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Game Preview: New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1/31/2026

Who: New York Rangers (22-27-6, 50 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (27-14-11, 65 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:30 p.m. ET How to Watch: National broadcast on ABC Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins have a busy next few days heading into the Olympic break. The Pens have a back-to-back set next Monday and Tuesday against […]

Penguins announce Malkin and Letang to miss practice

An ominous update from the Penguins came out just before their scheduled practice at noon today. Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin won’t be among them. Malkin’s status has been shaky for a while, he returned from a month-long shoulder injury on January 8th but looked in pain after Sunday’s game. He didn’t miss a practice […]

The Penguins scoring depth is becoming biggest surprise of season

The thing that stood out the most to me about the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday evening is not just the players that provided the offense. It is also the players that did not provide the offense. Consider these numbers. Evgeni Malkin recorded one assist. Sidney Crosby recorded zero points. […]

Pens Points: Winning ways continue

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… Forwards Anthony Mantha and Egor Chinakhov scored in a 31-second span in what was a dominant second period, as the Pittsburgh Penguins breezed by the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. [Recap] As seen during the game, the Penguins officially recalled […]

Penguins recall forward Rutger McGroarty

With forward Bryan Rust serving a three-game suspension and defenseman Jack St. Ivany now sidelined following surgery, there was going to be a roster move coming for the Pittsburgh Penguins before they begin their current three-game home stand. That roster move came on Thursday morning, and it is the return of forward Rutger McGroarty. The […]

Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1/29/2026

Who: Chicago Blackhawks (21-23-9, 51 points, 6th place Central Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (26-14-11, 63 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and CHSN in the local markets, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: It’s a week-long sprint to the Olympic break finish line for the Pens. […]

Pens Points: Chicago game day

Three days off gave the Pittsburgh Penguins plenty of time to shake off the jet lag from traveling out West and will now look to extend their four game winning streak by welcoming the Chicago Blackhawks to PPG Paints Arena later this evening. This is the second meeting between the sides in just about a […]

Jack St. Ivany has hand surgery, will miss extended time

The Penguins will be without defenseman Jack St. Ivany for at least the next two months after undergoing hand surgery. The team announced that St. Ivany underwent successful hand surgery on at UPMC Mercy Hospital. St. Ivany left Sunday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks and did not return. According to a release from the team, […]

Wilkes Weekly: Broz, Koppanen injuries test center depth for WBS

It’s a two-fer with two weeks since our last check in on the AHL affiliate out in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Nick Hart’s recap of the early games from WBSPenguins.com and most recent. WBS posted a 4-2-1 record over the past two weeks worth of games. Wednesday, Jan. 14 – PENGUINS 4 at Providence 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton usurped first place from […]

Pens Points: Rust suspended for illegal hit

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been suspended for three games after the NHL Department of Player Safety deemed he performed an illegal check to the head of Vancouver forward Brock Boeser. Boeser has since entered concussion protocol. PensBurgh] It appears forward Evgeni Malkin is no […]

NHL suspends Bryan Rust for three games

Bryan Rust has been suspended by the NHL for three games over a check to the head of Vancouver’s Brock Boeser. The video states: During net-front scramble at the Penguins’ goal, Boeser looks to collect the puck as Rust skates in from the slot. As Boeser finds the puck and attempts to play it towards […]

Malkin at practice, appears to dodge trouble

The status of Evgeni Malkin’s shoulder made for an impromptu game of ‘big deal, little deal, no deal’ for the Penguins. The star forward was caught in pain after the final horn in Sunday’s game against the Canucks turning what should have been a celebratory moment of the team holding on for a win into […]

Penguins wait for injury updates ahead of Olympic break

The upcoming Olympic break could potentially be coming at a good time for a few banged-up Penguins players. The biggest concern likely involves Evgeni Malkin, who appeared to be in pain on the bench Sunday night following a seemingly light shoulder tap from Anthony Mantha. When asked about that moment after the game, head coach […]

Pens Points: Homeward Bound

As the city digs out from a major winter storm that dumped over a foot of snow on the region, the Pittsburgh Penguins were out west taking care of business to remain one of the hottest teams in hockey. Now they will return home and enjoy a few days off before starting a five-game stretch […]

The week ahead: Penguins keep stacking points

Even though they almost let it slip away on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins won all four games on their Western Conference road trip and mostly did so in impressive fashion. They beat the Seattle Kraken, Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers by multiple goals, with all three games being rather convincing wins, and then had a […]

Bryan Rust to face discipline from NHL for hit?

The league is reportedly looking into a hit thrown by Bryan Rust at the end of the game against the Canucks. Vancouver-based broadcaster Rick Dhaliwal went as far to say that “the expectation is that supplement discipline will be coming”, which would include a fine or suspension. Rust leveled Brock Boeser with a high hit […]

Penguin Prospect Update: January 2026

It’s been almost two months since our last prospect update, time to check in again with some of the young players that aren’t in Pittsburgh or Wilkes-Barre. This won’t be a comprehensive check-in for every single prospect out there, rather some quick hits about notable recent occurrences to be aware of as the season progresses. […]

Pens Points: A Western Canada sweep

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins completed their Western Canada swing on Sunday evening, facing off against the Vancouver Canucks. It was a homecoming for rookie forward Ben Kindel, who led the way with two goals as the Penguins won 3-2. [Recap] However, in the dying moments of the […]

Penguins/Canucks Recap: Kindel’s big homecoming lifts Pens to win

Pregame Kris Letang gets back into the lineup for the Penguins. The hosting Vancouver Canucks greet the Pens with this lineup. First period The Penguins strike first only to see it get called back on a Vancouver challenge. Egor Chinakhov sneaks a puck in from right in front but he was offside and a step […]