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Letang has lower-body injury, out a few weeks

PITTSBURGH -- Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss a couple of weeks due to a lower-body injury.

Coach Mike Sullivan announced the injury on Thursday, less than 24 hours after Letang played 26 minutes in a 4-3 overtime win over the Boston Bruins. Sullivan did not elaborate on when Letang was hurt, but the five-time All-Star was slow to get up after getting knocked into the boards during a sequence in the Pittsburgh zone in the second period, though he did not miss a shift.

Letang has two goals and 19 assists for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who have ripped off seven straight wins to move atop the Metropolitan Division.