San Jose Sharks forward Matt Nieto will return from an eight-game absence on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since Game 6 of his club's second-round series against the Nashville Predators, but told reporters on Wednesday he will be in the lineup for Game 2.
Nieto says his parents will come up from Long Beach to San Jose for Games 3-4 but won't be in Pitt tonight
— Helene Elliott (@helenenothelen) June 1, 2016
Nieto is expected to replace veteran forward Dainius Zubrus, according to NHL.com's Tom Gulitti.
The Sharks are hoping to knot the series at 1-1 after the Pittsburgh Penguins escaped with a 3-2 victory in Monday's opener.
