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Penguins defenseman Mark Streit waits his turn to make debut in playoffs this year

The Penguins’ game-day skate Wednesday had been over for 20 or so minutes, and their locker room at PPG Paints Arena had pretty well cleared out.

Only a small cluster of team officials and reporters, waiting for the guys who’d stayed on for extra work, remained.

Backup goalie Tristan Jarry was first into the room, followed by rookie center Oskar Sundqvist.

Then came Mark Streit, the veteran defenseman acquired from Philadelphia (via Tampa Bay) at the trade deadline to bolster the depth chart for the stretch drive and playoffs.

But who, as the Penguins try to close out their second-round series against Washington with a victory in Game 5 at 7:15 p.