Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan announced after practice on Monday that defenseman Marcus Pettersson will be week-to-week with a lower-body injury. The blueliner left late in the first period of Saturday’s game in Ottawa and did not return after going awkwardly into the boards.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without steady Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson for some time. Coach Mike Sullivan said Monday that Pettersson is out on a week-to-week basis because of a lower-body injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson will be sidelined on a “week-to-week” basis due to an undisclosed injury. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Pettersson’s status following a practice session in Cranberry on Monday.

With the Penguins now down a top-four defenseman, there are a few d-men most likely to get the call from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

The Penguins’ mini-renaissance of going 6-2-1 in their last nine games could be experiencing a stress test without a viable solution as a result of the injury suffered on Saturday night by Marcus Pettersson.

The Penguins lost 3-2 in overtime against the Senators on Saturday and may have lost Pettersson to injury for a while.

The already beleaguered Pittsburgh Penguins defense might get more bad news on Monday. Stalwart defenseman Marcus Pettersson, 28, who will be a free agent after this season is generally seen as the rock of the Penguins defense.

He left the team’s Saturday loss to Ottawa late in the first period after a collision with Senators forward Drake Batherson sent him awkwardly into the boards.