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Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson. , (Photo by Jeanine Leech\/Icon Sportswire)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson. , (Photo by Jeanine Leech\/Icon Sportswire)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson sat out practice Monday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. The team reported he is ill.<\/p>\n
Karlsson spent at least part of the third period on the bench Sunday in a 7-3win at Chicago<\/a> and played a season-low 15:49.<\/p>\n Karlsson\u2019s status for Tuesday\u2019s game at home against Carolina remains to be seen, but Penguins coach Dan Muse said the way Karlsson was handled Sunday and Monday was \u201cprecautionary,\u201d and added that with a lopsided score against the Blackhawks, the team had an opportunity to manage his minutes late in that game.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, during a drill Monday, forward Connor Dewar appeared to get clipped up high. He left practice.<\/p>\n \u201cI saw it,\u201d Muse said. \u201cI don\u2019t have any updates right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Connor Clifton took Karlsson\u2019s spot on a pairing with Parker Wotherspoon during drills, and Hayes filled in for Dewar after he left.<\/p>\n All other expected players participated.<\/p>\n Before practice, injured players Evgeni Malkin and Filip Hallander worked out on the ice.<\/p>\n Penguins Lines<\/p>\n Rickard Rakell-Sidney Crosby-Bryan Rust<\/p>\n Anthony Mantha-Tommy Novak-Justin Brazeau<\/p>\n Rutger-McGroarty-Ben Kindel-Ville Koivunen<\/p>\n Connor Dewar\/Kevin Hayes-Blake Lizotte-Noel Acciari<\/p>\n Parker Wotherspoon-Connor Clifton<\/p>\n Brett Kulak-Kris Letang<\/p>\n Ryan Shea-Jack St. Ivany<\/p>\n Ryan Graves was the extra defenseman<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> Shelly Anderson<\/a> <\/p>\n