What did the Penguins accomplish this season? And what’s the direction for 2026-27?
PHILADELPHIA — Sidney Crosby regurgitated the notion almost immediately. During a season-ticket holder event in Sewickley this past September, the Pittsburgh Penguins captain was asked about the idea of his team not being competitive — intentionally — for the 2025-26 season for the greater good of the franchise. In other...
Minor league report: Nailers, Taylor Gauthier shut out Royals in Game 3Video
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 27 saves for the Wheeling Nailers in a 2-0 win against the Reading Royals in Game 3 of a North Division semifinal series at Santander Arena in Reading on Wednesday. The result gave the Nailers a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Gauthier recorded his second...
Flyers bring end to Penguins’ unexpected playoff march with OT victory in Game 6
PHILADELPHIA — So much about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025-26 season was about defying expectations. Few — externally — anticipated the Penguins would contend for anything other than a lottery selection in the NHL Draft this summer. Yet, they managed to remain competitive all season to reach the playoffs and even...
Penguins recall goaltender Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
PHILADELPHIA — The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday, a handful of hours before they face the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 of a first-round playoff series at the Xfinity Mobile Arena. The team did not announce the transaction...
Penguins’ Anthony Mantha: ‘I’m not shooting enough’Video
PHILADELPHIA — One by one, several of the Penguins’ most prominent offensive threats began to find offense in Games 4 and 5 of their first-round playoffs series as they started to find fissures in the Philadelphia Flyers’ hermetically sealed defense that largely kept things stagnant in the first three contests....
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs scheduled to start Game 6 against Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Game 6 of his team’s first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Wednesday. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following a morning skate. In two games this series, Silovs has a 2-0...
Former Penguins forward Dominik Uher signs with Lowen Frankfurt in Germany
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dominik Uher has signed a two-year contract with Lowen Frankfurt of Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). That team announced the transaction with a release on Tuesday. A native of Czechia, the 32-year-old Uher spent this past season playing for Kolner Haie, also of the DEL. In...
Penguins force Game 6 against Flyers with dose of luck, stiff defense
Kris Letang has created far prettier goals. And definitely more impactful goals. His Stanley Cup-winning score from 2016 would check the box for each of those categories. But the defenseman with a resume worthy of the Hockey Hall of Fame isn’t overly selective about the cosmetic appeal of how he...
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby seeks improved faceoff figuresVideo
Sidney Crosby finally got on the scoreboard with his first goal of the postseason during Saturday’s 3-2 road win against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series. But his typically reliable faceoff numbers have been in the red through the first four games of the series....
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Arturs Silovs in Game 5 against Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Game 5 of a first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena on Monday. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following a morning skate in Cranberry. Silovs made his postseason debut for the Penguins on Saturday in...
‘Dreams come true’ for Penguins rookie Ilya Solovyov in his 1st postseason game
PHILADELPHIA — While Game 4 of the first-round playoff series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday surely commanded the attention of television viewers in every corner of Pennsylvania from McKees Rocks to Malvern, it was also appointment viewing for one town in eastern Belarus. Mogilev. That is...
Postseason success nothing new for Penguins goaltender Arturs SilovsVideo
PHILADELPHIA — There might not be another soul in the state of Pennsylvania who has a better idea of what Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Arturs Silovs can do in a demanding situation than Rick Tocchet. Currently employed as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, Tocchet previously held the same station with...
Minor league report: Penguins to face Bears in semifinal roundVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will face the rival Hershey Bears in a best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal round of the Calder Cup playoffs. That matchup was determined on Saturday with the sixth-seeded Springfield Thunderbirds defeating the third-seeded Charlotte Checkers in a first-round series. With the second-seeded Penguins receiving a bye through the...
Penguins stay alive in series with 4-2 win in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Having missed the postseason in each of their previous three campaigns, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a heightened appreciation for the privilege of playing truly meaningful games into late April. They’ll be able to play one more such game thanks to a 4-2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers in...
Penguins turn to rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs to extend their season
PHILADELPHIA — After turning to him for their first game of the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins are once again turning to Arturs Silovs to extend their season. Facing a 3-0 deficit in their first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Penguins installed the rookie goaltender in their net for...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Arturs Silovs against Flyers in Game 4
PHILADELPHIA — Facing elimination in their first-round playoff series, the Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs in Game 4 against the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status following an optional morning skate. This will be Silovs’ postseason debut...
Minor league report: Nailers, Taylor Gauthier shut out Royals in Game 1Video
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 20 saves and directed the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-0 shutout of the Reading Royals in Game 1 of a North Division semifinal series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va., Friday. The result was Gauthier’s first career postseason shutout as a professional. Forward Zach Urdahl scored...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby curt on embellishment penalty
VORHEES TOWNSHIP, N.J. — On Friday, Penguins forward Sidney Crosby wasn’t terribly interested in re-litigating the embellishment penalty he received Wednesday in Game 3 of his team’s first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers. At 18 minutes, 47 seconds of the first period, Crosby lined up for a faceoff in Philadelphia’s...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin: ‘We believe (in) ourselves. And I believe (in) my team”
VORHEES TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The Pittsburgh Penguins had reason to celebrate Friday. They scored a goal. During the final stages of a lengthy practice session that lasted approximately one hour — perhaps their longest such session in months — the team’s top power-play unit scored a goal. As goaltender Stuart...
Penguins may turn to Elmer Soderblom, Ilya Solovyov for Game 4
VORHEES TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The Pittsburgh Penguins shuffled a few of their lines and defensive pairings during a practice session at Flyers Training Center on Friday in advance of Game 4 of their first-round playoff series with the Philadelphia Flyers. With the team facing a 0-3 series deficit in the...
Penguins notebook: Players, coach Dan Muse question officials after Game 3 loss to FlyersVideo
PHILADELPHIA — The Pittsburgh Penguins had plenty of questions, and the NHL offered few answers after Game 3 of a first-round playoff series with the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. During a 5-2 win by the Flyers, officials virtually installed a revolving door on the penalty boxes...
Trio of Penguins prospects sign tryout contracts with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
PHILADELPHIA — A trio of Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospects signed amateur tryout contracts (ATO) with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the remainder of the season on Thursday. Forwards Jordan Charron, Kale Dach and Travis Hayes agreed to ATOs with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. All three were members of...
Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner is no stranger to rebounding from 3-0 deficitVideo
PHILADELPHIA — The history is hideous to peruse. And the math is even worse to look at. In the 213 instances throughout the NHL’s 108 years of existence in which a best-of-seven series has seen one participant race out to a 3-0 advantage, that team has claimed victory in 209...
Penguins on brink of elimination after penalty-filled loss to Flyers in Game 3
PHILADELPHIA – The Pittsburgh Penguins know exactly what the Philadelphia Flyers are all about. Chaos is their brand as much as their garish orange jerseys. And despite possessing a full realization of how their most enduring rival will go about their business, the Penguins look completely overwhelmed by the Flyers’...
Penguins recall goaltender Sergei Murashov from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
PHILADELPHIA — The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Wednesday. This transaction was made in advance of the Game 3 of a first-round playoff series between the Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Murashov, who was sitting in...
