PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Trevor Daley and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Rob Scuderi will each face his former team at Consol Energy Center on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; SN1, SNO, SNP, CSN-CH, ROOT) for the first time since being traded less than a month ago.
Daley was traded to Pittsburgh on Dec. 14 for Scuderi midway through the Penguins' 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals, which was Mike Sullivan's first game as Pittsburgh coach. Scuderi was expected to play against Washington, but was a late healthy scratch prior to his departure.
"We came in off the ice and [Scuderi] was nowhere to be found," Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy said. "I went and looked for him in the dressing room and he was getting changed, and he told us he had been traded. I gave him and big hug and said, 'Good luck.'"
After failing to score a goal in his 29 games with the Blackhawks, Daley scored in his second game with the Penguins against the Boston Bruins on Dec. 18. He scored a point in three of his first four games with Pittsburgh, but has been held without one in each of his past five, primarily playing alongside defenseman Ian Cole.