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.
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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 conference today. Here are some of the takeaways: As far as injuries go: -Blake Lizotte has a big practice tomorrow to determine his status […]
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 Philadelphia will consist of 13 forwards, 7 defensemen and 2 goalies. The opening night roster consists of Egor Chinakhov, Sidney Crosby, Connor Dewar, David Gustafsson, Filip Hallander, Ville Koivunen, […]
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 (injured) and Andrei Kuzmenko (personal) still up in the air for the start of the season, the waiver wire could hold […]
NHL Injuries: Bruins, Sabres, Hurricanes, Avs, Wild, Devils, Flyers, and Penguins
The NHL season is about to get underway and there are some players who are in jeopardy of not being ready right away.
NHL Injuries: Bruins, Sabres, Hurricanes, Avs, Wild, Devils, Flyers, and Penguins
The NHL season is about to get underway and there are some players who are in jeopardy of not being ready right away.
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 playing games without Ben Kindel, Bryan Rust, Blake Lizotte, and Justin Brazeu. Andrei Kuzmenko is also not here at the moment for […]
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, Justin Brazeau and Ryan Graves on injured reserve. Pittsburgh must make at least two more roster moves before Monday’s deadline to reach the 23-player limit. [PensBurgh] […]
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: A real chance for Sergei Murashov?
DK's Daily Shot of Penguins: A shot for Sergei Murashov?
After losing defensemen to injury, Matt Grzelcyk’s signing gives Sabres boost
BUFFALO – The Sabres wasted no time getting newcomer Matt Grzelcyk acclimated. Without the benefit of a practice or pregame skate, they threw the defenseman into the lineup for their preseason finale. Grzelcyk, who on Friday signed a one-year, $850,000 contract, looked comfortable throughout Saturday afternoon’s 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, skating 16 minutes, 48 seconds, mostly alongside Conor Timmins. “It almost helped, honestly, just having no pregame skate, nothing – just go ri...
Flyers ‘very hopeful’ Dan Vladar ready for season opener, Denver Barkey nearing return
The Philadelphia Flyers are just a few days away from opening their 2026-27 season, with their first matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The shortened preseason slate is over, but the Flyers didn’t get out of it unscathed. Roster players suffered injuries in their first two preseason games, with Helge Grans leaving the third. Nikita Grebenkin also got banged up in the Flyers’ penultimate exhibition contest and did not play on Saturday. Danny Briere gave some u...
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.
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 injuries. Bryan Rust and Tristan Broz did not practice and is being evaluated from their injuries from last night. Forwards (16): […]
Jack Rathbone Injured Week-To-Week: Impact on NHL Teams
By Ethan Hetu | at September 27, 2026 7:37 am 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 status after the game, so the exact nature and extent of Rust’s injury remains unknown, putting into question the winger’s availability for the team’s regular-season opener on Wednesday. The Penguins are already short a number of forwards due to injury: B...
Penguins roster status as opening rosters loom
The Penguins trimmed their NHL roster by six players yesterday. Defensemen Owen Pickering, Caleb Jones and Jake Livanavage were among players being sent away. That leaves the roster looking like this. Opening day rosters are due tomorrow, which means players must go on waivers today to clear in time to be re-assigned down. The Pens […]
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen leaves game injured as Sabres end preseason
BUFFALO – When the Sabres open the regular season Thursday in Columbus, Colten Ellis could be their starting goalie. A trying preseason in which they lost five significant players to injury in four games, including top goalies Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Alex Lyon , has mercifully ended. In Saturday afternoon’s 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ruff said Luukkonen, who has a history of injuries, left 3:47 into the third period when he tweaked something on ... Read the full article The po...
“Just Pure Excitement To See The Phone Ring.” | Matt Grzelcyk Describes His Signing With Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Matt Grezelcyk spoke to the media on September 26, 2026 after the final preseason game vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. He spoke about his excitement to be in Buffalo with the Sabres organization and players. He discussed how he trained without being in camp and how he was welcomed by the team when he arrived. Subscribe to the Buffalo Sabres YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2G1G8eT For More Sabres Action: https://bufsabres.co/2XAYg5m #BuffaloSabres #Sabres #NHL For more Sabres a...
“We Didn’t Want To Take Any Chances.” | Lindy Ruff On Pulling Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen From The Game
Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff spoke to the media on September 26, 2026 after the final preseason game vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. He provided an update on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and discussed the play of the goalies. He spoke about Matt Grzelcyk’s first game as a Sabre and Owen Power’s power play performance. Subscribe to the Buffalo Sabres YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2G1G8eT For More Sabres Action: https://bufsabres.co/2XAYg5m #BuffaloSabres #Sabres #NHL For more Sabres action: Sabres.com...
“You Kinda Gotta Be Ready To Go At All Times.” | Colten Ellis On Unplanned Goaltender Changes
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Colton Ellis spoke to the media on September 26, 2026 after the final preseason game vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. He discussed always being ready to play and staying in control of what he can. He mentioned being ready if needed, no matter the game. Subscribe to the Buffalo Sabres YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2G1G8eT For More Sabres Action: https://bufsabres.co/2XAYg5m #BuffaloSabres #Sabres #NHL For more Sabres action: Sabres.com Follow us on X: twitter.com/BuffaloSabres...
NHL Pre-Season Highlights | Penguins vs. Sabres – September 26, 2026
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Penguins/Sabres preseason Recap: Pens lose Rust, win game
Pregame The Penguins have an opening night looking lineup, sans Connor Dewar and Elmer Soderblom who have already played two preseason games. The Sabres have a pretty fair roster themselves for this the last day of NHL preseason action. First period Egor Chinakhov takes the first penalty of the game, Pittsburgh kills it off and […]
Preseason Gamethread: Penguins @ Sabres
Talk about the last preseason game with Pens fans here! The game will be broadcast locally on Sportsnet Pittsburgh+ and MSG-B in the respective local areas for Pittsburgh and Buffalo. Nationally, it will be carried on NHL Network. It will be available via audio on the internet/radio from 105.9 The X.
Penguins roster for final preseason tuneup today in Buffalo
The Penguins have announced their roster for this afternoon (3:00pm start) against Buffalo. FORWARDS 2 – Rutger McGroarty11 – Filip Hallander14 – Nick Robertson17 – Bryan Rust18 – Tommy Novak22 – Hendrix Lapierre23 – Bill Zonnon26 – Tristan Broz41 – Ville Koivunen59 – Egor Chinakhov67 – Rickard Rakell71 – Evgeni Malkin87 – Sidney Crosby DEFENSE […]
NHL Injuries: Sabres, Stars, Red Wings, Wild, Devils, Islanders, Senators, Penguins, Capitals, and the IR
Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]
NHL Injuries: Sabres, Stars, Red Wings, Wild, Devils, Islanders, Senators, Penguins, Capitals, and the IR
Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]
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