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The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned goaltender Dustin Tokarski to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, it was announced today by general manager Ron Hextall.

Tokarski, 33, has appeared in four games with Pittsburgh earlier this year, going 1-2-0. At the AHL level, he has suited up for 29 games with WBS this season, going 12-11-5 with a 2.47 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and one shutout. His save percentage is sixth and goals-against average is ninth in the AHL. Tokarski won his 200th career AHL game on Nov. 25 against Lehigh Valley, becoming just the 16th netminder in league history to accomplish this feat.
Last season, Tokarski had a career year with the Buffalo Sabres, appearing in 29 games, going 10-12-5 with a 3.27 goals-against average and one shutout. His 10 wins and one shutout (tied) were both career bests.
The 6-foot, 198-pound netminder has 80 games of NHL experience over parts of eight seasons split between Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Montreal, Anaheim and Buffalo where he's gone 23-34-12 with a 3.15 goals-against average, a .902 save percentage and two shutouts. He also has five games of Stanley Cup Playoff experience with the Canadiens in 2014.