Penguins report injuries to Malkin, Korczak; Soderblom's status downgraded
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Nov 2, 2026, 4:14 PM
Last updated Nov 2, 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that Evgeni Malkin is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, while defenseman Kaedan Korczak is also out with a lower body injury. Both players did not participate in practice on November 2. Elmer Soderblom's injury status has been downgraded from day-to-day to week-to-week. The Penguins are struggling defensively and will need to integrate new players, including recalling Justin Brazeau from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. They demoted Rutger McGroarty to the AHL.
- •Malkin is out day-to-day due to a lower-body injury.
- •Korczak also sidelined with a lower-body injury.
- •Soderblom's status downgraded to week-to-week.
- •Penguins recalled Brazeau and demoted McGroarty.
- •Team struggling to maintain defensive consistency.
- 4:14 PMYahoo Sports — Penguins Injury Updates: Malkin, Korzcak Out; Soderblom Downgraded
"The Pittsburgh Penguins injury news was not good Monday. For the struggling team that has largely been defensively scattered, they’ll […]
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