The Pittsburgh Penguins will open the season with a limited lineup. Four Penguins have been placed on injured reserve – forwards Blake Lizotte (upper-body), Justin Brazeau (lower-body), Benjamin Kindel (lower-body) and defenseman Ryan Graves (knee).
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they have placed centers Ben Kindel and Blake Lizotte, winger Justin Brazeau and defenseman Ryan Graves on injured reserve going into the regular season.
Sidney Crosby is ready for another season. And, honestly, at this point in his career, that's still kind of fun to write. Crosby scored a goal Saturday as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 in their preseason finale.
The Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed this week that Andrei Kuzmenko is taking a leave of absence. It was sadly reported this week that Kuzmenko’s father, Alexander, was killed by a bear during a fishing trip in southern Siberia.
With training camp for the Pittsburgh Penguins in full swing, the team has been able to get a close-up view of their upcoming roster decisions. Some players have used the added opportunities to their advantage while others have seen their stock within the organization sink.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Taylor Haase of DK Pittsburgh Sports wrote last week about the uncertainty surrounding Pittsburgh Penguins superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson. The three-time Norris Trophy winner is in the final year of his eight-year, $92MM contract and is coming off his best season in Pittsburgh, having tallied 66 points in 75 games last year.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have provided an update on the status of center Ben Kindel’s lower-body injury, with it appearing to be worse than initially thought.
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Andrei Kuzmenko will take a personal leave of absence following the death of his father, per King Jemison of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Pittsburgh Penguins could be without an important energy piece to begin the 2026-27 season. The team expects center Benjamin Kindel to be out week-to-week, director of minor league operations Amanda Kessel told media including Dan Potash of SportsNet Pittsburgh.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Some hockey players you just keep rooting for, even when you know the numbers don't quite make the argument. Nick Robertson has always been one of those players for me.
Going into training camp and the Pittsburgh Penguins seemed fairly content with Arturs Silovs as a strong option as a goalie for their team this season.
It's still the early days of training camp for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but there are already early standouts. With a crowded group in a competitive environment, the Penguins will have some tough roster decisions when those need to be finalized.
One of the best traits of former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford was his quality of being an open book. He wasn't afraid to say what was on his mind and what he planned on doing with his team.
Getting younger is something the Pittsburgh Penguins have been trying to accomplish since Kyle Dubas took over as the general manager. The issue is that his plan has not gone smoothly, and now the club sits in a state of limbo.
The Pittsburgh Penguins hope to put another memorable season together in 2026-27. Pittsburgh is getting a concerning injury update about two of its players.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday that forward Blake Lizotte is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Lizotte, 28, took part in practice with the rest of his Penguins teammates on Sunday but was ruled out from participating on Monday after sustaining the injury.
Forward Kevin Hayes is hanging up his skates after scoring 446 points across 12 NHL seasons with five teams. The retirement announcement was made Monday by the KHL following a brief stint with a Russian club.
The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed Evgeni Malkin this summer to a one-year contract. Malkin was set to hit unrestricted free agency on July 1. He wanted to play another season in the NHL.
Evgeni Malkin is about to begin his 21st NHL season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, but the 40-year-old isn’t ready to commit himself to playing beyond the one-year deal he signed in May.
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson has entered training camp with one year remaining on his eight-year, $92 million contract and an uncertain long-term future.
The Pittsburgh Penguins enter the 2026–27 season with a hope of adding to last year’s success. They added scoring depth, bolstered their defense, and said goodbye to a key veteran winger.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of depth up front heading into the 2026-27 season. However, having too many NHL-caliber forwards can create problems of its own. The forward logjam leaves management with difficult decisions before the regular season begins.
The Pittsburgh Penguins once had little trouble convincing established players to join them. But the sales pitch has changed and is much less enticing.