Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan artfully sidestepped a question about defenseman Erik Karlsson’s return last week. On Tuesday, he offered some confidence that Karlsson will be ready by the Penguin’s season opener against the New York Rangers on Oct.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson took to the ice prior to his team’s morning skate in Cranberry on Tuesday. Sidelined since the start of training camp due to an undisclosed injury, Karlsson skated for the first time since Sept.

"The Penguins naturally aren’t giving away any injury specifics but it’s fair to surmise Karlsson endured some kind of a setback during the past week," Yohe wrote on Monday. "

Pittsburgh Penguins’ defenseman Erik Karlsson remained off the ice on Monday due to an undisclosed injury that has prevented him from participating in any of the team’s practices during its ongoing training camp.

Pittsburgh Penguins star defenseman Erik Karlsson, the franchise's biggest offseason acquisition from a year ago, has yet to take the ice during training camp due to an upper-body injury with no positive updates in sight.

Questions have emerged regarding the status of top defenseman Erik Karlsson, who has been labeled as day-to-day with an upper-body injury since the onset of training camp. In the earlygoing, he was skating on his own before camp ensued, but over the last three practice days, he did not take the ice beforehand.

On the way to Detroit for the first of a pair of preseason games this weekend, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan briefly forgot who his goalies were for Saturday.