It didn’t take long for Kris Letang to feel and look like himself.
A couple shifts, tops.
While the Penguins suffered a 5-4 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, one hidden gem was the comfortability that Letang felt while playing in an NHL game for the first time in seven months.
Surgery for a herniated disc in his neck and the rehab that followed proved to be no match for Letang, who played 26:05, attempted four shots, put two on goal and contributed a hit, two takeaways and a blocked shot.
The bad on Letang’s line included five giveaways and a minus-2, but we’re going to go with feel here.