The city's new multi-purpose facility will open in less than a year, but is it too late to put an addition on the Penguins' medical room at Mellon Arena?

No fewer than six regulars -- forwards Chris Kunitz, Max Talbot and Tyler Kennedy, along with defensemen Sergei Gonchar, Brooks Orpik and Kris Letang -- are recovering from lost-time injuries, and it's possible that list is about to grow.

Defenseman Alex Goligoski, who is the Penguins' No. 3 scorer and averages more than 23 minutes of ice time per game, left the ice late in the third period of their 6-5 overtime victory against Boston Saturday night with what appeared to be a problem in his upper left leg.

He sat out yesterday's practice at Mellon Arena, and his status for tonight's game against Anaheim is uncertain.

"He's been banged up a little bit," coach Dan Bylsma said yesterday. "It was a maintenance day. [Today], we'll take a look at him, and hopefully, he's in the same condition."

When asked directly if he expects Goligoski to be in uniform tonight, Bylsma offered a rather cryptic response.

"It's a maintenance day," he said. "We're trying to treat him and [try to have him] continue to get better. We'll see [today]."

Forward Mark Letestu made his NHL debut against Boston and didn't look out of place at this level.

He logged eight minutes and 16 seconds of ice time, was credited with a couple of hits and showed flashes of the hands that have made him a productive player in the American Hockey League.

"The plan going in was to keep it real simple," he said. "Just play strong within the system and, for the most part, it went pretty well. Hopefully, I can build on that."

And, it's safe to assume, remember it.

"I was pretty nervous coming in," Letestu said. "When I first came out there for the game, the ovation was pretty overwhelming. I had chills. It was a pretty cool experience. Hopefully, there are many more."

Defenseman Jay McKee owns what conservatively could be described as an oversized truck.

Today it could be described as a really clean, oversized truck.

And it's not because he took it to a place that specializes in detailing such vehicles.

Instead, McKee's truck is shining because of Bylsma, who spent considerable time before yesterday's practice washing it near Gate 2 at Mellon Arena.

That was Bylsma's penalty for losing an end-of-practice shootout competition. The loser of those generally has to serve drinks to his teammates after the workout or, on rare occasions, grow a moustache for a month.

But earlier this season, Bylsma proposed that the loser of the event that particular day be obliged to wash McKee's vehicle, which is no small task. Bylsma proceeded to finish last in the competition, which is why he was manning a hose before yesterday's workout.

Anaheim right winger Corey Perry scored two goals in the Penguins' 4-3 victory at the Honda Center Nov. 3, so there's not much danger of them overlooking him tonight.

But just in case the Penguins need a reminder of just how formidable the Ducks' top line can be, they might want to note that Perry and Ryan Getzlaf have 11-game scoring streaks.

Those are the longest concurrent streaks by teammates since Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin put up points in 13 consecutive games between Oct. 23 and Nov. 17, 2007.

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