Pascal Dupuis has been cleared to re-join the Penguins and will be in tonight’s lineup against Dallas.
Dupuis, a winger, suffered an undisclosed injury in the days leading up to the beginning of the season, and indicated as recently as Sunday that he was still several weeks away from returning.
He’s had two strong practices this week, though, prompting the training staff to clear him ahead of schedule, said coach Mike Johnston, who said he will manage Dupuis’ minutes.
“He’s a guy with so much energy. … I’m going to manage his minutes, even if he’s having a great game I’m still going to try and manage his minutes,” said Johnston.