Kris Letang will play Wednesday after being a game-time decision (illness)
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Letang (illness) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play vs. the Bruins.
Kris Letang will be a game-time decision Tuesday due to illness
The Penguins currently find themselves on a four-game skid so the news that Kris Letang may miss Tuesday due to illness does not come at a good time whatsoever. Letang has struggled early on in 2022-23, posting a -5 plus/minus rating with only four points (0G/4A) through his first nine games.
Goalie Start
Stuart Skinner will start Saturday vs. The Flames
Goalie Start
Skinner starts Wednesday in St. Louis.
Skinner allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Oilers loss to the Sabres last Tuesday. Through two appearances, Skinner has gone 0-1-0 while turning aside 51 of 54 shots (.944 SV%. That brings his SV% to .913 through 16 career appearances (14 starts). On Wednesday, he'll face a Blues team that is 3-1-0 and just knocked off Jack Campbell and the Oilers 2-0 on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Skinner was in the starter's crease at the Oilers morning skate.
Skinner allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Oilers loss to the Sabres last Tuesday. Through two appearances, Skinner has gone 0-1-0 while turning aside 51 of 54 shots (.944 SV%. That brings his SV% to .913 through 16 career appearances (14 starts). On Wednesday, he'll face a Blues team that is 3-1-0 and just knocked off Jack Campbell and the Oilers 2-0 on Saturday.
Line Change
Caleb Jones will play Tuesday vs. the Florida Panthers after missing last game (healthy scratch)
Caleb Jones returns to the Blackhawks lineup to replace Filip Roos on Tuesday. Jones will return after missing his second game of the early season in Chicago's 5-4 win over Seattle Sunday. Through three games this season he is averaging 16:59 TOI while yet to collect his first point of the campaign.
Line Change
Jones is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Aho is expected to draw into the Islanders lineup on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Skinner is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Sabres.
Skinner should draw his first start of the season Tuesday as the Oilers host the Sabres on home ice. The Edmonton native was phenomenal in relief of Jack Campbell Saturday stopping all 31 of 31 shots while limiting the damage in the Oilers' 4-3 loss to Calgary. He enjoyed a strong first rookie season in 2021-22, collecting a .913 SV% while winning six of 12 starts.
Line Change
Jones will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Thursday.
The Blue Jackets sent Emil Bemstrom to Cleveland (AHL).
Bemstrom cleared waivers on Monday and was sent to the AHL to start the season. Bemstrom struggled to find his footing in the 2021-22 season, tallying just 11 points (6G / 5A) in 41 NHL games.
The Penguins have signed Jack St. Ivany to a two-year, entry-level contract.
The Blackhawks have re-signed Caleb Jones to a one-year, $1.35 million contract.
The Blue Jackets have re-signed Emil Bemstrom to a two-year, $1.8 million contract.
The Predators have re-signed Thomas Novak to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Penguins have signed Owen Pickering to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Penguins selected Pickering with the No.21 overall pick in this summer's NHL Draft. The 18-year-old blue liner had nine goals with 24 assists (33 points) in 62 games with the Swift Current Broncos (WHL).
The Coyotes have re-signed Boko Imama to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Blues have signed Noel Acciari to a one-year deal worth $1.25M.
The Penguins have re-signed Evgeni Malkin to a four-year deal worth $24.4 million ($6.1M AAV).
Malkin has spent his entire 16-year career in Pittsburgh, totalling 1146 points (444G / 702A) in 981 games. At 36 years old, Malkin is still one of the NHL's best points-per-game players but injuries remain a huge issue for the Russian centre. In the last three seasons, Malkin has missed a combined 78 games (37.7% of the games) but was 17th in the NHL in points-per-game (1.12) over that span.
