PITTSBURGH — Penguins forward Jordan Staal, out all season while recovering from an infected foot and a broken hand, could return for the Winter Classic against Washington.

Coach Dan Bylsma said Friday that it will be a game-time decision. Staal has been skating all week.

One of the NHL’s best two-way forwards, Staal didn’t miss a game to injury during his first four seasons. But he hasn’t played since Pittsburgh’s Game 7 loss to Montreal in the second round of the playoffs in May.