Penguins Injuries: Bad News on Lizotte, Okuliar

Sep 21, 2026, 1:03 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Pittsburgh Hockey Now,

Monday morning, the team announced that tenacious fourth-line center Blake Lizotte suffered an upper-body injury and is out week-to-week. Last season, Lizotte claimed the Penguins’ fourth-line role with Connor Dewar and Noel Acciari as his wingers, and earned a new three-year contract with a $2.25 million salary cap hit.

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