PHOTO: Penguins top list of man-games lost due to injury
After it was announced that James Neal of the Pittsburgh Penguins is out indefinitely with a concussion, Josh Yole of the Tribune-Review noted the team has already lost 391 man-games due to injury this season, by far the most in the NHL.
As a compliment to that, here's a look at the five teams that have been most affected by the injury bug.
With the news of James Neal's injury, a visual accompanying @JoshYohe_Trib's report on Pens' man-games lost: pic.twitter.com/brKcFE7bZq
— Matt Rosenberg (@Matt_Rosenberg) March 14, 2014
As for the Penguins, Yole lists the players injured and the various ailments suffered in Pittsburgh.
Pens who suffered significant injuries this year: Letang (3), Martin (2), Neal (2), Scuderi, Malkin, Orpik, Bennett, Glass, Vitale, Dupuis.
— Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_Trib) March 14, 2014
Notable Pens injuries this season: A stroke, a blood clot, an elbow infection, five broken bones, three torn ligaments, two concussions.
— Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_Trib) March 14, 2014
Somehow, the Penguins sit second in the Eastern Conference and fifth overall in the league with 92 points.
Oh right, that Crosby fella.