The Penguins assigned goaltender Emil Larmi to the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL on Sunday, one day after recalling him.

On Saturday, Larmi served as the backup to Matt Murray in a 3-2 overtime road win against the Montreal Canadiens.

The Penguins had initially intended to recall former backup Casey DeSmith from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton but DeSmith misplaced his passport and was not able to travel to Canada. That prompted the team to recall Larmi, a 23-year-old Finn in his first professional season in North America. He has split time between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wheeling.

In five AHL games, he has a 1-2-2 record along with a 4.43 goals against average and an .861 save percentage. In four ECHL contests, he has a 3-1-0 record along with a 1.51 goals against average, a .959 save percentage and one shutout.

Notes:

• The Penguins are scheduled to host the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, shortly after 5 p.m.

• Goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected to start for the Penguins.

• The Penguins have won eight consecutive home games against the Panthers dating to Dec. 20, 2014.

• Coach Mike Sullivan has 199 career wins with the Penguins.

• Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck, a native of Upper St. Clair, has appeared in 399 career games.

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