Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan announced after practice on Monday that defenseman Marcus Pettersson will be week-to-week with a lower-body injury. The blueliner left late in the first period of Saturday’s game in Ottawa and did not return after going awkwardly into the boards.

The Penguins’ mini-renaissance of going 6-2-1 in their last nine games could be experiencing a stress test without a viable solution as a result of the injury suffered on Saturday night by Marcus Pettersson.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Pettersson’s status following a practice session in Cranberry on Monday.

The Penguins lost 3-2 in overtime against the Senators on Saturday and may have lost Pettersson to injury for a while.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a chance to be the center of attention as the NHL trade deadline approaches with multiple players possibly one the move. Most notable among them is top defenseman Marcus Pettersson who is likely going to be a top trade target from the Penguins roster.

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan announced that defenseman Marcus Pettersson will be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Pettersson left Saturday’s overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators favoring his left leg after a hit into the boards.

He left the team’s Saturday loss to Ottawa late in the first period after a collision with Senators forward Drake Batherson sent him awkwardly into the boards.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without steady Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson for some time. Coach Mike Sullivan said Monday that Pettersson is out on a week-to-week basis because of a lower-body injury.