Brainerd High School graduate Josh Archibald recorded one shot on net and finished minus-1 in 9 minutes, 18 seconds, of ice time for Pittsburgh in the Penguins' 4-3 shootout loss at Calgary Monday.
Earlier Monday, the Penguins recalled the right wing from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. Archibald started the game against Calgary on a line with center Nick Bonino and left wing Scott Wilson.
Archibald, 24, scored his 14th goal of the season and added an assist in a 3-2 WBS win against Providence Saturday. Those points improved his season totals to 14 goals, 13 assists and 27 points in 57 AHL contests. He had scored goals in three of his last five games.
The 5-foot-10, 176-pound Archibald is a plus-26 on the season at WBS, a total that ranks second on the team, is tied for third in the entire AHL, and first among all AHL forwards.
Archibald scored his first two NHL goals, including one short-handed, Feb. 11 at Arizona. Before Monday, he had skated in two NHL games this season, and one last year. He made his NHL debut against the Flames March 5, 2016.
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Pittsburgh is scheduled to play Wednesday, March 15, at Philadelphia.
