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Saturday, October 3, 2026
Game 2: Canadiens vs. Penguins: Moving On Up

The Montreal Canadiens will face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second game of the season on Saturday night. Here's what you need to know ahead of the game.

Gamethread: Canadiens @ Penguins

It’s the home opener! Talk about the game with Pens fans here!

Friday, October 2, 2026
Penguins' Kuzmenko to wear No. 62 to honor dad killed in bear attack

Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko will change his jersey number to 62 in honor of his father, who was killed in a bear attack in Russia last week at age 62.

Penguins Should Consider Using Rickard Rakell At Center

The season has just started, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have already kicked off their annual tradition of an injured list a mile long. Pittsburgh has suffered several injuries through the...

Andrei Kuzmenko returns to Pittsburgh, will wear no. 62 in honor of his late father

Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has returned to Pittsburgh, more than a week after he went to Moscow to be with his family following a bear attack that took the life of his father, Alexander....

Penguins Reassign Tristan Broz, Oliver Okuliar

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced they have assigned forwards Tristan Broz and Oliver Okuliar to the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Both players were designated as injured/non-roster at the...

Andrei Kuzmenko is back with the Penguins after stepping away following his father’s death
East Lineup Notes: Eklund, Kuzmenko, Gilbert, Zellweger

Victor Eklund has gotten a bump in the line charts, according to Stefen Rosner. After previously stating that the forward could make the NHL roster this season, and has to start on the 23-man...

The reshuffled Penguins defensive corps started this season on the right foot
The Penguins new-look defense will get its first big test this weekend

There were a lot of things that went right for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their 2026-27 season opener on Wednesday night. The offense clicked in a 7-0 win with six different goal-scorers,...

Pens Points: Lizotte suffers injury as Kindel nears return

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Penguins center Blake Lizotte missed practice Thursday while being evaluated for a lower-body injury, just one day after returning from injured...

Thursday, October 1, 2026
Evening Notes: Lizotte, Kovacevic, Forbort

It’s been a frustrating opening week for Blake Lizotte. The Penguins forward is being evaluated for a lower-body injury and did not practice Thursday, just one day after returning to the lineup....

Practice update: Lizotte misses with injury, Kindel returns

The Penguins got some mixed news on the injury front on Friday. The team practiced at noon after the big 7-0 road win in Philadelphia last night, minus one of their players. Forward Blake Lizotte,...

Nick Robertson looks to keep on rolling after his stellar Penguins debut
Dubas’ offseason gambles pay off early for Penguins

A couple of new faces helped Pittsburgh get off on the right foot against the rival Flyers on Wednesday night.

Thoughts on: Girard, Robertson, depth and more

Gotta take one more look at last night. Results as good as a 7-0 victory on the road against a rival and team that eliminated the Penguins in the playoffs has to be savored for as long as possible...

Opportunity knocked and a lot of Penguins answered

There is never too much talent. There are never too many players. Especially too many useful players, or good players. Among the talking points surrounding the 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins, one of...

Pens Points: Perfect Start

It’s hard to draw up a much better start to the season than what the Pittsburgh Penguins had on Wednesday night with a 7-0 beatdown of the rival Philadelphia Flyers on the road. Nick Robertson...

Penguins’ Crosby, Malkin, Letang set record for most regular-season wins by a trio in NHL history

Crosby, Malkin and Letang have been teammates since 2006-07. They have won the Stanley Cup together three times.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Penguins send statement in dominating the Flyers in the season opener
Penguins/Flyers Recap: Sharp Pens blowout Philadelphia 7-0 in season opener

Pregame Blake Lizotte is able to come off IR and play tonight, so the Pens have this lineup. First period Great opening 20 for the Penguins, they are all over the puck and spend most of the time...

Gamethread: Penguins @ Flyers

Happy new season! Talk about the game with Pens fans here!

Penguins Activate Blake Lizotte From IR

The Pittsburgh Penguins are already receiving relief from the tension caused by a loaded injured reserve to start the season. Center Blake Lizotte has been activated off of IR, setting him up to...

Penguins’ Sidney Crosby sets NHL record for longest tenure as captain

Crosby has 654 goals and 1,107 assists for 1,761 points in 1,420 career games in 21 NHL seasons.

