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Practice report: Sullivan shuffles lines, seeking balance

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Jason Zucker has scored one goal in the past 17 games, none in the past five.

Kasperi Kapanen has one in the past 10.

Sidney Crosby has one in the past seven.

Jeff Carter has one in the past six, two in the past 12.

With that kind of non-production from members of his top two lines, it was all but inevitable that Mike Sullivan would overhaul his forward lines at some point.

Friday afternoon, it happened.

He unveiled one set of personnel combinations early in the Penguins' practice at Rogers Arena, then reconfigured THEM later in the workout.