Penguins Recall McGroarty Ahead Of Sunday Tilt In Anaheim In Wake Of Another Forward Injury

Even after heading to the West Coast with a mostly healthy roster, the Pittsburgh Penguins still could not escape the injury bug.

A day after their 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings Saturday, the Penguins announced that forward Ville Koivunen is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will not play in the second leg of the Penguins' back-to-back. They will take on the Anaheim Ducks Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET.

In a corresponding move, forward Rutger McGroarty - who just played Saturday in Charlotte with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (WBS), Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate - was recalled and joined the team in Anaheim.

Koivunen, 23, has two goals and six points in 15 games this season. He has been playing on the third line with Hendrix Lapierre and Justin Brazeau, the latter of whom has played in the last three games after returning from an injury sustained in the preseason.

McGroarty has appeared in only two NHL games this season, but he has put together a solid start to his AHL campaign, recording six goals and 12 points in nine games. He recorded the game-tying goal in WBS's 4-3 overtime win over the Charlotte Checkers Friday in a two-point night.

In 34 career NHL games, McGroarty has four goals and nine points. It is unclear whether or not he will suit up for the Penguins Sunday against Anaheim, as forward Andrei Kuzmenko has also been a healthy scratch for the past two games and is available. 

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