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Penguins' Kevin Hayes: Plucks apple in shootout loss
Hayes notched an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Hayes set up a Rickard Rakell goal in the third period just after a Penguins power play expired. The helper was Hayes' first of the year to go with three goals through eight contests. The bottom-six forward has added 12 shots on net, five hits and a minus-4 rating. He's a two-time 20-goal scorer, but he'll struggle to reach that mark if he continues to see roughly 10 minutes per game.
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Penguins' Cody Glass: Assists in back-to-back games
Glass logged an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Glass has three helpers this season, including two over the last two contests. The 25-year-old forward was listed on the fourth line Tuesday, but he played 15:49 of ice time in a strong performance. Through eight outings, he's added 13 shots on net, a minus-2 rating, five hits and four blocked shots. More ice time could help him put up stronger offense, but Glass is unlikely to score enough to be a factor in fantasy.
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Penguins' Matt Grzelcyk: Draws assist Tuesday
Grzelcyk notched an assist, three blocked shots, two shots on goal and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Grzelcyk helped out on a Rickard Rakell tally in the third period. Through eight contests, Grzelcyk has maintained a top-four role while earning three assists, 14 shots on net, 14 blocked shots, six hits and a minus-3 rating. He's topped the 25-point mark just once in his career, so the 30-year-old defenseman is unlikely to score enough to help most fantasy managers, and he rarely makes up for it with non-scoring production.
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Penguins' Marcus Pettersson: Collects helper in shootout loss
Pettersson notched an assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Pettersson snapped a three-game slump with a helper on a Noel Acciari goal in the third period. The 28-year-old Pettersson has a respectable four points over eight contests so far, but he's struggled a bit defensively in a top-four role. The Swede has added 10 shots on net, 10 PIM, eight hits, 11 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating. He produced a career-high 30 points in 2023-24, but Pettersson's fantasy value is limited to deeper formats since he rarely receives power-play time.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Helps out on power play
Karlsson logged a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Karlsson has earned a helper in four of the last five games, and two of those assists have come on the power play. The 34-year-old defenseman has produced strong offense so far with six points over eight contests, though he also has a minus-4 rating. Karlsson's also notched 15 shots on net and 10 blocked shots, though fantasy managers will primarily count on him for offense.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Earns power-play assist
Crosby registered a power-play assist, five shots on net and four hits in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Crosby had been held off the scoresheet in the previous two games, his longest drought since another two-game dry spell from March 10-12 of last season. The superstar center has a goal, six assists, four power-play points, 22 shots on net and 13 hits through eight outings to begin 2024-25. Crosby may struggle to match the back-to-back 90-plus-point campaigns he's produced, but it's clear there's still plenty of magic in his game in his age-37 season.
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Penguins' Noel Acciari: Scores Tuesday
Acciari scored a goal on two shots, doled out five hits and blocked five shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Acciari drained his first goal of the season, giving the Penguins a 3-2 lead in the third period. The 32-year-old forward is up to three points, eight shots on net, 26 hits, 11 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through eight contests. His 14:39 of ice time Tuesday was his highest total this season, which suggests he could be in line to be promoted to a middle-six role after playing primarily on the fourth line.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Scores in shootout loss
Rakell scored a goal on five shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Rakell has been hot lately with four goals and an assist over his last six games. He's yet to produce a multi-point performance, but he's been one of the Penguins' steadier forwards on offense. Those five points account for all of his offense this season, and he's added 18 shots on net, 13 hits, seven blocked shots and a plus-2 rating across eight appearances.
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Penguins' Bryan Rust: Nets power-play marker
Rust scored a power-play goal on three shots, blocked three shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Rust tied the game at 1-1 with his second-period tally. Both of his goals this season have come on the power play, and he's added an even-strength assist, 20 shots on net, seven hits, six blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over six appearances. Rust is a fine complementary scoring winger in a top-six role, so he should be on fantasy rosters in standard formats.
