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• Penguins coach Dan Bylsma has not ruled out right wing Tyler Kennedy playing tonight at San Jose, but Kennedy did not practice yesterday after missing a loss at Los Angeles on Thursday night because of an undisclosed injury that has forced him to miss four of the past five contests. "He wasn't fine in the pregame skate (Thursday)," Bylsma said. "Tyler goes only one speed. That can be his problem sometimes, and he's going 100 percent all the time. Again, it's just a situation where do we keep going with a nagging injury or rest it and try to get completely healthy."

• Defenseman Alex Goligoski did not practice Friday, but he will play tonight. "He is just warn down, a little bit tired," Bylsma said. "I'm hoping a day off will get him healthy." Goligoski has played more than 20 minutes in the past 10 contests, and in 13 overall games. He played 20 or more minutes in only 11 of 45 games last season.

• Bylsma said the coaching staff has considered deploying center Michael Rupp as a net-front presence on the top power-play unit. Rupp has four goals -- more than he's scored since netting six in 2006-07. The Penguins are 3-for-32 on the advantage in seven games without defenseman and unit quarterback Sergei Gonchar.

• A loose practice atmosphere yesterday was ideal to wash away the taste of a bitter loss at Los Angeles, where the Penguins' seven-game road win streak was snapped by the Kings scoring four third-period goals. "It's important to make sure your attitudes are right," right wing Bill Guerin said. "We're disappointed in that game and the result, but we've got to take the approach that (today) is a new day."

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