The Penguins got some encouraging progress on the injury front on Thursday morning prior to their 7:08 p.m. game against the Predators at PPG Paints Arena.
Marcus Pettersson, Jan Rutta and Dmitry Kulikov were all back on the ice prior to the morning skate for some individual work with Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes, an encouraging step forward in their injury rehab.
All three players are sidelined with lower-body injuries. Pettersson and Kulikov are on long-term injured reserve, with Pettersson eligible to return in the last game of the regular season on April 13 in Columbus at the earliest, and Kulikov eligible to return on April 6 against the Wild.