The Pittsburgh Penguins’ decision to weld Kris Letang with Marcus Pettersson on a defensive pairing in recent weeks wasn’t necessarily rooted in a sense of familiarity between the two long-time teammates.
Marcus Pettersson landing on injured reserve forced the Pittsburgh Penguins to do some tinkering on the blue line. Pettersson had been Erik Karlsson’s defensive partner since Karlsson debuted with the Penguins last season.
2 weeks agoPittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (illness ... Friday's 5-2 win over Buffalo due to illness. With Letang out, Matt Grzelcyk led the Penguins' blue line with 24:07 of ice ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins have one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League. Their most important players — guys like Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson — generally are their oldest.
Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk had a pair of assists ... Ovechkin is 21 short. *Penguins defenseman Kris Letang was out Friday due to illness. His status for today is unknown. Grzelcyk assumed right-side duties Friday, and Owen Pickering drew into the lineup ...