The Penguins recalled forward Alex Nylander from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on an emergency basis ahead of Tuesday's game against the Blue Jackets, Ron Hextall announced Tuesday afternoon.
The recall being an emergency recall suggests that a forward is either now injured or sick. Emergency recalls are only permitted when a team doesn't have 12 forwards, six defensemen, or two goaltenders due to injury, illness or suspension. Emergency recalls can't be made to simply recall an extra forward, so Nylander will play Tuesday, The Penguins only had 12 healthy forwards (plus an injured Ryan Poehling) on the roster to begin with.