PITTSBURGH — Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese is sidelined "day-to-day" with a lower-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan announced ahead of Sunday's game against the Winnipeg Jets.
During Friday's game in Columbus, Aston-Reese absorbed a slap shot off the inside of the left knee. He went to the dressing room in pain, returned to play the second period but did not take a shift in the third.
The injury comes just after illness. Aston-Reese missed five games as he recovered from COVID-19. It was the second time this season that the forward has tested positive for the virus.