Is Petr Sykora Returning for Game 6?

I suppose desperate times call for desperate measures, and as the Pittsburgh Penguins look to extend the Stanley Cup Final to a seventh game, multiple media outlets (including Craig Custance's twitter feed!) are reporting that forward Petr Sykora will be returning to the lineup for Game 6 on Tuesday night.

Sykora has been a healthy scratch for 17 of the Penguins' 23 playoff games, while the veteran winger has been mired in a slump since early February, tallying just seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past 31 games.

Dave Molinari reported in Tuesday's edition of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette that Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma has considered using Sykora "in every game from the time he hasn't played until now." He was originally scratched prior to Game 5 of the Penguins' Eastern Conference quarterfinal against the Flyers, only to return for Games 1 and 2 against Washington, recording one assist.

In his place, Miroslav Satan has picked up one goal and five assists in 16 games, though he's been held off the score sheet in seven of his past nine games, and hasn't recorded a point since his assist in the Penguins' 4-1 win over Carolina in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Still no word on who would come out of the lineup for Sykora, though Satan or Pascal Dupuis would be relatively safe bets. During last year's playoff run Sykora was limited to nine points in 22 games, including just one goal (that called shot in triple overtime of Game 5) in his final eight games.