With Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby's injury status questionable in the coming days - and Evgeni Malkin still out - who should get the call from the AHL to fill in some center depth on the NHL roster? With Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby missing out on Friday's contest against the New York Rangers, the Penguins called up Emil Bemström for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The 25-year-old leads the WBS Penguins with 41 points in 37 games thanks to 19 goals and 22 assists. He's also tied for the team's best plus/minus rating at plus-11. Earlier this week, Bemström and Owen Pickering represented the Penguins at the AHL All-Star Classic, which the Atlantic Division lost to the Central Division in the Final. Despite not getting any points over the three All-Star Games, Bemström has eight points in his last four games, including a four-assist night on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and a hat trick on Sunday, Jan. 26. Last season, he played 24 games with the Penguins in the NHL, scoring three goals and five points. The veteran of 224 NHL games with Columbus and Pittsburgh has 34 goals and 40 assists for 74 points. In the AHL, including this season, Bemström has played 70 games, scoring 45 goals and 88 points. Pittsburgh plays the New York Rangers on Friday, followed by a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night before breaking for the 4 Nations Face-off. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEyMTYyNzc0NjIzNTk0MDE5/thnpitnews.png] Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEwNjYwNDIwMDI3OTUwOTI5/thnpitbanner.png]
