BOSTON -- Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, the latest player to be hit by a wave of injuries, is expected to miss two weeks because of a shoulder contusion, the team said last night.

Letang was hurt Saturday in the first period of a 5-0 loss at San Jose. He was trying to shoot the puck on a rebound on a power play, got tangled with Sharks defenseman Kent Huskins while he was off-balance and fell hard on his right side. He left the game.

He had been playing the left point on the top power-play unit and has a goal and six assists.

Defenseman Deryk Engelland is expected to make his NHL debut tonight for the Penguins, who already are without top defenseman Sergei Gonchar (broken left wrist).

Gonchar, center Evgeni Malkin (strained right shoulder) and forward Max Talbot (offseason left shoulder surgery) are skating but not ready to return.

Winger Tyler Kennedy (groin) is not practicing, is not expected to play tonight and, according to coach Dan Bylsma, will be re-evaluated later in the week.

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