The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Tom Sestito and defenseman Steve Oleksy from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford.
Sestito, 28, played in four NHL regular-season games with Pittsburgh this year, tallying an assist against the Washington Capitals on April 7.
The 6-foot-5, 228-pound Sestito had two assists in three games for WBS during its first-round sweep of the Providence Bruins. During the regular season, Sestito had 14 points (5G-9A) in 41 games with WBS.
A native of Rome, New York, Sestito played one NHL playoff game with the Vancouver Canucks during the 2013 postseason.