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Penguins recall forward Drew O'Connor ahead of first-round series against Rangers

April 30, 2022 / 5:30 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - As the Penguins prepare for their first-round series against the Rangers, they have made a roster move.

Forward Drew O'Connor has been recalled by the team, General Manager Ron Hextall announced on Saturday.

The 23-year-old O'Connor has played 22 games with the big club this year, scoring three goals and five assists.

In 33 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, he has scored 12 goals and 20 assists.

O'Connor was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and re-signed with the team in March 2022.

The Penguins will play the Rangers in game one of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden at 7 p.m.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.