Patric Hornqvist and Tom Kuhnhackl have been placed on IR.
The 23-year-old Blueger will look to make his NHL debut as the Penguins leave for their ninth annual Dads' Trip to face Dallas and St. Louis.
The 6-foot, 195-pound center has accumulated 26 points (12G-14A) and a plus-10 in 45 games with WBS this season. His 12 goals ranked third on the team and his 26 points were fifth.
A native of Riga, Latvia, Blueger has seven points (3G-4A) in his last 14 games. Blueger had points in seven of those 14 contests.
Blueger was drafted by Pittsburgh in the second round (52nd overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft. This is Blueger's second full season with WBS. Last year he finished third on the team with a plus-24 and tied for ninth on the team with 31 points.
Blueger has 19 goals, 38 assists, 57 points and a plus-32 in 109 career games with WBS.
