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Practice report: Letang out of COVID-19 protocol, skating

CRANBERRY, Pa. -- The Penguins are getting their No. 1 defenseman back.

They just aren't sure exactly when.

Kris Letang, who has missed the past four games -- including three consecutive losses -- after being diagnosed with COVID-19, has left the Covid protocol. He had an on-ice workout Monday, not long after clearing his final cardiac exam, and is scheduled to join his teammates for practice Wednesday.

Mike Sullivan, though, declined to predict when Letang will be back in the lineup.

"Time will tell," he said. "Everybody's a little bit different, in how it affects them.