The Pittsburgh Penguins finally kicked their skid and won their first game in seven contests.
It wasn’t an easy battle against the Washington Capitals, however, as the Penguins walk away from the game with multiple injuries to defensemen.
According to head coach Mike Sullivan, Jan Rutta and P.O. Joseph are being evaluated for injuries.
Rutta suffered his injury following a big hit from Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin; Rutta retaliated with a cross checking penalty.
After serving his penalty, Rutta left the game and is being looked at for an upper-body injury.
Joseph left after one shift in the second period and is being evaluated for a lower-body injury.
While both Rutta and Joseph were already out for their injuries, defenseman Jeff Petry suffered what looked like a lower-body injury shortly after.
The Penguins were down to three defenders which forced Jeff Carter to play a shift on the blue line.
Petry came back to the bench in short order and is likely fine after hurting what looked like his knee trying to throw a body check.
If Rutta and Joseph are unable to play, that means Ty Smith or Mark Friedman could be making their way back to the NHL roster.
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