Several Penguins players have been activated from the league’s COVID-19 protocol ahead of tonight’s game between the Penguins and Capitals.
The Penguins announced Sunday afternoon that Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin, Marcus Petterson, and Chad Ruhwedel have cleared the league’s COVID-19 protocol.
In response, Drew O’Connor, P.O Joseph, Juusi Riikola, and Louis Domingue have been assigned to Wilkes-Barre Scranton in the American Hockey League.
Crosby played in one game for the team after undergoing offseason wrist surgery before testing positive for COVID-19 and leaving the lineup. Dumoulin tested positive for the virus also.
Chad Ruhwedel and Marcus Petterson tested positive for the virus as well, and were unable to travel to Ottawa for Saturday night’s game vs.