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Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad sidelined with new injury

Seth Rorabaugh
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In 13 games this season, Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad had two points (one goal, two assists).

NEWARK, N.J. — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad will miss Tuesday’s road game against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center because of an undisclosed injury. He will be sidelined on a week-to-week basis.

Coach Mike Sullivan did not disclose the nature of the injury but specified it is not related to the core muscle injury that kept Bjugstad sidelined from mid-November until last week.

Bjugstad has appeared in 13 games this season and has two points (one goal, one assist).

Notes:

• With Bjugstad absent from the morning skate, Evan Rodrigues moved up from the fourth line to the third line. The lines and pairings were:

Jason Zucker — Sidney Crosby — Conor Sheary

Patrick Marleau — Evgeni Malkin — Bryan Rust

Evan Rodrigues — Jared McCann — Patric Hornqvist

Sam Lafferty — Teddy Blueger — Brandon Tanev

Brian Dumoulin — Kris Letang

Marcus Pettersson — John Marino

Jack Johnson — Justin Schultz

• The top power-play unit included Crosby, Hornqvist, Malkin, Schultz and Zucker. The second power-play unit was composed of Letang, Marino, Marleau, McCann and Rust.

• Goaltender Matt Murray is expected to start in net. In 37 games this season, Murray has a 19-11-5 record, 2.89 goals-against average, an .898 save percentage and one shutout.

• The Devils are expected to start goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood. In 46 games this season, Blackwood has a 22-13-8 record along with a 2.74 goals-against average, a .915 save percentage and three shutouts.

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Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.

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