Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Updates: Lizotte Possible Return, Malkin Remains Out
The Pittsburgh Penguins may see forward Blake Lizotte return to the lineup against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, December 29th, at the United Center (7:00 PM ET; CHSN, SN-PIT, SNP, SNW, SNE, TVAS). https://www.nhl.com/penguins Lizotte has been sidelined for the past nine games due to an undisclosed injury and participated fully in Saturday’s practice, centering a line with Connor Dewar and Noel Acciari.
Though, the team will make a final determination on his status after consulting with the medical staff. Lizotte himself expressed some uncertainty regarding the injury’s origin, stating, “To be honest, it’s a mystery for me too; I just started hurting… It just got more and more sore.”
Meanwhile, Evgeni malkin continues to recover from an upper-body injury and will miss his 11th consecutive game on Sunday. Related reading