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Penguins' Egor Chinakhov out with lower-body injury

Pittsburgh says the winger is being evaluated after an injury in practice on Thursday.

File photo: Pittsburgh Penguins winger Egor Chinakhov skates with the puck against the Dallas Stars at PPG Paints Arena.
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Egor Chinakhov missed the Pittsburgh Penguins’ game in Colorado on Friday, Oct. 16, with a lower-body injury. The club said he was being evaluated after getting hurt in practice on Thursday.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now reported that the team had not established a prognosis while the evaluation continued.

Ville Koivunen moved into Chinakhov’s place on the left wing with Tommy Novak and Evgeni Malkin against the Avalanche, according to the Penguins’ postgame report.

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