Pittsburgh Penguins
5-6-1, 11 pts · 6th in the Metropolitan Division
Recent results
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | ResultW for a win, L for a loss in regulation, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. | ScoreThe team’s goals, then the opponent’s. Sorting follows the goal difference. | Shots on goalThe team’s shots on goal, then the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 |   NSH | W | 3-2 OT | 37-26 | Game summary |
| Oct 22 |   FLA | W | 4-0 | 22-26 | Game summary |
| Oct 19 | at   UTA | L | 4-5 | 19-29 | Game summary |
Upcoming games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | TimeThe start time, Eastern time, or the state of a game in progress. | Home or awayHome for a game in the team’s own arena, away for a game at the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | Utah Mammoth | 1st 04:33 | Home | Game summary |
| Oct 31 |   Montreal Canadiens | 7:00 p.m. | Away | – |
| Nov 3 |   Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00 p.m. | Home | – |
| Nov 5 |   Boston Bruins | 7:00 p.m. | Home | – |
🚑 Injuries
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | PositionThe player’s position, as published by the source. | StatusFrom most to least serious: long-term injured reserve, injured reserve, out, day to day, uncertain. | InjuryThe type of injury and the team’s note, as published. | Expected returnThe expected return date, when the team gives one. | Report dateThe date of the latest report on this player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rust | RW | Injured reserve | Lower BodyRust (lower body) will be re-evaluated in six weeks, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports Thursday. | Dec 5 | Oct 22 |
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | Injured reserve | Upper Body | Nov 7 | Oct 28 |
| Ryan Graves | D | Injured reserve | KneeGraves (lower body) is out indefinitely and was placed on injured reserve Sunday. | Nov 28 | Sep 27 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | Injured reserve | Lower Body | Nov 5 | Oct 12 |
| Justin Brazeau | RW | Out | Lower Body | Nov 3 | Oct 28 |
Roster and projections
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Forwards
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 66.6 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 57.5 |
| Tommy Novak | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 48.2 |
| Rickard Rakell 🧊 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 45.5 |
| Bryan Rust 🚑 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38.5 |
| Ben Kindel | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33.9 |
| Nick Robertson | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 33.7 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.5 |
| Connor Dewar | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29.9 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27.4 |
| Blake Lizotte | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23.6 |
| Ville Koivunen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18.7 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.3 |
| Justin Brazeau 🚑 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 |
| Elmer Soderblom 🚑 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.0 |
| Rutger McGroarty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Avery Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Defensemen
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 71.1 |
| Kris Letang | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 37.0 |
| Samuel Girard | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29.6 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24.4 |
| Declan Carlile | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15.8 |
| Spencer Stastney | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11.2 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk 🚑 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| Ilya Solovyov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
Goalies
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 8 | 5 | .890 | 63.1 |
| Sergei Murashov | 4 | 0 | .883 | 18.7 |
This season’s transactions
The club’s trades, contracts, waivers and releases this season.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | Players involvedThe players of the transaction we follow this season, with a link to their page. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waivers | Placed D Ilya Solovyov on waivers. | ||
| Trade | Acquired C Filip Hallander from Pittsburgh in exchange for D Spencer Stastney. | ||
| Activated, Waivers |
| Activated C/RW Benjamin Kindel from injured reserve. Placed C/LW David Gustafsson on waivers. | |
| Waivers |
| Placed D Caleb Jones on waivers for the purpose of being sent to WB/S (AHL). | |
| Waivers |
| Placed G Taylor Gauthier on waivers for the purpose of reassignment to the minors. | |
| Contract |
| Signed G Collin Delia to a professional tryout agreement. | |
| Trade |
| Acquired future considerations from Anaheim Ducks for F Cruz Lucius. | |
| Contract | Signed F Ville Koivunen to an eight-year contract. | ||
| Contract |
| Signed F Thomas Novak to a three-year contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed F Nicholas Robertson to a two-year contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D Tomas Galvas to a three-year, entry-level contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed C David Gustafsson and G Arturs Silovs to one-year contracts. Signed G Joel Blosqvist to a two-year contract. signed F Egor Chinakhov to a three-year contract. | |
| Contract | Signed F Hendrix Lapierre to a two-year contract. | ||
| Trade | Acquired D Kaedan Korczak from Vegas in exchange for D Parker Wotherspoon. | ||
| Trade | Acquired C Hendrix Lapierre from Washington in exchange for a 2027 third-round draft pick and a 2028 fifth-round draft pick. |
Transactions source: ESPN.
📰 News
📣 Rumors and confirmations
- Ben Kindel, Samuel Girard, Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Penguins have activated forward Ben Kindel and defenseman Samuel Girard off injured reserve. If you had them parked on your IR, it's time to slot them back in.
- Justin Brazeau, Pittsburgh PenguinsNick Kypreos (Sportsnet) thinks the Penguins will try to sell Justin Brazeau off the production he had early last season. With so many prospects in the system, he could end up as a trade chip.
- Teuvo Teravainen, Andrew Copp, Michael Rasmussen, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Ottawa Citizen also shared Bruce Garrioch's story: the Senators are shopping for offence, but the market is thin. Nashville, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are said to be open for business, for meaningful assets in return.