Zucker (lower body) took the ice with his teammates Friday for the first time since suffering his lower-body injury, albeit in a non-contact sweater, Pens Inside Scoop reports.

EDGE Analysis

Zucker has appeared in just one game since the calendar flipped to 2022, missing 33 of the club's 34 contests. With the Pens acquisition of Richard Rakell at the deadline, the 30-year-old Zucker may find himself dropped to the third line whenever cleared to return, though that would still have him playing with veteran Jeff Carter.