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Saturday, September 12, 2026
Ranking The Top-10 Defensemen in the Metropolitan Division For The 2026-27 NHL Season

HM: Adam Pelech, Damon Severson, Luke Hughes, Shayne Gostisbehere 10. Vladislav Gavrikov, New York Rangers. A lot went wrong for the Rangers last season but their big pickup wasn’t among it....

Friday, September 11, 2026
Ranking The Top-15 Forwards In The Metropolitan Division For The 2026-27 season

The season draws near when we try to take a stab at ranking the best forwards within the Penguins’ division. Who are the best ones? Here’s what we’ve got, let us know what you think. HM: Bryan...

Will the Penguins return to the playoffs? Breaking down the 2026-27 Metropolitan Division
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Phil and Amanda Kessel elected to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

Phil and Amanda Kessel have each been elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2026 class. During his 4 years with the Penguins, Phil Kessel helped the team win two Stanley Cup titles as a key...

Phil and Amanda Kessel will be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame together
Penguins announce training camp schedule

2026 training camp is a week away for the Penguins! Pittsburgh kicks off on Thursday September 17th. From the team: Thursday, September 178:45-10:15 AM – Group A Practice11:30 AM-1:00 PM – Group B...

Vets on the bubble: Who needs a good camp for the Penguins

Conventional wisdom states that a player with a big salary and years of NHL experience usually sticks with the NHL roster. The Penguins have been bucking that trend lately, starting with waiving...

Can any Penguins player or coach win an award during 2026-27 season?

The Pittsburgh Penguins have gone through a bit of a major awards drought in recent years, with Kris Letang’s Masterton Trophy in 2022-23 being the last individual award won by a member of the...

Thanks to Sergei Murashov, there will be excitement in goal when the Penguins open camp
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Penguins Discussing Extension With Sidney Crosby

Veteran Penguins center Sidney Crosby recently noted that talks between his agent and the team about a contract extension are underway.

Penguins to watch for at the prospects tournament

The Penguins announced their roster for this weekend’s prospects tournament in Detroit a full three days ahead of time. (Given the last minute nature of past roster releases, that statement is...

Sidney Crosby says he wants to keep playing for “a number of years”

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby may have turned 39 last month, but it appears he has no intention of hanging up his skates anytime soon. Speaking at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour in...

The blue line remains the biggest question mark for the Penguins entering 2026-27
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Penguins unveil roster for upcoming prospect tournament in Detroit

The Penguins have announced the roster for the team’s upcoming prospect tournament that’s being held in Detroit, starting this weekend. Pittsburgh, along with Columbus, Dallas and Detroit will be...

Sidney Crosby not in a rush to sign new contract with Penguins

The three-time Stanley Cup champion is heading into the final season of his two-year extension.

Changes in the new NHL CBA

Timely enough off the heels of the Labor Day holiday yesterday, the NHL’s new collective bargaining agreement, the labor rules agreed to by the NHL and the NHLPA, kicks in next week. The new...

Eight Penguins players featured in EA Sports NHL 27

Fans got a first look this week at what Pittsburgh Penguins players will look like in the upcoming release of EA Sports’ NHL 27. X user @TestOnAQuest shared screenshots of what are reportedly...

The Penguins again have a ton of depth at forward. How will Dan Muse sort it out?
Monday, September 7, 2026
Jean-Sebastien Dea Announces Retirement

According to an announcement on his Instagram, and shared by Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports, forward Jean-Sébastien Dea has retired from professional hockey. Dea, 32, began his professional playing...

Who will lead the Penguins in goal scoring for 26-27?

Last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins finished third overall in the NHL with 293 goals for as a team, trailing second place Carolina Hurricanes by just three and first place Colorado Avalanche by...

Sunday, September 6, 2026
Summer’s over: Recapping the Penguins’ offseason

Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer. College football is back, the NFL is about to start up. Most of the Penguins are in town, skating at the practice rink and getting ready for...

Saturday, September 5, 2026
These Franchises Are Caught In The Middle

There are a handful of NHL teams stuck in the NHL’s middle class, arguably a place you don’t want to be when it comes to your short- and long-term prospects of winning. The 2026-27 season will be...

The final hockey-less weekend countdown

This time next week the Penguins’ prospects will be in Detroit getting ready for their first game next Saturday, a soft launch of sorts for the 2026-27 season. At this time it doesn’t look like...

Friday, September 4, 2026
The player who needs to deliver for the Penguins

According to Sportsnet: Pittsburgh Penguins: Arturs Silovs It’s something of a similar story in Pittsburgh. After finishing second in the Metro last season, after a string of campaigns in the...

Prospect Tier shows how much Penguins prospect pool has improved in just two years

On Thursday we dove into the Pittsburgh Penguins roster and how it stacked up with the rest of the league on The Athletic’s player tier ranking, and how it showed the team is lacking some younger,...

Thursday, September 3, 2026
Building the Pens: How will Dan Muse do in year two?

