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Penguins prospect Harrison Brunicke’s plans remain clearVideo
Harrison Brunicke didn’t mince words when explaining his aspirations for the 2025-26 season back in October. “Plan A is to be here,” the Pittsburgh Penguins defensive prospect said during training camp. “There’s not really a Plan B in my mind right now.” As it turned out, Plan A did happen....
Minor league report: Rafael Harvey-Pinard scores twice as Penguins winVideo
A pair of goals by forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 win against the Toronto Marlies at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto on Sunday. Forwards Avery Hayes and Aidan McDonough each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (39-16-6-2). Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 17 saves on...
Penguins’ penalty kill struggles in loss to Hurricanes
The Pittsburgh Penguins had plenty to say to the officials who oversaw their 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena. They just didn’t have much to say about the officials, at least publicly. Throughout a contest in which the Hurricanes were granted five power-play opportunities while the...
Penguins sign forward prospect Bill Zonnon to entry-level contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward prospect Bill Zonnon to a three-year entry-level contract Sunday. The contract will begin with the 2026-27 season. Zonnon, 19, was a first-round selection (No. 22 overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft. Undisclosed injuries hobbled the left-handed Zonnon (6-foot-2, 190 pounds) throughout first months of the...
Penguins assign forward Ville Koivunen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie forward Ville Koivunen was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday. A healthy scratch for the past two games, Koivunen has appeared in 33 NHL contests this season and scored seven points (two goals, five assists) while averaging 12:38 of ice time per...
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea sidelined by injury
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea will be scratched for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PPG Paints Arena due to a presumed facial injury. Coach Dan Muse revealed Shea’s status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. Shea was injured on Saturday during a 5-4 home shootout win against...
Minor league report: Nailers beat Lions in overtime
Defenseman Brent Johnson had an overtime goal and an assist for the Wheeling Nailers, who defeated the Trois-Rivières Lions, 3-2, at the Colisée Vidéotron in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The result extended a winning streak to four games. Forward Brayden Edwards scored two goals for Wheeling (38-16-3-3) while forward Ryan McAllister contributed...
Penguins get rare shootout win to beat Jets
In a game full of challenges — two literal ones, to be precise — the Pittsburgh Penguins conquered their most vexing challenge this season – the shootout - and defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 5-4, Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Shootout goals by forwards Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell were the...
Penguins scheduled to start goaltender Arturs Silovs
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie goaltender Arturs Silovs is scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Dan Muse announced Silovs’ status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff. In 32 games this season, Silovs has a 15-9-8 record, a 2.90 goals-against average, an .894 save...
Penguins sign goaltending prospect Gabriel D’Aigle to entry-level contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltending prospect Gabriel D’Aigle to a three-year entry-level contract Saturday. This contract is slated to begin with the 2026-27 season. According to Puckpedia, the deal will carry a salary cap hit of $995,000. D’Aigle, 19, was a third-round draft pick (No. 84 overall) in 2025. This...
Minor league report: Penguins clinch playoff berthVideo
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins clinched a playoff berth in the Calder Cup playoffs on Friday through a 2-1 shootout win against the Belleville Senators at the CAA Center in Belleville, Ont. Entering the day, the Penguins needed to secure a point to qualify for the postseason and accomplished that by getting...
How important is it that the Penguins give up so many short-handed goals?
Rickard Rakell paused to ponder for a few seconds when the query was broached. A reporter asked why the Pittsburgh Penguins have given up so many short-handed goals this season. “I don’t know,” was his opening retort. Then, the skilled winger offered a sound axiom. “But, obviously, 10 goals is...
Penguins defenseman Sam Girard appears close to rejoining the lineup
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sam Girard appears to be a likely candidate to rejoin his team’s lineup for Saturday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets after being scratched for the previous five contests because of an undisclosed injury. During practice Friday in Cranberry, Girard was a full participant and inhabited the...
Former Penguins forward Billy Tibbetts arrested once again
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Billy Tibbetts, a member of the organization in the early 2000s, has been arrested once again. Per the Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Tibbetts, 52, was arrested Tuesday by U.S. Marshals and Plains Township police at a hotel in Luzerne County on a warrant in his native...
Penguins recall defenseman Ryan Graves from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Ryan Graves from a conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Thursday afternoon. Per the NHL’s media website, Graves remains designated to injured reserve with an undisclosed ailment. After being assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on March 12, Graves appeared in two games for...
Penguins assign forward Avery Hayes to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned rookie forward Avery Hayes to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday morning. A healthy scratch for the past two games, Hayes has appeared in 11 NHL contests this season and scored two goals while averaging 10:37 of ice time per contest. Despite not...
A year after arriving via trade, Tommy Novak filling important role for PenguinsVideo
For a variety of reasons, things are better for Tommy Novak today than they were one year ago. Like being ambulatory. After the Pittsburgh Penguins traded for Novak from the Nashville Predators on March 5, 2025, he didn’t even last two whole games before suffering a stress fracture in his...
Minor league report: Penguins still seeking playoff berth after losing to RocketVideo
Forward Gabe Klassen scored the only goal for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-1 loss to the Laval Rocket at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, on Wednesday. Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 24 saves on 28 shots as his record fell to 21-8-3. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (37-16-5-2, 82 points) remains one point short...
Penguins lose to Hurricanes in overtime as Sidney Crosby rejoins lineup
When it was revealed Feb. 25 that he would be sidelined for several weeks due to a presumed right leg injury he suffered while skating for Canada in the Olympics, Sidney Crosby was bullish on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ hopes. And his teammates largely validated his optimism by going 5-3-3 in...
Penguins forward Blake Lizotte sidelined indefinitely with injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Blake Lizotte will be sidelined indefinitely because of an undisclosed injury. The team announced his status via social media Tuesday afternoon, stating he will be evaluated in four weeks. Typically deployed as the center of the fourth line, Lizotte was scratched Monday during a 7-2 road win...
Penguins rout Avalanche as Evgeni Malkin scores twice in return from suspension
Forward Evgeni Malkin rejoined the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup after serving a five-game suspension and directed his club to a 7-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at the Ball Arena in Denver on Monday. Much of the heavy lifting was performed by Malkin, who had three points — including the winning...
Penguins recall defenseman Jack St. Ivany from conditioning assignment
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Jack St. Ivany from a conditioning assignment with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Monday. Deployed to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on March 9, St. Ivany skated in three AHL games and recorded an assist during the assignment. Various injuries have hindered St. Ivany this season,...
Penguins rookie Ben Kindel’s education continues at an accelerated rateVideo
Against the context of a season that has been remarkably — if unexpectedly — successful, an empty-net goal isn’t anything to boast about. But someone has to score them. And someone has to be on the ice for what is typically a demanding defensive situation. And in this scenario, the...
Minor league report: Penguins snap losing skidVideo
A goal and an assist by forward Gabe Klassen led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-1 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center in Allentown on Sunday. Forward Rutger McGroarty and defenseman Owen Pickering each scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (37-15-6-2), which snapped a season-worst five-game losing...
Penguins shuffle defenseman Alex Alexeyev between NHL and AHL rosters
The Pittsburgh Penguins quietly shuffled defenseman Alex Alexeyev between their NHL and American Hockey League (AHL) rosters on Sunday. There was no announcement made by the team but the transactions were reflected on the NHL media website and the AHL’s website as of Sunday afternoon. The Penguins recalled Alexeyev to...