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers 9/30/2026

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (0-0-0) @ Philadelphia Flyers (0-0-0) When: 7:30 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Nationally televised game on TNT and TruTV, streaming on HBO Max Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins...

Noah Hiles: This must be the year the Penguins’ youth arrives
Pens Points: The 2026-27 season begins

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas said his focus entering the new season remains on improving the team rather than setting a...

Looking to build on last season, the Penguins enter a 2026-27 campaign filled with uncertainty
Where to watch Flyers vs. Penguins today: Channel, live stream, time, TV schedule for NHL season opener

Pittsburgh's season ended with a loss to Philadelphia, and the two will face off Wednesday to open the 2026-27 campaign.

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
2026-27 NHL Standings Predictions: Metropolitan Division

These days the NHL is harder to predict than ever. Take a look back at last year’s offering (or..don’t) where my 7th and 8th placed teams ended up finishing 2nd and 3rd. To varying degrees,...

Sidney Crosby talks new linemate, retirement timeline

Sidney Crosby is feeling the effects of the shortened preseason in his adjustment to playing with a new linemate. Crosby mentioned having a week less to prepare for the season when talking about...

Pens Points: Roster is set

There just a little over 24 hours before the Pittsburgh Penguins begin their 2026-27 season and the final touches are starting to fall into place as they prepare to head east and take on the...

Monday, September 28, 2026
What to know on each member of the Penguins' opening-night roster
Penguins GM wants more certainty from Malkin on his future

Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas said he's "not doing this day-to-day, year-to-year thing with Geno," after Evgeni Malkin waited until May to sign a contract extension to bring back the...

What we learned about the Penguins from Kyle Dubas' season-opening press conference
How many points will Sidney Crosby get in 2026-27?

After notching 74 points for the Penguins last year, what is in store for Sidney Crosby offensively in his age-39 season?

Matt Nieto announces retirement from NHL after 12 seasons

Nieto finishes his career with 206 points over 705 games played.

Penguins’ Dubas: ‘I’m not going to do this day-to-day, year-by-year thing’ with Malkin

After a strong 2025-26 season, Malkin signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract to return to the Penguins for what could be his final NHL season.

Dubas press conference: Rust to IR, team prepares for ‘pivotal’ season

Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas has been letting his assistants Jason Spezza and Amanda Kessel do most of the talking this off-season up until Dubas’ traditional start of the season press...

Penguins finalize roster ahead of this week’s season opener

The Pittsburgh Penguins have finalized the team’s opening night roster before this week’s season-opener against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Penguins’ roster for the opening game against...

This unexpected trio may need to be the Penguins’ third line to start the season
Scanning the waiver wire for intriguing options

The Penguins would probably figure to not use waivers to boost their lineup, given all the depth they already have. However with four players placed on IR yesterday plus the statuses of Bryan Rust...

The week ahead: Penguins season is back (and so are the injuries)

The 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins did not waste any time when it comes to accumulating injuries. The regular season has not even started yet and the team is already looking at the prospect of...

Pens Points: Opening night nears

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Penguins assigned Bill Zonnon, Harrison Brunicke and Joel Blomqvist to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday and placed Blake Lizotte, Ben Kindel,...

Sunday, September 27, 2026
Penguins place four players on injured reserve

Graves is out indefinitely, Brazeau and Kindel are week-to-week, while Lizotte is only day-to-day.

Penguins Place Four On Injured Reserve

The Pittsburgh Penguins will open the season with a limited lineup. Four Penguins have been placed on injured reserve – forwards Blake Lizotte (upper-body), Justin Brazeau (lower-body), Benjamin...

Training Camp Cuts: 9/27/26

With the regular season starting on Tuesday, teams have to have compliant rosters in by 4 PM CT on Monday.  Accordingly, the next few days will be very busy on the transactions front to get those...

Pens send three to AHL, four to IR as roster comes into focus

The Penguins reduced their roster by seven more players on Sunday. Bill Zonnon, Harrison Brunicke and Joel Blomqvist have been assigned to the AHL. Four players were placed on IR as they deal with...

The Penguins send 3 players to Wilkes-Barre and put 4 on injured reserve as the roster cutdown continues
Bryan Rust Leaves Game With Injury

Pittsburgh Penguins veteran forward Bryan Rust left the team’s preseason victory over the Buffalo Sabres last night with an undisclosed injury. Head coach Dan Muse did not have an update on Rust’s...

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