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Penguins' Alex Nedeljkovic: Loses in shootout
Nedeljkovic stopped 22 of 25 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Nedeljkovic twice allowed the Flames to erase one-goal deficits in the third period, then he allowed three out of six shootout attempts to go in. Through two starts, Nedeljkovic has given up eight goals on 61 shots while going 0-1-1, doing nothing to stabilize the Penguins' disastrous goaltending to begin the year. Nedeljkovic, Tristan Jarry and Joel Blomqvist have all had struggles, though Blomqvist has put forth the best results. The Penguins have a back-to-back with stops in Edmonton on Friday and Vancouver on Saturday, but at this point, it's tough to trust any of the team's goalies in fantasy.
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Penguins' Alex Nedeljkovic: First goalie off Tuesday
Nedeljkovic was the first goalie to leave the ice Tuesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, indicating he'll tend the twine on the road versus Calgary.
Nedeljkovic will look to bounce back from his season debut versus the Jets on Sunday in which he gave up five goals on 36 shots (.861 save percentage). At this point, it's fair to wonder if Tristan Jarry will start at all during the Pens' four-game road trip with Nedeljkovic potentially splitting the back-to-back against the Oilers and Canucks on Friday and Saturday, respectively, with Joel Blomqvist. Regardless, at this point, Nedeljkovic appears to be the No. 1 option for Pittsburgh.
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Penguins' Cody Glass: Pockets helper in loss
Glass recorded an assist, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Jets.
Glass has earned two helpers over seven appearances to begin his Penguins tenure. The 25-year-old forward also has 10 shots on net, four hits, four blocked shots and a minus-1 rating. He's filling a bottom-six role and figures to do so as long as he can stay healthy, which has been a concern throughout his career.
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Penguins' Jesse Puljujarvi: Contributes assist in loss
Puljujarvi recorded an assist, two shots on goal and three hits in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Jets.
Not many things have gone right for the Penguins, but Puljujarvi is an early success story. He has a goal, four assists, 10 shots on net and nine hits over six appearances, and his recent run of production earned him a top-six look at even strength in Sunday's matchup. The lines are likely to remain in a blender as the Penguins continue to struggle, but Puljujarvi has already surpassed his point total (four) from 22 appearances last season as he tries to jump-start his career at age 26.
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Penguins' Kevin Hayes: Scores power-play goal Sunday
Hayes scored his third goal of the season in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Jets.
Hayes opened the scoring in the second period after being set up by Rickard Rakell on the man advantage. Hayes added two shots, one hit and a minus-1 rating in 9:54 of ice time. The 32-year-old forward is up to three goals through seven contests, but he's yet to register an assist. Hayes has been fairly durable over the course of his career, so he could push for the 20-goal mark if he can keep his spot on the second power-play unit.
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Penguins' Lars Eller: Two markers in loss
Eller scored two goals on six shots in Sunday's 6-3 defeat against Winnipeg.
Eller buried a rebound in the second period before scoring a beauty in the third -- he won a puck battle along the boards and popped out to snipe one over Eric Comrie's shoulder. After being blanked in his first three outings, Eller is riding a four-game point streak, consisting of four goals and two assists. The left-shot center will look to keep rolling in a road matchup against Calgary on Tuesday.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Dishes helper in loss
Karlsson distributed an assist in Sunday's 6-3 loss against the Jets.
Karlsson picked up a primary helper on Lars Eller's second-period marker. Karlsson has garnered one goal, four assists, 13 shots, nine blocks, five takeaways and a minus-3 rating over seven games. The 34-year-old's five points lead Pittsburgh's blueliners, and his 22:26 of ice time per game trails only Kris Letang (22:51). Karlsson will look to net his first even-strength goal of the season against Calgary on Tuesday.
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Penguins' Alex Nedeljkovic: Tough assignment in season debut
Nedeljkovic allowed five goals on 36 shots in Sunday's 6-3 loss versus Winnipeg. The Jets' final goal was an empty-netter.
Nedeljkovic made his first appearance of the 2024-25 campaign after sustaining a lower-body injury in a preseason contest against Detroit on Sept. 30. The 28-year-old wasn't given much help in front of him, but Winnipeg boasts a strong offense, having scored 24 goals across its first five games. Nedeljkovic will have a chance to grab the No. 1 netminding gig with Tristan Jarry struggling to start the season.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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| Team | 3.33 | 4.19 | 24.0 |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| B. Lizotte C Blake Lizotte C | Concussion |
| V. Ponomarev C Vasiliy Ponomarev C | Upper Body |
| M. Nieto LW Matt Nieto LW | Knee |
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