The Penguins will be without defenseman Jack St. Ivany for at least the next two months after undergoing hand surgery.
The team announced that St. Ivany underwent successful hand surgery on at UPMC Mercy Hospital.
St. Ivany left Sunday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks and did not return.
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According to a release from the team, the surgery was performed by Dr. John Fowler alongside Penguins team physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas.
St. Ivany’s recovery time is expected to be eight weeks.
So far this season, St. Ivany has recorded a career-best 7 assists in 17 games for the Penguins.
The Penguins are back in action tomorrow night at PPG Paints Arena after sweeping a western Canadian road trip last week with wins against Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
Pittsburgh has won four straight games, have not lost in regulation in over two weeks, and currently sit six points behind Carolina for first place in the Metropolitan Division.
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The Penguins have five games remaining before the NHL’s Olympic break for the Milano Cortina Winter games.
