Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…
Rookie forward Ville Koivunen has been deemed ’week-to-week’ and subsequently placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Getting the call in his place will be 2019 first-round pick Sam Poulin.
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The loss of Koivunen and the recall of Poulin come as the team also waived forward Philip Tomasino, whom they acquired from the Nashville Predators for a fourth-round pick last season. [PensBurgh]
Having not made the typical impact most expect former first-round picks to make, this may be the final shot for the aforementioned Poulin to make a case for a more permanent NHL roster spot. Despite the ups and downs that have come with his Penguins tenure, Poulin remains upbeat, saying, “I wouldn’t want to play anywhere else. I’m just really pumped to be back.” [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is day-to-day, inching closer to a return from a lower-body injury that recently sidelined him, general manager Brad Treliving said on Tuesday. [TSN]
Alex Ovechkin scored his 903rd career NHL goal to help his Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Monday night, and this goal also came with some more history for the legendary Russian: Ovechkin passed Gordie Howe for the most regular-season goals scored at a single venue in NHL history with his 442nd goal at Capital One Arena. [ESPN]
