The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that they have recalled forward Ville Koivunen from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Koivunen was just sent down to the AHL by Pittsburgh over the weekend. Now, with this latest news, Koivunen will be heading right back to the NHL roster.
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Koivunen getting called back up comes with star forward Evgeni Malkin being sidelined day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Koivunen has appeared in 33 games this season with Pittsburgh, where he has recorded two goals, five assists, seven points, and a minus-5 rating. This is after he had seven assists in his first eight career NHL games during this past season.
While Koivunen has had some struggles at the NHL level this season, he has been continuing to show off his potential in the AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In 29 games this season with the AHL club, he has 11 goals, 22 assists, 33 points, and a plus-7 rating.
