Orpik injured in loss; will be re-evaluated Wednesday morning

The injuries keep piling on for the Pittsburgh Penguins. About seven minutes into the first period against the Boston Bruins Tuesday night, defenseman Brooks Orpik took a hard hit from Bruins defenseman Marc Stuart and did not return.

The Penguins spent most of the game playing with 5 defenseman as the Penguins lost their third straight game, losing to the Bruins 3-0.

Orpik is believed to have suffered a upper body injury and Orpik will be re-evaluated by team doctors Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh.

Sources tell me, the team is expected to re-call defenseman Ben Lovejoy from Wilkes Barre/Scranton, if Orpik is ruled out for Thursday's game.The Penguins host the New Jersey Devils at home Thursday night.

The Penguins went 1-3 on their four game road trip.

Malkin progressing; to return this week?

Star center Evgeni Malkin took another step towards returning to game action this morning as the 2008-2009 NHL points leader