PITTSBURGH -- Recovering from a stroke, Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang said his doctors have reassured him that hell be play hockey again. Jordan Montgomery Jersey . When that could happen is unclear. The 26-year-old Letang spoke to the media before the Penguins faced Montreal on Thursday night, the first time he has spoken to reporters since having the stroke on a West Coast trip before the Olympic break. "Im targeting it day-by-day," Letang said. "Im trying to improve every day I come here. I try to exercise the best I can. I see doctors pretty much every week, twice a week to get better. So well go from there." Doctors are treating Letang with blood thinners and he has been doing light exercises without weights. "(Doctors) said being 26 and having a stroke, its actually a small percentage, but the chance that I get back to normal is really high," Letang said. "Well take the decision from there, but for now, were keeping like this. ... Im going day-by-day to get to 100 per cent," Letang said. "I feel like Im trying to make steps and getting closer to coming back at one point." The last month has been particularly difficult for his family. "When you see your mom crying or your wife, any of my family members, its always a tough thing to handle," Letang said. "Everbody is really careful, like I cant even lift the luggage without them trying to help me out. Otherwise its just been mentally tough a little bit." Letang said his wife found him on the ground the morning before the team flew to Los Angeles and his mother-in-law, who is a nurse and was also on the trip, took care of him. "I was not able to function," Letang said. "The day before I was totally fine, I was practicing. I woke up and didnt expect that would happen. I went in the car and went to Los Angeles and thought it would clear up but it never did." Letang, from Montreal, has 54 goals and 173 assists in 419 games in eight seasons with the Penguins. He signed a $58 million, eight-year contract extension last summer, but has been plagued by injuries this season, missing 19 games with an elbow infection and a lower-body injury before the stroke. Letangs most recent game was Jan. 27 against Buffalo. After being a Norris Trophy finalist last season, he has 10 goals -- matching a career high -- and 18 assists in 34 games for the Eastern Conference-leading Penguins. "Im not going to say its not a really good season for me," Letang said. "Two of (my injuries) were kind of bad luck, but honestly, if I have the chance to come back this year and play, its going to be great. I want to make sure I forget all about the three-quarters of the season I missed." Tyler Lyons Yankees Jersey . However, Therrien added that Galchenyuks status for next Wednesdays game against the Detroit Red Wings is questionable. Galchenyuk has been out since Jan. 6 with a broken right hand. Elston Howard Yankees Jersey . The move is retroactive to Aug. 1. 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Sao Paulo has one less game remaining.Internacional moved up to third following a 1-0 win over Goias courtesy of defender Paulaos bicycle kick. Luiz Felipe Scolaris Gremio moved into fourth place after defeating last-place Criciuma 3-0 on Saturday. Corinthians beat Bahia 2-1 in Salvador on Sunday to remain in fifth place.Internacional, Gremio and Corinthians are all 10 points behind Cruzeiro. Sixth-place Atletico Mineiro missed a chance to join them after a 1-1 draw against Figueirense at Belo Horizonte.At the Morumbi Stadium, former Brazil striker Luis Fabiano opened the scooring for Sao Paulo in the 22nd and defender Rafael Toloi doubled the lead in the 79th. Jackie Robinson Yankees Jersey. . Palmeiras, which is only three points off the relegation zone, had to do without playmaker Jorge Valdivia due to his duties with the Chile national squad.Internacional was headed for a scoreless draw against Goias at its Beira-Rio Stadium when Paulao scored his remarkable bicycle kick goal in the 79th.In Criciuma, Argentine striker Hernan Barcos scored one of the goals for Gremio, which has won three in a row — and four in five matches. Criciuma has lost six consecutive matches.Corinthians midfielder Renato Augusto scored with an 84th-minute header to give his team a 2-1 win over next-to-last Bahia at the Arena Fonte Nova. Bahia had equalized with Kieza in the 70th after young striker Malcom gave Corinthians the lead in the 25th. Bahia has lost four in a row.The top four teams in the 20-team standings are guaranteed spots in the Copa Libertadores next year, while the bottom four are relegated.Botafogo lost 1-0 to rival Fluminense on Saturday at the Maracana Stadium to remain in relegation zone, while Flamengo beat Coritiba 3-2 in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday with one of the goals scored by Argentine midfielder Lucas Mugni.___Follow Tales Azzoni at http://twitter.com/tazzoni ' ' '