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01/31 13:01 CST Longtime Penguins defenseman Kris Letang out at least a month
due to fractured foot
Longtime Penguins defenseman Kris Letang out at least a month due to fractured
foot
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss at
least four weeks with a fractured foot.
The club announced the extent of the injury on Saturday before the surging
Penguins faced the New York Rangers. Pittsburgh coach Dan Muse said Letang, who
is in his 20th season, injured the foot during a 6-2 victory over Chicago on
Thursday.
Letang's absence comes with the Penguins surging into the Olympic break.
Pittsburgh is 6-0-2 in its last eight games to move into second place in the
Metropolitan Division.
The 38-year-old Letang has three goals and 22 assists in 50 games this season
for the Penguins. He is currently three points shy of 800 for his career.
Letang's injury comes at a potentially fortuitous time for Pittsburgh with the
NHL set to take an extended break for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan Cortina,
which start next week. The Penguins not participating in the Olympics will be
off from Feb. 6 to Feb. 25.
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