Cody Glass doesn’t stress out when, abruptly, the Pittsburgh Penguins task him with switching positions. Changes to deployment and skating with different wingers is part of everyday life in the NHL, which Glass accepts and has already navigated through during his first campaign in a Penguins sweater.

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin was a surprise no-show for warmup Tuesday before the Penguins faced the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena.

The 38-year-old isn’t having one of his better offensive seasons, but he remains a capable second-line center for Pittsburgh and the drop-off with him out of the lineup will be substantial.

Malkin (upper body) will be a game-time decision for Thursday's clash with Edmonton, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports. Malkin has missed just one game so far due to his upper-body injury and could be ready to retake his spot on the Pens' second line Thursday.

Evgeni Malkin returned for the Penguins against the Seattle Kraken at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. The 38-year-old center, who participated in the morning skate, had missed the previous four games with an upper-body injury.

Unavailable Thursday

The Pittsburgh Penguins lineup got a little jolt Tuesday when coach Mike Sullivan decided to re-insert Jesse Puljujarvi onto the third line, but it got a major jolt when Evgeni Malkin was not on the ice for warmups.

In a game that kicked off a critical seven-game road trip across the country as the Pittsburgh Penguins try to climb back into a playoff spot, they rode an efficient power play and strong goaltending on Friday while shedding some bad habits to down the Buffalo Sabres 5-2.

Second-line center Evgeni Malkin did not appear during warm-ups, and the team announced that he will miss Tuesday's game and is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. In his place, Cody Glass will ...

Evgeni Malkin will not play tonight and is day-to ... game in a month and second since before American Thanksgiving. Cody Glass is filling in as the Penguins second line center against the Blue ...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin participated in his team’s practice session Wednesday in Cranberry. One day earlier, he was scratched because of an undisclosed injury for a 4-3 home shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.