The Penguins assigned center Kevin Porter to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Porter has played in eight games and has one assist.
Porter's demotion comes just as center Eric Fehr is eligible to be activated from long-term injured reserve. A free agent signing this past offseason, Fehr has missed the first 10 games of the season while recovering from offseason surgery to his left elbow.
Fehr could potentially make his season debut in Saturday's road game against Toronto.
Seth Rorabaugh: srorabaugh@post-gazette.com and Twitter @emptynetters.