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Game Preview: Dallas Stars @ Pittsburgh Penguins 10/10/2026
Who: Dallas Stars (2-2-0, 4 points, 6th place Central Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-1, 5 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally televised and streamed on Prime Video and SportsNet Pittsburgh, streaming for out of market at ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins get two days off after this weekend’s back-to-back before […]
Penguins/Blue Jackets Recap: Murashov shines, rest of team not so much in shootout loss
Pregame The Penguins don’t make many changes from how they finished up last game, with the lone exception being in net where it’s a Sergei Murashov start on day one of the back-to-back. The hosting Blue Jackets match up against the secon youngest goalie in the league with the current oldest, Cam Talbot. First period […]
Gamethread: Penguins @ Blue Jackets
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Penguins place Ilya Solovyov on waivers
The Penguins are set to make one more spot of roster room by tomorrow after placing defenseman Ilya Solovyov on waivers today, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Solovyov has not yet played this regular season and figures to be a scratch once again tonight. The team acquired a similar player in a trade earlier in the […]
Look at these Penguins numbers: Ben Kindel, Nicholas Robertson and more
Every other Friday throughout the course of the 2026-27 season I am going to take a look at some numbers from the Pittsburgh Penguins that stand out to me, what importance they might have and what they might mean. Let’s get it started today. 1. Ben Kindel’s offense It is not a stretch to suggest […]
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets 10/9/2026
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-0, 4 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (1-1-0, 2 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally televised game on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and CBJNHL, streaming for out of market at ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens head home to play Dallas tomorrow night, then […]
Pens Points: Pressing the panic button already?
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… After the Penguins traded forward Filip Hallander to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Spencer Stastney on Wednesday, assistant general manager Jason Spezza said Hallander was considered “expendable” based on past performance and future potential, while Stastney, 26, brings versatility and mobility to Pittsburgh’s defense corps. [PensBurgh] […]
Penguins early season concern meter: Crosby’s start, Silovs consistency, defensive mistakes
It is four games of an 84-game season. There has been some good, some bad, and some ugly. Don’t let yourself get too caught up in early results and let them dictate your thoughts on where the season is going. There is a lot of hockey left, and a lot of time for good and […]
More on the Hallander/Stastney trade
Jason Spezza shed some light on the decision making around yesterday’s trade that sent forward Filip Hallander to Edmonton in exchange for defenseman Spencer Stastney. “We had to make a move due to our depth at forward and by looking at past performances and future potential. Filip was the player we determined as expendable,” Penguins […]
Pens Points: Capital Crushed
A slow start on Wednesday night saw the Pittsburgh fall into a 4-1 that they almost clawed back from but ultimately fell short in a 5-3 loss to the Washington Capitals in D.C. Bryan Rust made his season debut after battling injury and scored his first of the season while Tommy Novak and Nick Robertson […]
Penguins/Capitals Recap: Glaring mistakes prove costly for Pittsburgh in 5-3 loss
Pregame Bryan Rust is able to make his season debut and the Penguins flip Hendrix Lapierre and Nick Robertson between lines for some new looks. Arturs Silovs in net for this one. The Capitals celebrate their home opener with this lineup. First period Fireworks aplenty early on. On the very first shift, Trevor van Riemsdyk […]
Gamethread: Penguins @ Capitals
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Pens trade Filip Hallander for defenseman Spencer Stastney
The Penguins have made a trade with the Edmonton Oilers, acquiring defenseman Spencer Stastney in exchange for forward Filip Hallander. The team announced Wednesday afternoon that Stastney, 26 had been acquired. Stastney, 26, is signed through the end of the season on a deal with a cap hit of $1.525 million. Last year, Stastney spent […]
Wilkes Weekly: A slow start for AHL Penguins
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins kicked off their season in the AHL with a 0-1-1 week. Quick game recaps from WBSPenguins: Saturday, Oct. 3 – PENGUINS 2 vs. Springfield 3 (OT)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton opened its 2026-27 season in front of an excited, passionate crowd in Northeast PA. However, Springfield scored payback after being eliminated by the Penguins in last […]
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals 10/7/2026
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-0, 4 points, 3rd place Metropolitan Division) @ Washington Capitals (1-1-0, 2 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:30 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Nationally televised game on TNT, streaming on HBO Max Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens stay on the road and head over to Columbus on Friday, then return home to […]
Pens Points: Crosby meets Ovechkin for first of final battles
Following Monday’s announcement that this would be Alex Ovechkin’s final NHL season, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals fans likely peeked at the schedule to see how many more times the two generation-defining rivals would face off. Luckily for us, tonight is the first of four final regular season matchups between Ovechkin and Crosby. Puck drop […]
What the Penguins practice lines today tells us for first reactions to a loss
The early bump in the road of last night’s loss will be the first test for the Penguins in seeing how flexible or stubborn that Dan Muse and company will be with how they deploy their lines, with the answers provided (or at least a strong hint below) based on practice setups today. Neither strategy […]
Some things to like, and some things to not like from Penguins first three games
Let’s talk about some first impressions from the 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins. After playing a nearly flawless 60 minutes in the season opener against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Penguins won a 6-5 overtime game against the Montreal Canadiens that saw them let a 5-1 slip away, and then played what was easily their sloppiest and ugliest […]
Murashov impresses in season debut
Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov got philosophical after making his first start of the season in Monday’s 3-2 loss to the visiting Winnipeg Jets. “There’s a saying in Russian, ‘Morning is wiser than evening,’” Murashov told reporters after the game. “So, just take a good sleep, rest, and calmly think about that tomorrow, so we […]
Pens Points: Third Period Problems Persist
On Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins surrendered three third period goals to squander a 5-1 lead, but they were ultimately able to recover and win in overtime. On Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets, the Penguins allowed another three goals in the final frame to once again give up a lead they began the period […]
Penguins/Jets Recap: Pens have sloppy performance, lose first game of the season
Pregame The Penguins rotate Ville Koivunen back into the lineup and give Filip Hallander the night off. Sergei Murashov gets the start for his first appearance of the season. The Jets bring the following lineup to the table, including ex-Penguin Jack St. Ivany who gets to make his debut for Winnipeg against his former club. […]
Gamethread: Jets @ Penguins
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Evgeni Malkin responds to Alex Ovechkin’s retirement announcment
Evgeni Malkin broke a personal protocol by talking to the media on the day of a game. He had good reason to, coming on the heels of his peer Alex Ovechkin’s announcement that he will be retiring from the NHL at the conclusion of the 2026-27 season. Malkin and Ovechkin have had an evolving relationship […]
The week ahead: Sergei Murashov, lineup changes and some tough opponents
Even though the Pittsburgh Penguins let a 5-1 lead slip away against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night, it is really difficult to be bothered by the first week of the season. Mostly because they still managed to walk out of that game with two points thanks to Tommy Novak’s second goal of the game. […]
Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets @ Pittsburgh Penguins 10/5/2026
Who: Winnipeg Jets (1-0-1, 3 points, 4th place Central Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-0, 4 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:30 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally televised game on Sportsnet Pittsburgh, Sportsnet+ up in Canada, out-of-market streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Up next for the Penguins will be two road games against division […]
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