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Penguins' Letang out of tonight's lineup with upper body injury

Penguins defenseman Kris Letang suffered another injury and will not play tonight in the club's game against the L.A. Kings, coach Mike Johnston said after the team’s game-day skate this morning.

Johnston classified the injury as an “upper body” injury.

Letang missed a pair of games on the team’s recent road trip with an undisclosed injury. He returned for one game against the Denver Avalanche on Wednesday night and was re-injured with a completely different problem, said Johnston.

Letang is the club’s most utilized player, leading them in ice time.

Rob Scuderi will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch against Denver, said Johnston.