Penguins placed center Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve on Sunday with an upper-body injury while Michael Bunting missed Sunday's game due to a car accident.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in need of wins. Their recent run of strong play has tapered just slightly, and just enough to be on the wrong side of seven of their last nine games, including three that went beyond regulation.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were dealt another blow on Sunday as forward Michael Bunting was ruled out of their 5–2 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning following a car accident outside PPG Paints Arena.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins placed center Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve on Sunday with an upper-body injury. Malkin missed his fourth consecutive game against Tampa Bay. He was a late scratch before Tuesday’s home game against Columbus when he participated in the morning skate,

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins placed center Evgeni Malkin on injured ... Sullivan also said Sunday that Malkin's linemate Michael Bunting was involved in a car accident outside ...