The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without veteran center and crucial leader Evgeni Malkin for a little bit longer than expected after the team announced that he’s week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with an upper-body injury. Malkin, 39, did not play in Sunday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars after recording two goals and an assist in Pittsburgh's 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Tuesday that forwards Evgeni Malkin and Blake Lizotte have been placed on injured reserve with upper-body injuries. The team also announced that forwards Danton Heinen and Sam Poulin have been recalled from their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
The Penguins announced they’ve again added forwards Danton Heinen and Samuel Poulin to the NHL roster, marking each player’s second recall of the season from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins remain in a familiar but increasingly delicate position as the season moves toward the trade deadline. They are not true contenders, but they are also not a team willing—or able—to hit the reset button while Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang are still driving the bus.
Young goalie Sergei Murashov came to North America with only six games of professional experience in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), which is unusual.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off an almost-perfect three-game road trip that included wins in Philadelphia and Tampa Bay and was capped off with a shootout loss in Dallas to the Stars.
The Tristan Jarry-to-Edmonton chatter refuses to die down, and this week the discussion continued thanks to new insight from Elliotte Friedman on the latest 32 Thoughts podcast.
A sound strategy for any NHL team rostering a young prospect is to allow them to represent their country at the World Junior Championship over the holidays.
The Dallas Stars (20-5-5) stole a wild one at American Airlines Center, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-6) 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday night. Jamie Benn and Miro Heiskanen scored for the Stars.
A couple of roster moves for the Pittsburgh Penguins ahead of their matchup with the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. It has been reported that forward Evgeni Malkin is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, though the Penguins made it apparent that he was fine on Saturday.
The Edmonton Oilers’ search for goaltending help was confirmed on Saturday night when Elliotte Friedman reported the latest on it during the “Saturday Headlines” segment.
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Saturday night at the GIANT Center felt special from the start, opening with a ceremony honoring veteran defenseman Aaron Ness on his 800th career American Hockey League game—a huge milestone for the Bears organization.
The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to find ways to win, but know they must play more of a complete game to maintain that success. Especially against the Dallas Stars, who have been the NHL's best team since late October.
When the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Erik Karlsson from the Sharks in August 2023, they envisioned him giving their big three (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang) one last push for a playoff run.
For a Pittsburgh Penguins team that has battled injuries and inconsistency throughout the first quarter of the season, help is finally on the horizon. Forwards Justin Brazeau and Noel Acciari—both sidelined with upper-body injuries—returned to practice as full participants this week and are inching closer to rejoining the lineup.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a solid season, but things could be better if they were able to stay healthy. General manager Kyle Dubas recently had a list of updates from players that could be out for some time, according to Gabriel Foley of Pro Hockey Rumors.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins were supposed to be bad this season — in contention for a top pick in the 2026 NHL Draft as a continuation of the downward trend they've been on in recent years.
The Pittsburgh Penguins had three first-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft. One of those picks was used to select forward Will Horcoff. The University of Michigan product showed promise as a potential middle-six forward at the NHL level.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced a major roster move today, Monday, December 1st, bolstering their forward depth with the recall of Rutger McGroarty and Bokondji Imama.
Sidney Crosby continues to make his mark on the NHL record book, as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain scored a goal in Saturday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving him 641 in his career and passing Dave Andreychuk for the 15th most goals in NHL history.