CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Jake Guentzel's status for the Penguins' Saturday night matchup in Columbus against the Blue Jackets is currently up in the air.
Guentzel was absent from Penguins practice Friday afternoon here at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry after leaving the game in the third period and not returning during Thursday night's 6-1 victory over the Kings.
Early in the third period, Guentzel took a hit up high along the boards from Brendan Lemieux:
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Guentzel was slow returning to the bench, but did not head to the locker room or miss a shift.