NEWARK, N.J. -- The Penguins don't believe Patric Hornqvist has a long-term injury, Mike Sullivan said Saturday before their game against the Devils, but they also don't know when he might return.
"He's continuing to be evaluated," Sullivan said at Prudential Center. "We don't have a timeframe for him at this point. ... We don't anticipate it being long-term."
Sullivan was asked if a decision had been made regarding Hornqvist's status for the Penguins' next game Tuesday, and he said there had not been one.
Hornqvist left the Penguins' 7-4 victory over the Capitals early in the third period following this hit by the Capitals' Brooks Orpik:
He didn't accompany the team on the trip here.
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