Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner is dealing with an upper-body injury and will not dress on Sunday against the Florida Panthers, the team announced.
Skinner played the entirety of the team’s 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, but did not play in their game on Saturday against the Panthers.
Arturs Silovs will start for the Penguins in net for the second day in a row – he saved 19 of 23 shots in the 9-4 victory over the Panthers on Saturday.
The 27-year-old Skinner has a 2.99 goals-against average and .886 save percentage in 24 games with the Penguins since he was acquired in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers in December.
The Penguins also recalled goaltender Taylor Gauthier from the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.
The Penguins (39-22-16) enter play on Sunday ranked second in the Metropolitan Division, five points ahead of the New York Islanders with five games remaining on the schedule. After playing Florida on Sunday, Pittsburgh plays three of its final four games on the road.
They travel to New Jersey to take on the Devils on Thursday, then play a home-and-home series against the Washington Capitals before finishing the regular season on the road against the St. Louis Blues.
