3:40 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) spent the final nine games of the season as a healthy scratch.

1:03 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (illness) will serve as a healthy scratch against the Maple Leafs on Monday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

11:19 AM - John Ludvig (Pit) (illness) will miss his fourth straight game Saturday versus Tampa Bay, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.

12:02 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (illness) will miss Thursday's tilt versus Washington, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

6:41 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (illness) is not expected to be in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Devils, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

5:12 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (illness) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's matchup with the Devils, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

7:04 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (illness) will not play Monday against the Rangers.

12:39 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (upper body) will be available to return Tuesday against Winnipeg.

10:09 AM - John Ludvig (Pit) (upper body) was loaned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday for conditioning purposes.

10:35 AM - John Ludvig (Pit) (upper body) is taking part in practice Friday in a regular jersey, Penguins' studio host Dan Potash reports.

1:25 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (upper body) has begun skating but still hasn't taken part in practice, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports Wednesday.

12:33 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) was put on long-term injured reserve Wednesday, rather than the regular IR, with an upper-body injury, per Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

11:38 AM - John Ludvig (Pit) (undisclosed) was designated for injured reserve Wednesday.

5:00 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (concussion) has been activated off IR ahead of Wednesday's matchup with the Rangers.

10:57 AM - John Ludvig (Pit) (concussion) has been recalled from his conditioning assignment with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and will be on the ice for Tuesday's practice session, Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now reports.

7:04 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (concussion) was sent to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday for a conditioning assignment.

12:32 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (concussion) was on the ice for Monday's practice in a non-contact jersey. Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters, "He's doing really well, he feels really good. He's had a number of skates on his own, this was the first team practice he joined us for. Right now, we're certainly really encouraged with the progress that he's made." per Pens Inside Scoop.

10:43 AM - John Ludvig (Pit) Penguins have placed Ludvig (concussion) on injured reserve Thursday, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.

6:10 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) (concussion) has begun skating in Pittsburgh.

1:52 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) has been diagnosed with a concussion and is out indefinitely, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan told Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com on Wednesday.

3:00 PM - John Ludvig (Pit) Penguins claimed Ludvig off waivers from the Panthers on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.