Pens activate Letang, Niskanen

Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins moves the puck up ice against the Chicago Blackhawks on December 5, 2009 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Gregory Shamus, Getty Images)
Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins moves the puck up ice against the Chicago Blackhawks on December 5, 2009 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Gregory Shamus, Getty Images)
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Updated: 2/13 5:42 pm

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Penguins activated defensemen Kris Letang and Matt Niskanen from injured reserve on Wednesday.

Letang missed three games with a lower-body injury. He had three goals and six assists before getting injured.

Niskanen has been out of action since suffering a right ankle injury during a Jan. 27 game against Ottawa. He had one goal and two assists prior to the injury.

Pittsburgh also assigned defenseman Dylan Reese to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.

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