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Penguins extend qualifying offers to seven players, including Egor Chinakhov

The Penguins took care of some housekeeping to formally announce they extended qualifying offers to seven impending restricted free agents. The above captures all of the team’s restricted free agents, so the Pens will be keeping the NHL rights for all of them next season, which hasn’t always been the case recently. There are no […]

Penguins trade Jack St. Ivany to Winnipeg for David Gustafsson

The Penguins made a trade on Monday, exchanging depth players with the Winnipeg Jets. Jack St. Ivany is off to the Jets, forward David Gustafsson is coming to the Pens. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward David Gustafsson from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for defenseman Jack St. Ivany, it was announced […]

Prospects descend on Pittsburgh

Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Penguins added six new prospects to the organization at the 2026 NHL Draft. Those prospects will not have to wait long to make an impression on the fans in Pittsburgh as they make their way to the city this week to take part in the Penguins annual development camp set […]

Penguins organizational outlook heading into free agency

It ended up being a mostly uneventful draft weekend for the Pittsburgh Penguins as far as major short-term changes went. They acquired Hendrix Lapierre for draft picks, used some of their stockpile future of picks to get extra 2026 mid-round selections and went about their business of drafting players without many fireworks going down with […]

2026 draft roundup: Penguins add four picks to go with Ruck twins

The Penguins are in the books for the 2026 NHL entry draft. It was an active event in terms of shuffling around, the Pens made two trades to improve their 2026 draft stock. Pittsburgh picked up a fourth round pick at 111th overall by giving up a sixth round pick (170) this year as well […]

Penguins select Tomas Galvas with 54th overall pick

After taking two forwards with their first two picks, the Penguins selected defenseman Tomas Galvas with the 54th overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft. The overage 20-year old has spent the last four years in the Czech league. Neutral Zone Galvas has clearly proven he can impact games offensively against men, which is a […]

Penguins draft Markus Ruck in second round

The Penguins completed drafted the twin brother of first round pick Liam Ruck by selecting Markus Ruck with the 39th pick of the 2026 NHL draft. M. Ruck is a left handed forward that is more of a playmaker compared to his brother’s penchant for goal scoring. Markus led the WHL in scoring. Some reports […]

NHL Draft, Day 2 Open thread

Talk about the ongoing draft event here! When: 11:00am easternWhat: Rounds 2-7 to complete the draft happen todayHow to watch: NHL Network, streaming on ESPN+Penguin picks: Two in the second round (39, 54), a third round (86), a sixth round (170)

NHL Draft: Can the Penguins keep the Ruck twins united?

The Pittsburgh Penguins drafted Liam Ruck last night in the first round. Ruck will be very invested to see what the Pens end up doing today when round two starts and his twin brother Markus is still available. The twins, in what else but a joint interview, talked about their connectedness. TSN: How much better […]

NHL Draft: Penguins select Liam Ruck with the 22nd overall pick

With their first overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected forward Liam Ruck out of Medicine Hat of the WHL. Scott Wheeler wrote of Ruck:  He’s a right-shot winger who has good touch, a quick release, likes to go short side and can pick his spots in the net — with […]

NHL Draft Open thread

Talk about the NHL Draft here, if you please! Details- When: 7:00pm easternWhat: First round of the draft (Rounds 2-7 begin tomorrow at noon)How to watch: ESPN (tomorrow, NHL Network)Penguin pick: Currently 22nd overall, but they have a manager with a history of draft night trades

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Report: Penguins interested in Jason Robertson

Kyle Dubas often talks about urgency and wanting to push the Penguins towards being as strong as they can be now and in the future. Somehow wrangling three-time 40+ goal scorer Jason Robertson out of Dallas would be the biggest and best move Dubas could make, provided he could pull it off. Any tidbit is […]

On this date in Penguins history: Evgeni Malkin drafted in 2004

22 years ago today, Evgeni Malkin was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Before he was drafted by the Penguins, Malkin made his professional debut in Russia, playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk when he was 17 years old. The 2004 NHL Draft was held in […]

2026 NHL Mock Draft

Ahead of tonight’s NHL draft, let’s take a stab at how the first round could play out tonight. First, a moment of silence for our near miss last year – when we tried to predict that Kyle Dubas would go ‘off the board’ with a high pick on a WHL center that no one saw […]

Penguins acquire Hendrix Lapierre

The Pittsburgh Penguins are kicking off their summer moves by apparently acquiring center Hendrix Lapierre from Washington. Pittsburgh gives up a third round pick in 2027 and a fifth in 2028 to bring Lapierre on board. Lapierre is a player who has had his ups and downs over four pro seasons with the Capitals, as […]

New owners: Hoffmann’s, Penguins make introductions

The Hoffmann Group appeared first almost a year ago last summer and reached an agreement to purchase the Penguins in December, but it wasn’t until this week with an NHL Board of Governors meeting that they received final approval to complete the sale and take over from Fenway Sports Group. The Hoffmann’s held an introductory […]

If you’re gonna mock drafts, you gotta be tough

The title a nod to song from a certain movie, anyways it’s difficult to draft NHL players. NHL teams are tasked with scouting players mostly when they are 16 and 17 years old and have to try and rank what they will be as fully formed adults. Needless to say, it’s not an exact science […]

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NHL 2026-27 Salary Cap Outlook for the Penguins

Business is booming for the NHL, another healthy salary cap increase goes into effect at the start of the league year on July 1st. The Penguins have angled themselves into a ton of cap flexibility, entering draft week and the start of free agency with currently over $45 million in cap space, according to CapWages. […]

2025-26 Season In Review: Jack St. Ivany

Vitals Player: Jack St. IvanyBorn: July 22, 1999 (Age: 26)Height: 6’4″Weight: 197 poundsHometown: Manhattan Beach, California, USAShoots: RightDraft: 2018, fourth-round, No. 112 overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers2025-26 Statistics: 20 games played, 0 goals, 7 assists, +4 ratingContract Status: St. Ivany is entering the third-year of a three-year, $2.40 million contract that comes with a $850,000 salary cap number. Story of the Season St. […]

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How should the current trade market impact the Penguins offseason plans?

The Pittsburgh Penguins have not really become involved in the offseason chaos just yet, and given the trade prices we are seeing around the league it leads to some questions as to what they should be doing this week. Just a quick recap of what we have seen so far. There’s a lot happening there, […]

Penguins reveal new-look preseason schedule

The NHL schedule will look a little different in 2026-27. The past ways of an endless slog of a preseason is getting cut short, the Penguins announced their four-game exhibition schedule for September. From the team: The Penguins will play four preseason games prior to the start of the 2026.27 season – two at home […]

2026 NHL Draft: Defensemen targets for the Penguins

Piggybacking off the earlier look into the forwards that could make sense for the Penguins to consider with the 22nd pick in Friday’s NHL draft, let’s take a turn to the blueline. Be it coincidence or preference, Kyle Dubas has only drafted one defenseman in the first round since he became a general manager in […]

2025-26 Season in Review: Sergei Murashov

Vitals Player: Sergei MurashovBorn: April 1, 2004 (22 years old)Height: 6’2”Weight: 185 poundsHometown: Yaroslavl, RussiaCatches: RightDraft: 2022, Pittsburgh Penguins (fourth round, 118th overall)2025-26 Statistics: Five NHL games played (1-1-2 record, .897 save percentage, 2.56 goals against average) and 38 AHL games played (24-9-8 record, .919 save percentage, 2.20 goals against average).Contract Status: Signed through the […]