It was obvious the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26 would be different from the start. Naturally, they had to be after Mike Sullivan was out and a rookie NHL coach was taking over. The changes were...

The Athletic’s NHL player tiers re-confirms Penguins biggest issue and need

On Wednesday, The Athletic released its annual NHL player tiers list, taking the top-150 players in the league and putting them into separate tiers to indicate what level they are on. The tiers...

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Prospect games in Detroit announced for Penguins

The Red Wings unveiled the schedule for the upcoming prospects event that they are hosting which the Penguins are attending. The Pittsburgh prospects start out against a team from the Blue Jackets...

NHL Odds ‘n Ends: Hellebuyck, expansion, Jagr finished?

The latest official Team USA to trade request is goalie Connor Hellebuyck. Before anyone asks, there’s no reason to expect he would be in Pittsburgh’s interests- or more importantly nor would they...

Penguins announce theme nights for 2026-27 home schedule

The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled the seasonlong promotional lineup during home games this season, featuring 22 unique theme nights for fans of all ages and interests. The promotional schedule also...

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Mario Lemieux No Longer Part Of Penguins Ownership

For the first time since the turn of the 21st century, Mario Lemieux won’t be a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ownership group. According to Dejan Kovacevic of DK Pittsburgh Sports, Lemieux and...

Get the best of PensBurgh on the new SB Nation app

It’s a big day for PensBurgh. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Penguins.  You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made...

What the Penguins could look like in 2028

After last week’s look at our 2024 outlook about predicting the 2026 Penguins, let’s take the impossible stab at looking at what the 2028 Penguins could be working with. This task is tough, since...

Mario Lemieux reportedly out as Penguins minority owner

Pittsburgh Penguins legend Mario Lemieux reportedly no longer has a stake in the franchise he bought out of bankruptcy 27 years ago. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s King Jemison reported Monday...

Monday, August 31, 2026
Katie Florio named new rinkside reporter for SportsNet Pittsburgh

SportsNet Pittsburgh has announced that Katie Florio will be taking over the rinkside reporting duties for the network during coverage of Penguins games this coming season. Florio, a native of...

Mario Lemieux sold his minority stake in the Penguins. Here's what it does and doesn't mean.
SportsNet Pittsburgh announces Katie Florio as the Penguins' new rinkside reporter
What we thought the 2026 Penguins would look like two years ago

Here’s a fun one, let’s hop back into the time machine to July 2024 for an article titled, “What could the Penguins look like in two years?” Spoiler alert: the very active Kyle Dubas changed the...

Rating the best Penguins 2026-27 promo giveaways

Every season, teams across the NHL host promotional nights offering free giveaways to help drive fan interest to purchase tickets. This season will be no different, and last week, the Penguins...

Sunday, August 30, 2026
Fun with 2026-27 NHL team over/unders

It’s Sunday, why not take a look at some NHL team lines and chop it up? Last summer when I did this exercise, it worked pretty well. Can’t do better than 5-0 (went under on Calgary, Utah, Florida;...

Saturday, August 29, 2026
Reviewing and explaining this year’s top-25 list

The 2026 Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 listing of the best young players in the organization is now complete, here it is. Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players in 2025Top 25 Under...

Friday, August 28, 2026
Pre-camp 2026 Penguins’ roster prediction

Now that the summer Top 25 Under 25 series has wrapped up today, and with it (almost) the month of August, let’s turn attention to next season. Players on the Penguins are trickling into town and...

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 1 Ben Kindel

We have reached the top of the PensBurgh top-25 under 25, and unless you are a certain prospect analyst that has been making waves on social media over the past week it is probably not a shock to...

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Penguins Are Betting Big On Young Inexperienced Goaltenders

A lot of folks might look at the Pittsburgh Penguins’ aging roster and think their biggest gamble is on an ageing core of superstars. One could also look at their defense and think the team is...

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 2 Harrison Brunicke

We’re getting close to the end of this year’s list of the top young players in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ organization. Today, at No. 2, we see the organization’s prized young defensemen who turns...

Over/under for the 2026-27 Penguins points and wins totals

We decided to give you one more round of over/unders for the 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins, and this one focuses on the team totals for the season. Specifically, their total number of wins and their...

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Pens to be featured in national broadcasts 20 times this upcoming season

When the 2026-27 NHL season gets underway this fall, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be featured in nationally broadcasts games 20 times. The 20 nationally broadcast games that the Penguins play this...

What will Sidney Crosby’s next cap hit be?

In the absence of much going on, Josh Yohe had some words last week on the next Sidney Crosby contract. The upcoming 2026-27 season is currently the last year Crosby is under contract, though...

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 3 Sergei Murashov

PensBurgh’s 2026 edition of the Top 25 Under 25 countdown rolls on with a look at goaltending prospect Sergei Murashov. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25:...

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Veteran NHLer Kevin Hayes signs one-year contract in KHL

Hayes appeared in 28 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2025-26 regular season.

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