Post Gazette · Jan 22, 2017
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin practices with no limitations
Brian Dumoulin said he felt normal in his first full-contact practice since having jaw surgery.Defenseman Brian Dumoulin pulled on a white jersey and stepped onto the ice Saturday at PPG Paints Arena for his first full-contact practice since surgery to repair a broken jaw, the result of taking a slap shot to the face courtesy of the New Jersey Devils’ Andy Greene Dec. 27.
“It was good to be able to push people around and get back to a little bit of physicality for the first time since I broke my jaw,” Dumoulin said after the Penguins’ brief afternoon practice. “It was good to get out there and be cleared for physical contact. I think that’s a good step.”