Schultz, Rust out for Game 3 as Pens lineup shuffle continues; Daley, Streit might return

“Every team goes through it,” Sullivan said after a morning skate at the University of Ottawa. “We’ve had share of it, maybe a little bit more than most. But what I love about this group of players is no one’s looking for excuses, everybody’s looking for answers.

“Our expectation is that we can win games,” he added. “We’re fortunate to have the depth that we have and we’ve relied on it all year-long so this is no different.”

Daley has missed the last four games with a lower body injury and could return to a familiar spot alongside Olli Maatta.

Streit would be getting his first playoff action with Pittsburgh. The 39-year-old took reps on the club’s first power play unit on Wednesday morning.

“It’s a big challenge obviously, I haven’t played in a while,” Streit said. “But I’m just thrilled and excited if I get to play.”

The Pens’ top two power-play quarterbacks, Letang and Schultz, are now both out with injury.

Schultz registered a career-high 51 points during the regular season and had been leading the team in ice time this spring. He was injured midway through the first period of a 1-0 Game 2 victory when he was hit hard into the endboards by Senators winger Mike Hoffman. Rust took a nasty hit from Dion Phaneuf in that same first period and was also forced to exit.

Pittsburgh will also still be without Patric Hornqvist, who was injured in the series opener against Ottawa.

Jonas Siegel, The Canadian Press

Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version had the wrong Game 2 score.

by Canadian Press

Schultz, Rust out for Game 3 as Pens lineup shuffle continues; Daley, Streit might return

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