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Injured Penguins F Guentzel on schedule for possible return

PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star forward Jake Guentzel's recovery from shoulder surgery is on schedule, opening the door for him to play at some point should the NHL return this season.

General manager Jim Rutherford said Wednesday that Guentzel has not endured any setbacks since undergoing surgery on Dec. 31 for the shoulder he injured while awkwardly slamming into the end boards shortly after scoring his 20th goal of the season against Ottawa on Dec. 30.

The initial timetable for Guentzel's potential return was 4 to 6 months. Rutherford indicated the 25-year-old Guentzel is near the front end of the timetable.

Leaders
Points:	E. Malkin	74
Plus/Minus:	B. Dumoulin	17
Shots on Goal:	K. Letang	177
PIM:	E. Malkin	58
Win:	T. Jarry	20
Shutouts:	T. Jarry	3

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	221 (13)
Shots:	2204 (16)
PP%:	19.9% (16)
Penalty Minutes:	517 (24)
Assists:	374 (14)
SH Goals:	6 (15)

Standings
Metropolitan Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Washington	41	20	8	90
Philadelphia	41	21	7	89
Pittsburgh	40	23	6	86
Carolina	38	25	5	81
Columbus	33	22	15	81
NY Islanders	35	23	10	80
NY Rangers	37	28	5	79
New Jersey	28	29	12	68
Full Standings

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	196 (21)
Shots Against:	2051 (29)
PK%:	82.1% (10)
Penalty Minutes:	567 (20)
Shutouts:	4 (14)
Sv%:	0.904 (15)

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
3/10	N. Bjugstad	Lower-body injury (day-to-day)
3/3	A. Angello	Upper-body injury - left game (day-to-day)
2/29	D. Simon	Upper-body injury - left game (day-to-day)
2/16	Z. Aston-Reese	Lower-body injury - left game (day-to-day)
12/30	J. Guentzel	Shoulder - left game (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
3/17	C. Lee	Signed as Free Agent Two-year, entry-level contract
3/10	D. O'Connor	Signed as Free Agent Two-year, entry-level contract
3/3	A. Angello	Called up from minors from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton-AHL
3/2	Z. Trotman	Sent to minors Wilkes-Barre/Scranton-AHL
2/25	S. Lafferty	Called up from minors from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton-AHL
2/24	S. Lafferty	Sent to minors Wilkes-Barre/Scranton-AHL
2/24	A. Angello	Sent to minors Wilkes-Barre/Scranton-AHL
2/24	E. Rodrigues	Traded w/ Sheary for Kahun
2/24	C. Sheary	Traded w/ Rodrigues for Kahun
2/24	P. Marleau	Traded for cond. pick

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