Penguins Recall Sestito and Oleksy

The Penguins recalled left wing Tom Sestito and defenseman Steve Oleksy from their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton farm club yesterday.

Conventional wisdom suggests that Pens coach Mike Sullivan will replace Kris Letang (suspension) and Bryan Rust (lower-body injury) in tonight’s Game 4 with Justin Schultz and Oskar Sundqvist. Each has been a healthy scratch since suiting up in the series opener against the Rangers on April 13.

However, Sestito and Oleksy—arguably the two toughest players in the Penguins’ organization—provide Sullivan with a physical option should he opt to fight fire with fire. The Capitals have outhit the Pens, 132-75, through the first three games of what’s evolved into a chippy…