Is there a more unlucky club on the injury front than the Pittsburgh Penguins this season? Having dealt with injuries to key players through all of the 2019-20 season so far, things are about to get even more dicey for the Pens up front.
Pittsburgh may be heading in to 2020 sitting in 3rd overall in the Eastern Conference standings with 52 points through 39 games, but if they want to maintain this type of pace, they will have to do it without winger Jake Guentzel, who was injured on Monday night in the team's 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators following a hard spill into the boards.
With 43 points through 39 games, Guentzel is definitely going to be next to impossible to replace at this stage.
The 25-year old is expected to miss between 4-6 months after undergoing shoulder surgery to repair the damage he sustained.
Tough break for the Pens.
Guentzel recorded his 200th point in his 243rd career NHL game on Monday, prior to the injury.
Source: sportsnet.ca
