Penguins D Kris Letang returns to game action

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to game action Saturday night against the Buffalo Sabres 12 days after suffering a stroke.

Letang, 35, returned to practice on Thursday. He missed five games.

The three-time Stanley Cup champion suffered the stroke on Nov. 28. Letang missed more than two months in 2014 following a stroke. Tests at the time revealed he was born with a tiny hole in the wall of his heart.