The Penguins will have an optional morning skate at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex at 10:30 a.m. in advance of tonight's game against the Islanders. I'll cover it here.
• Joona Koppanen tells me he is actually playing tonight. So one of the forwards is out. I’ll have more on him in a bit. I said a couple things to him in Finnish and he got a kick out of that and said I learned more from last year.
• Skating today: Alex Nedeljkovic, Mike Chiasson, Joona Koppanen, Boko Imama, Emil Bemstrom, Matt Nieto, Sebastian Aho, Kevin Hayes, Connor Dewar, Phil Tomasino, Vladislav Kolyachonok
• I asked Mike Sullivan what necessitated the Joona Koppanen recall, and he said some guys are “nicked up.” As to why Koppanen specifically got the call, he noted his ability to play center and the wing and kill penalties, but cited his high level of play lately first and foremost.
• Tristan Jarry will start.
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4:40 am - 03.18.2025Cranberry, Pa.Final: Penguins morning skate
The Penguins will have an optional morning skate at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex at 10:30 a.m. in advance of tonight's game against the Islanders. I'll cover it here.
• Joona Koppanen tells me he is actually playing tonight. So one of the forwards is out. I’ll have more on him in a bit. I said a couple things to him in Finnish and he got a kick out of that and said I learned more from last year.
• Skating today: Alex Nedeljkovic, Mike Chiasson, Joona Koppanen, Boko Imama, Emil Bemstrom, Matt Nieto, Sebastian Aho, Kevin Hayes, Connor Dewar, Phil Tomasino, Vladislav Kolyachonok
• I asked Mike Sullivan what necessitated the Joona Koppanen recall, and he said some guys are “nicked up.” As to why Koppanen specifically got the call, he noted his ability to play center and the wing and kill penalties, but cited his high level of play lately first and foremost.
• Tristan Jarry will start.
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