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Penguins' Sullivan expects Letang back before playoffs

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Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan expects to have Kris Letang back in the lineup before the playoffs begin.

The club's bench boss gave the to-the-point assertion following the club's 5-1 blowout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

Letang has been absent from the Penguins' lineup since suffering an upper-body injury on Feb. 21. The injury has been a huge loss for the Penguins as Letang has been incredibly productive when healthy this season, having amassed 34 points in only 41 games.

With just six games and a week-and-a-half remaining on the schedule, the news could not have come at a better time for Sullivan's crew.

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