Pittsburgh Penguins News

Novak has four goals, 11 points, 39 SOG and four PIMs across 20 games played this season and has signed a one-year extension worth $800,000. The 25-year-old has been enjoying a solid second NHL season and will be happy to sign after only 47 career games.

Novak was returned to Milwaukee (AHL) during the NHL All-Star break so that he could continue to see game action and continued to produce, adding to his 11 goals, 15 points and a +9 plus/minus in 25 games with the Admirals (AHL). He heads back to Nashville, where he was having a great start to his sophmore campaign, with four goals, 11 points and a +2 plus/minus through his first 19 games this season.

Chinakhov has been out since Dec. 19th due to an ankle injury but was skating for the first time at practice Tuesday. The 21-year-old winger has four goals, nine assists, 44 SOG and 10 PIMs through 30 games prior to his injury.

Bemstrom was a healthy scratch for the Blue Jackets' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Friday as a replacement for the injured Gustav Nyquist (upper body). The 23-year-old has four goals, seven assists, 35 SOG, and a -4 plus/minus through 21 games played this year.

Kuzmenko signed a one-year deal with the Canucks in the offseason after seven season in the KHL. In his first season in North America, Kuzmenko has scored 21 goals with 22 assists (43 points) in 47 games, playing primarily on a line with Elias Pettersson.

Bemstrom sat for the third period of Monday's loss in Calgary, playing just 6:18 TOI. He'll be replaced by Liam Foudy in the Blue Jackets' bottom-6 on Wednesday.

Letang has not played since December 28th but was a full participant in Tuesday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision vs. the Panthers. Letang skated on the top-pair with Brian Dumoulin and on the second power-play unit in the morning skate and was activated off the injured reserve Tuesday afternoon.

Letang has not played since December 28th but was a full participant in Tuesday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision vs. the Panthers. Letang skated on the top-pair with Brian Dumoulin and on the second power-play unit in the morning skate.

Dumba has been a healthy scratch for the Wilds' previous two games but is expected to draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay as he pairs up with Jonas Brodin. The 28-year-old has four goals, eight assists, 56 SOG, 54 PIMs, and a +3 plus/minus through 43 games prior to being scratched.

Letang is eligible to be activated from LTIR whenever he is back to 100 percent but it gives the Penguins the salary room to activate Jeff Petry and Tristan Jarry from IR and keep Mark Friedman, Jonathan Gruden, and Drew O'Connor on the roster.

Dumba has four goals, eight assists, 54 PIMs and 56 SOG through 43 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Carolina. Dumba is expected back in the lineup soon as head coach Dean Evason claimed “I won’t get into specifics, but he knows why he’s sitting out".

Letang has not played since Dec. 28th due to an illness and will not play Wednesday as Pittsburgh takes on the Ottawa Senators. The 35-year-old star defenseman has two goals, 14 assists, 57 SOG and a -12 plus/minus through 29 games prior to his latest absence.

Robertson has not played since Dec. 8th and will now miss the remained of the season after undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery. The 21-year-old is expected to miss six months after scoring two goals and five points in 15 games prior to the injury.

Gustafsson has five assists, 36 SOG, six PIMs and one SHP through 38 games but will miss Thursday's game vs. Buffalo due to an upper-body injury.