The Penguins have recalled Anthony Angello on an emergency basis, Jim Rutherford announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency recalls only happen when a team does not have enough players to dress 12 forwards, six defensemen, and two goaltenders. Angello's recall means that the Penguins didn't have 12 healthy forwards without him.
It's not clear why.
The Penguins had 12 forwards at practice on Monday and used these combinations:
Jason Zucker — Sidney Crosby — Conor Sheary
Nick Bjugstad — Evgeni Malkin — Bryan Rust
Evan Rodrigues — Jared McCann — Patric Hornqvist
Brandon Tanev — Teddy Blueger — Sam Lafferty
Nick Bjugstad has already been ruled out for today's game.