Patric Hornqvist

Penguins' Patric Hornqvist is likely to play on Friday

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Patric Hornqvist (hand) will probably be available for Game 4 on Friday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

What It Means:

Nothing is set in stone though as Hornqvist is still being evaluated. He left Wednesday's contest in the third period after blocking a shot.

Hornqvist tallied 51 points (22 goals, 29 assists) in 82 games played in the regular season and was superb at driving possession. His Corsi For Percentage was 56.8 and his Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength was 4.6. These numbers have moved to 53.1 and 6.5, respectively, in 14 playoff games this season, while he's recorded 9 points (6 goals, 3 assists).