old shifty winger will return to the Penguins where he thrived earlier in the season with eight points (1G/7A) in 21 appearances

Skinner snapped a two-game losing skid on Tuesday and will return to the crease on Thursday night. Skinner has allowed three or more goals in two straight contests (1-1-0) after previously going 12 without allowing more than (11-1-0). The Oilers are sizeable -224 home favourites against a St. Louis Blue team coming off a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.

Skinner snapped a two-game losing skid on Tuesday and will return to the crease on Thursday night. Skinner has allowed three or more goals in two straight contests (1-1-0) after previously going 12 without allowing more than (11-1-0). The Oilers are sizeable -224 home favourites against a St. Louis Blue team coming off a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.

Lizotte has been out of the lineup since January 15th with a lower-body injury and has been moved retroactively to LTIR. The 26-year-old Lizotte had been held without a point in 11 straight games before his injury.

Kevin Shattenkirk will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Wohterspoon to draw back into the lineup. Wotherspoon last played on February 10th, registering a whopping eight hits in 19:36 time-on-ice.

Wotherspoon is the odd man out of Boston's lineup Tuesday as they take on Tampa Bay and Kevin Shattenkirk draws back in. The 26-year-old Wotherspoon has yet to score this season but has been strong defensively and has three assists, 13 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 22 games this year.

After a franchise-best 16-game winning streak, the Oilers have lost two of their last three contests, both with Skinner between the pipes. Skinner will look to get back into the win column on Tuesday night as the Oilers are -220 home favourites against the Detroit Red Wings, who have points in four straight (3-0-1). Despite dropping his past two outings, Skinner has played respectably, allowing only five goals while posting a .900 SV%

Acciari was limited to only 5:35 time-on-ice in last Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets (02/06) before exiting the game with a concussion after a hit from Brendan Dillon. Acciari had played 11 of the past 12 games for the Penguins but failed to register a point in that time while averaging 12:58 time-on-ice.

Malkin missed Monday's practice due to an undisclosed injury but claimed "everything is good" after participating in Tuesday's morning skate. The 37-year-old is having his first season under a point-per-game since 2010-11 but still has an impressive 16 goals and 41 points in 49 games played this season. The Penguins next suit up on Wednesday as they take on the Florida Panthers at home.

Bemstrom has been a healthy scratch the last two games for the Blue Jackets but will re-enter the lineup on Tuesday against the Ottawa Senators. Bemstrom has had trouble producing offensively lately, being limited to only one point (1G / 0A) in his last eight games.

After a franchise-best 16-game winning streak, the Oilers have lost two of their last three contests, both with Skinner between the pipes. Skinner will look to get back into the win column on Tuesday night as the Oilers are -220 home favourites against the Detroit Red Wings, who have points in four straight (3-0-1). Despite dropping his past two outings, Skinner has played respectably, allowing only five goals while posting a .900 SV%.

Dewar has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury but seems poised to play Monday in Vegas. Dewar, who would replace Marcus Foligno (lower-body) in the lineup, skated on the fourth line with Jake Lucchini and Vinni Lettieri in Sunday's practice session. He has seven goals and two assists (nine points) in 45 games this season.

Tomasino has been reassigned to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL as Egor Afanasyev and Mark Jankowski were recalled in adjacent moves. Before scoring three points (2G / 1A) in his last three games, Tomasino was limited to only three points (1G / 2A) in his previous 12 and has failed to translate his pedigree from being Nashville's first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft to the NHL level this season.

Dewar has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury but seems poised to play Monday in Vegas. Dewar, who would replace Marcus Foligno (lower-body) in the lineup, skated on the fourth line with Jake Lucchini and Vinni Lettieri in Sunday's practice session. He has seven goals and two assists (nine points) in 45 games this season.

Dumba returned to practice on Tuesday and will re-enter the Coyotes' lineup after a three-game absence. The 29-year-old Dumba has been limited to only five points (2G / 3A) in 44 games with the Coyotes this season while playing predominantly on a defensive pair with Travis Dermott.