Thu 10/13/11 3:10 PM

Michal Neuvirth did not travel to Pittsburgh for Thursday's game because of a lower-body injury. Coach Bruce Boudreau said that Neuvirth is listed as day-to-day, but the netminder's condition has not gotten worse. "Our take is if he's not ready to back up in case he's needed, there's no sense," said the Washington bench boss. We'll see [Friday] and hopefully he'll be on the ice with us [Friday]."