Penguins send struggling forward Daniel Sprong to Ducks

Posted December 03, 2018 6:00 am

The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Daniel Sprong experiment is over for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Penguins sent Sprong to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday for defenseman Marcus Pettersson.

Pittsburgh selected Sprong in the second round of the 2015 draft, but the 21-year-old struggled to find a secure spot in Pittsburgh's forward group. He thrived at the American Hockey League level, scoring 32 goals in 2017-18 for Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, but had trouble duplicating that success in the NHL. Sprong has four goals and five assists in 42 NHL games, including no goals and four assists in 16 games this season.

Pettersson, 22, had six assists this season for the Ducks and one goal in 49 career games after making his debut with Anaheim last season.

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