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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 […]

VICTORY! Jackets Take Down The Pens 4-0 In Columbus

Go inside the locker room and onto the ice with the team for last night’s shutout win over Pittsburgh! Follow the #CBJ on social media! TikTok: http://BlueJackets.com/TikTok Instagram: http://BlueJackets.com/Instagram Twitter: http://BlueJackets.com/Twitter Facebook: http://BlueJackets.com/Facebook

Penguins depth being put to the test before regular season even begins

The one thing that can be said about the 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins roster is that it has a lot of NHL-caliber forward options. There may not be any superstar-level players in their prime. The core might be the oldest in the league. And a lot of the players lower in the lineup might be of […]

Report: Jason Robertson Has Major Interest In Joining Pittsburgh

Jason Robertson's future in Dallas remains unresolved, and according to insider Nick Kypreos , Pittsburgh has real, specific reason to believe it's the team he wants to join. Kypreos reports Robertson remains on track to either reach unrestricted free agency next summer or be traded before then if a long-term agreement with the Stars isn't reached.  Kypreos says the Penguins' offseason trade for Robertson's younger brother, Nick, was made for several reasons, including the belief it could...

Pens Points: Blue Jackets top Penguins in penultimate preseason game

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins played the Columbus Blue Jackets in preseason game three of four on Thursday night. Pittsburgh iced what ultimately represented a B-squad and took home a 4-0 loss to the Blue Jackets. The final preseason game is set for Saturday. [Recap] Penguins forward Andrei […]