NEW YORK -- John Marino is going to slide into Kris Letang's spot when the Penguins play the Islanders tonight at 7:08 at Barclays Center.
But while he'll fill Letang's place alongside Brian Dumoulin on the No. 1 defense pairing, Marino won't be taking on Letang's entire workload.
Letang, after all, was averaging 25 minutes of ice time per game before being injured during the Penguins' 6-4 loss in Boston Monday. Marino, who has just 13 NHL games on his resume, has averaged 17:17, and has been working on the No.