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Injuries to Petry, Zucker create opportunity for Friedman, O'Connor

The Penguins on Wednesday had a better idea of a timeline for the injured Jeff Petry ... as well as an update for an injured forward, too.

Mike Sullivan said after Wednesday's practice at the Lemieux Complex that Petry would be sidelined "longer term" for an upper-body injury he suffered in the Penguins' game against the Sabres on Saturday. Petry appeared to suffer an injury to his wrist, hand or arm area after a hit late in the game:

Petry wasn't the only absence from practice -- Jason Zucker was absent, too.