Penguins F Bryan Rust sidelined by lower-body injury

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust will be absent from Tuesday\'s matchup against the Minnesota Wild and is considered week-to-week due to a lower-body injury, according to head coach Mike Sullivan.

Rust sustained the injury in the third period of Saturday\'s game against the Vancouver Canucks after being pushed into the boards by Nils Hoglander.

The 32-year-old Rust has recorded four points (three goals, one assist) in eight games so far this season.

A two-time winner of the Stanley Cup, Rust has accumulated a total of 376 points (175 goals, 201 assists) in 575 career games since being drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round of the 2010 NHL Draft.