Remarkably, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been back on the ice just days after going through a scary situation.

Before the team practiced on Tuesday morning, the former Norris Trophy finalist was shown on video skating by himself.

He did some stick handling and shooting drills.

According to head coach Mike Sullivan, he skated by himself last Thursday as well and said it was something for his mental health while he gets tests done.

Sullivan this morning did not pinpoint a timetable.

“Obviously, he skated this morning. Nothing significant to report from a change standpoint.”

But Sullivan has noted that Letang has looked “really good” and is “making progress.”

But regardless this is great news considering what was reported last week.

Letang suffered a stroke last Monday after reporting symptoms to the team’s training staff.

The Penguins said he would continue to undergo testing and that he would be out indefinitely.

The situation marks another tough break for Letang who has now suffered his second stroke in his hockey career.

The first one occurred in 2014 and it forced him to miss more than two months.

“His condition is not believed to be career-threatening,” the Penguins said in a statement.

In addition, Letang has had a tough time with other injuries as well.

Throughout his career, he has suffered multiple concussions and broken bones.

Letang is coming off his best individual season in terms of scoring, registering 68 points in 78 games.

That helped earn the 35-year-old a six-year $36.6 million contract, which will take him past 40.

This year, he has 12 points in 21 games.

It’s unclear when he will return but you have to think the news is about as good as it gets after learning what happened just a week ago.

So far during the 2022-2023 season, the Penguins are 13-8-4 and sit fourth in the Metropolitan Division.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss Game 4 of his team’s second-round series against the Washington Capitals after being suspended one game by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.

Penguins’ Kris Letang Suspended One Game For ‘High, Forceful Hit’

Letang’s suspension was given after he committed a high hit on Capitals forward Marcus Johansson in the first period of Game 3 on Monday.

The Department of Player Safety later explained Letang was guilty of interference and made significant contact with Johansson’s head on the play concerned. Although he received a minor penalty for interference on the ice, it seemed inevitable that more would be coming. Letang attended a hearing on Tuesday, after which the NHL came to a decision.

Patrick Burke of the NHL noted in the video that Johansson was not eligible to be checked by the time Letang went to initiate contact. The puck was already away and Letang’s contact came outside the allotted window for finishing his check. Furthermore, it was added that Johansson’s head is not the main point of contact, so the hit was therefore not classified as an illegal check to the head. Letang’s feet also did not leave the ice before contact, which leaves out charging as an additional infraction. Johansson was not ultimately injured on the play.

Letang has previously been fined once and suspended once in his career. He was awarded no penalty or suspension after hitting the New York Rangers’ Viktor Stalberg in the first-round playoff series between the two teams.

The Penguins defeated the Capitals 3-2 at home on Monday. Game 4 is set for Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.

PHOTOS: PITTSBURGH, PA – APRIL 13: Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in action in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the New York Rangers at Consol Energy Center on April 13, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang lay a nasty hit on New York Rangers winger Viktor Stalberg in Game 3 of the playoff series on Tuesday night, which the Penguins won 3-1.

Penguins’ Kris Letang Gets No Penalty After Slashing Rangers’ Viktor Stalberg

After being hit hard into the boards by the Rangers’ Dominic Moore with about 12:50 left in the third period, Letang lifted his stick and hit Stalberg in the throat.

Play was stopped a few seconds after the hit, which forced Stalberg to skate toward the Rangers bench to rest. No penalty was assessed on the play. The reasons behind the NHL’s decision to not punish Letang in any way are tied to the fact that the hit was ruled as an accident and not intentional.

After the check from Moore, Letang becomes off-balance, both his skates coming off the ice as he raises his stick and hits Stalberg. The NHL believes that Letang’s left glove (or the end of his stick) catches a stanchion on the glass. The hit by Moore then causes him to twist and send his stick right into Stalberg’s neck.

The Penguins now lead the series 2-1.

PHOTO: PITTSBURGH, PA – APRIL 13: Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in action in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the New York Rangers at Consol Energy Center on April 13, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)