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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...
Penguins turn to Justin Brazeau to boost 2nd-chance scoring near the net
PHILADELPHIA — There aren’t many scenarios in which dressing a 6-foot-6, 232-pound buffalo of a power forward like Justin Brazeau would make your lineup smaller. Though when the guy he is replacing is the tallest player in franchise history — Elmer Soderblom is measured at 6-8, 252 pounds — there...
Penguins forward Justin Brazeau expected to rejoin lineup for Game 3
PHILADELPHIA — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Justin Brazeau is expected to rejoin his team’s lineup for Game 3 of his team’s first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Wednesday. Coach Dan Muse declined to confirm the composition of his lineup but during a morning skate, Brazeau...
Penguins suffer shutout loss to Flyers, go down 2-0 in series
There were plenty of potential shortcomings for the Pittsburgh Penguins to worry about entering their first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers. All of them were viable concerns. Leaky goaltending. Spotty defense. An aging roster full of battered bodies. What wasn’t a cause of consternation was the offense. It was...
NHL’s Gary Bettman: Penguins’ sale to Hoffmanns still ‘a work in progress’
Once upon a time, if NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was coming to Pittsburgh, it was because he was trying to work with local or state politicians to secure funding for a new arena to keep the Penguins solvent (and in Pittsburgh). Almost 20 years after the power brokers in Harrisburg...
Penguins forward Justin Brazeau vows to be ready while a healthy scratch
Perhaps few people represent the surprising nature of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ success this season better than Justin Brazeau. The burly power forward scored the team’s first goal of 2025-26 during a season-opening 3-0 road win against the New York Rangers while setting career highs in goals (17) and points (34)...
Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner scheduled to start Game 2 against Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner is scheduled to start Game 2 of his team’s first-round playoff series against the rival Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena on Monday. Coach Dan Muse announced Skinner’s status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. During Game 1, Skinner made 17 saves on 20...
Minor league report: Nailers’ opening round schedule against Royals announced
The ECHL released the schedule for the opening round of the Kelly Cup playoffs on Sunday. Having won the North Division, the Wheeling Nailers will face the Reading Royals. The schedule for that best-of-seven series: April 24 – Royals at Nailers, 7:10 p.m. April 25 – Royals at Nailers, 7:10...
Penguins rookie Ben Kindel continues to show maturity and a physical nature as a teenagerVideo
Ben Kindel wasn’t planning any kind of grand celebration for his 19th birthday Sunday. After all, he has to get to work on Monday as an employee of the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Obviously, a big game tomorrow,” the rookie third-line center said. “Probably keep it pretty chill.” Kindel and the Penguins...
Minor league report: Penguins, Sergei Murashov shut out AmericansVideo
Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 27 saves for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who closed out the regular season with an 8-0 shutout of the Rochester Americans at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The result was Murashov’s fourth shutout of the season and improved his record to 29-9-4. Forward Rutger McGroarty had...
Penguins bumble through Game 1 loss to Flyers
One of the people partly responsible for several of the Stanley Cup banners that hang from the rafters of PPG Paints Arena had a nuanced, measured and calming assessment of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-2 home loss to the rival Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of their first-round series Saturday. Rick...
Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner scheduled to start against Flyers in Game 1
The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Stuart Skinner in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series against the rival Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Coach Dan Muse announced Skinner’s status following an optional morning skate in Cranberry. Muse did not offer much detail as to...
Minor league report: Penguins beat Islanders in Tristan Broz’s returnVideo
A goal and two assists by forward Ville Koivunen led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-1 win against the Bridgeport Islanders at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Forward Tristan Broz, returning to the lineup after missing 15 games due to an undisclosed injury, contributed a goal and an assist...
Penguins goaltenders Arturs Silovs, Stuart Skinner vow to be ready no matter who starts
Arturs Silovs and Stuart Skinner have competed for playing time in a postseason series before. The victor would go on and start more games, whereas the other saw his playing time evaporate. To be certain, they weren’t teammates at the time. They were opponents. And in 2024, Skinner’s Edmonton Oilers...
Sewickely’s Ryder Fetterolf wins Jim Rutherford Trophy as OHL’s top goaltender
Ryder Fetterolf, a native of Sewickley, won the Jim Rutherford Trophy as the top goaltender of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the 2025-26 season. In his first campaign with the Ottawa 67’s, Fetterolf appeared in 41 games during the regular season and posted a 29-9-3 record, a 2.07 goals-against...
Penguins terminate contract of defenseman Matt Dumba after clearing waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins terminated the contract of defenseman Matt Dumba on Friday after he cleared unconditional waivers. Dumba is free to sign elsewhere. The team did not announce the transaction but his departure was reflected on the NHL’s media website. A right-handed shot, Dumba was in the final year of...
Breaking down the Penguins’ playoff roster
The 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins finished second in the Metropolitan Division and will play the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here’s a look at the Penguins’ roster: Forwards 11, Filip Hallander – 6-1, 203 – 1 G, 3 A – Hallander’s season was disrupted in...
Breaking down the Flyers’ playoff roster
The 2025-26 Philadelphia Flyers placed third in the Metropolitan Division and will play the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here’s a look at the Flyers’ roster: Forwards 10, Garrett Wilson – 6-3, 218 – 0 G, 0 A – A journeyman who was a...
Defenseman Erik Karlsson leads Penguins back to playoffs with bounceback seasonVideo
Erik Karlsson doesn’t wear a letter on the front of his jersey as a defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Captain Sidney Crosby, along with alternate captains Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin, aptly meet the requirements of those assignments. But that doesn’t mean Karlsson isn’t a leader on this team. He...
NHL releases full schedule for Penguins-Flyers playoff series
The NHL released the full schedule for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs early Friday morning. The Pittsburgh Penguins will open their series against the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. The schedule for the best-of-seven series: Saturday, April 18 – Flyers at Penguins, 8 p.m....
Penguins place defenseman Matt Dumba on unconditional waivers
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Matt Dumba on unconditional waivers Thursday afternoon for the purposes of a contract termination. Should he go unclaimed by the NHL’s other 31 teams by 2 p.m. on Friday, he will be free to sign elsewhere. Dumba, 31, has been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the...
Penguins forwards Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte likely to ‘go’ against FlyersVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte didn’t exactly offer much variance — or detail — in explaining their statuses after missing the final games of the regular season because of injuries. “I’m ready to go,” Dewar said. “Good to go,” Lizotte offered. If they actually go into the...
‘This is what you play for’: The Penguins relish return to the Stanley Cup playoffs
Everyone held their breath, even if just for a moment. Roughly 25 minutes into practice Thursday in Cranberry, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin crashed into the wall after colliding with a teammate. Of all the players on this roster who could least afford any kind of mishap, it was the...
Penguins forwards Connor Dewar, Blake Lizotte return to practice
Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte, each of whom missed several of the final games of the regular season due to injuries, proclaimed themselves ready for their team’s first game of the postseason against the rival Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Both players were full participants during a practice...
Penguins-Flyers playoff series opens Saturday
Game 1 of the first-round playoff series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers will happen on Saturday. The NHL announced a start time of 8 p.m. but in reality, the opening faceoff at PPG Paints Arena will happen a handful of minutes after that. As for the rest of...
