Bryan Rust injured, out today; Rafael-Harvey Pinard called up

The Penguins have announced that Bryan Rust won’t play today against Calgary to an undisclosed lower-body injury that has deemed him day-to-day.

In response, Pittsburgh has recalled forward Rafael-Harvey Pinard from Wilkes-Barre. Harvey-Pinard won’t play today, coach Dan Muse has said that Kevin Hayes will get back into the lineup.

As we mentioned last week, Harvey-Pinard has been one of the top forwards for WBS in recent times. Rust was one of many Penguins that did not skate yesterday after playing on Thursday night against New Jersey, Rust played 19:29 in that game. His absence will be a tough loss for the team as their current second-leading goal (16) and point (36) scorer on the season.