After three straight games away from home, the Penguins return to practice at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex at 11 a.m. this morning. Live updates from today's session will be below, to be read from the bottom up.

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• Sullivan on the comfort McGroarty could be feeling now that he has more professional hockey experience under his belt: "He has almost a full year now under his belt of pro hockey, and that's an adjustment for anybody, regardless of what their stature is. When they turn pro, it's a big jump, and so when you get that first year under your belt, I think the learning curve is steep. I think the experience that both Rutger and Ville have gained at the American League level is invaluable. That's a hard League. There's good players and it's competitive. These guys have, I think, a better understanding of what it means to be a pro and how to carry themselves. They also have a quiet confidence about them. And I think just having 70-plus games of pro hockey under their belt can only help them in that capacity." 

• Sullivan said Novak is making progress and they're "hopeful" they can get him back on the ice in in-game competition before the end of the season. 

• Mike Sullivan said Malkin and P.O Joseph skated on their own this morning. Novak was continuing his rehab off the ice.

• McGroarty’s stall is right next to Crosby’s here in the locker room. Koivunen is to McGroarty’s left. 

• Second unit: McGroarty, Tomasino, Hayes, Karlsson, Letang. 

• Looks like the top power-play unit consists of Crosby, Rakell, Rust, Koivunen and Grzelcyk. Young guy getting a shot to play with the top guys. 

• Here are the lines and defensive pairings: 

Rutger McGroarty - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Ville Koivunen - Rickard Rakell - Connor Dewar
Phil Tomasino - Kevin Hayes - Noel Acciari
Danton Heinen - Blake Lizotte - Emil Bemstrom

Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
Erik Karlsson - Conor Timmins
Ryan Shea, Vladislav Kolyachonok and Ryan Graves have all been rotating in. 

• McGroarty playing alongside Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust during line rushes. 

• Tommy Novak and Evgeni Malkin look to be the only notable absences.

• Ville Koivunen and Rutger McGroarty have taken the ice for practice this morning. 

• Now Ryan Graves and Ryan Shea have joined their fellow defenseman for some early work on the ice. Shea returned to the lineup in Buffalo following an absence due to a finger injury.

• Good morning from Cranberry! Vladislav Kolyachonok is the first player on the ice a good 20-plus minutes before the start of practice. Was already out here going through drills when I first got here.