Evening Notes: Lizotte, Kovacevic, Forbort

By Ryan Long | at October 1, 2026 9:08 pm It’s been a frustrating opening week for Blake Lizotte. The Penguins forward is being evaluated for a lower-body injury and did not practice Thursday, just one day after returning to the lineup. Lizotte had been activated from injured reserve Wednesday, having opened the season sidelined by an upper-body injury suffered in the preseason, in time to play in Pittsburgh’s season opener, a 7-0 rout of the Flyers. His return lasted exactly one game before this new issue surfaced. The team has not provided a timeline. Lizotte, 28, is a tenacious…