The Pittsburgh Penguins met the Florida Panthers Wednesday night, hoping to find some solid footing amidst a losing streak and a 3-5-2 record in their last 10 games. That, uh, did not happen. The Penguins crumbled and lost 5-2, but more importantly, they may have lost forward Jake Guentzel to an injury. [PensBurgh]
After the game, head coach Mike Sullivan would offer no further comment on Guentzel’s ailment, only saying he was being evaluated for an upper-body injury. [Trib Live]
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