Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Justin Schultz suffered a leg/ankle injury in Saturday's game vs. the Montreal Canadiens and is out indefinitely Authentic Taylor Hall Jersey , according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.No official word yet from PIT on specifics of left leg/ankle injury suffered by Justin Schultz last night but speculation is it鈥檚 a fracture. Timeline TBD but it鈥檚 obviously going to be significant.— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) October 14, 2018The 28-year-old Schultz appeared to have twisted and seriously injured his ankle after being聽into the boards by Tomas Plekanec. It wasn't hard contact on the hit, but Schultz caught a bad break when he awkwardly twisted the ankle.Schultz has four assists in four games this season.聽After Kris Letang, he's probably Pittsburgh's best blueliner. The smooth-skating Schultz is two years removed from a career best 51-point season, and he was instrumental in guiding the Penguins to consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017.advertisingAs McKenzie noted Womens Will Butcher Jersey , there's no firm timeline on when Schultz will return to action, but it's safe to assume he'll miss several weeks of action. That leaves Pittsburgh's long-struggling blue line with a huge void, but it may be too early for general manager Jim Rutherford to make a trade. Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY SportsAfter struggling with the Edmonton Oilers for four seasons, Schultz revived his career with the Penguins following a 2016 trade deadline deal. He had eight points in 18 regular season games and got the Penguins to the postseason. They went on a hot run and won their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history.advertisingSchultz had 12 goals and 51 points in the 2016-17 season, then followed it up with 13 points in 21 playoff games. He missed 19 games last season http://www.officialislanders.com/authentic-adidas-adam-pelech-jersey , but Schultz still managed four goals and 27 points, and added eight points in 12 playoff games - but the Pens were eliminated by the Washington Capitals in the second round of the playoffs.Pittsburgh is off to a 2-1-1 start, and they host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday before embarking on a four-game road trip. They'll need the other defencemen to step up while Schultz misses several weeks of action. Alex Ovechkin will skip the NHL’s All-Star Weekend in San Jose to get some extra rest and serve an automatic one-game suspension.The Washington Capitals announced Ovechkin’s decision Wednesday, hours before the league unveiled the full All-Star rosters. The team said the NHL’s leading goal-scorer wants to take advantage of the adjoining bye week to prepare for the second half of the season.“My body needs a rest,” Ovechkin said after practice Wednesday. The 33-year-old Russian has played in 202 consecutive regular-season games and leads the Capitals with 45 points in 33 games this season.Washington’s final game before the All-Star break is Jan. 23 at Toronto. The All-Star game is Jan. 26 Anders Lee Jersey , and the Capitals don’t play again until Feb. 1 against Calgary.Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed Ovechkin must miss either the game before or after the All-Star break. The NHL recently instituted an automatic one-game suspension for players who chose not to participate in All-Star Weekend, except in cases of injury.Fans voted Ovechkin, the reigning playoff MVP, as the captain of the Metropolitan Division All-Star team. With Ovechkin not going, the defending Stanley Cup champions will be represented by goaltender Braden Holtby and defenseman John Carlson on a Metropolitan team that also includes Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.Toronto’s Auston Matthews is captain for the Atlantic Division team that includes teammate John Tavares Andrew Ladd Jersey , Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos from the league-leading Lightning and Buffalo’s Jack Eichel.Along with Central Division captain Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado teammate Mikko Rantanen was named an All-Star along with Chicago’s Patrick Kane and Nashville’s Pekka Rinne and Roman Josi. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid is the captain of the Pacific Division team that includes three players from the host San Jose Sharks: captain Joe Pavelski and defensemen Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson.