By james art 
Already missing forwards Bryan Rust and Blake Lizotte, the Penguins lost a game and two more forwards were injured in Seattle yesterday.
Evgeni Malkin was injured in the first period and Nieto left the game in the third period. Rust suffered an undisclosed injury Thursday in Anaheim, and Lizotte was out with an illness.
Also yesterday, the Penguins sent promising defenseman Owen Picking to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, with coach Mike Sullivan explaining that while he’s played well through his early 25-game NHL career, Picking’s progress has slowed recently, which he says is common with the Cubs. players get their first NHL experience.
There are two games left in the Penguins’ seven-game road trip. They will play at San Jose on Monday night and at Utah on Wednesday night. They are 2-3 on the trip so far.
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