Penguins put D Petry on IR; F Zucker ‘week to week’
Pittsburgh Penguins' Jeff Petry gets up slowly after being injured during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Petry left the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gene J. Puskar]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The surging Pittsburgh Penguins will have to try to keep their hot streak going without defenseman Jeff Petry and forward Jason Zucker. The Penguins have placed Petry on long-term injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Zucker is out for at least one week with a lower-body injury. The two veterans have been key cogs to Pittsburgh’s rebound from a sluggish start. The Penguins are 13-2-2 over their last 17 games following a seven-game losing streak earlier in the season.
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Jason Zucker, left, celebrates as a shot by Penguins' Pierre-Olivier Joseph settles behind Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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