PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said top-line forward Pascal Dupuis could miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Bylsma said Friday after the team's game-day skate that Dupuis will have surgery "in a couple of weeks" to repair his anterior cruciate ligament.
“Pascal Dupuis will be going to ACL knee surgery in a couple of weeks and is out indefinitely,” Bylsma said. “The timetable is likely that he’ll be out for the remainder of the season, but we’ll see after the surgery in a couple of weeks.”
Dupuis hurt his right knee in a loss at Ottawa on Monday when Senators defenseman Marc Methot hit Sidney Crosby, sending him into Dupuis.
He has seven goals and 13 assists in 39 games. Joe Vitalie will replace him on the top line.
Bylsma also said defenseman Brooks Orpik and forward Tanner Glass are scheduled to be activated from injured reserve before Friday night's game at Carolina.