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0:52Highlights: Sharks at Penguins (12/13)
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0:57Highlights: Ducks at Penguins (12/9)
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0:26Highlights: Penguins at Flyers (12/1)
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3:14Penguins Continue To Be An Early-Season Surprise
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0:52Sidney Crosby Winning The Latest Showdown With Alex Ovechkin
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0:28BREAKING: Penguins Hire Dan Muse as Head Coach
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0:48Keys To Victory For A USA Victory Over Latvia
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0:39Fighting Not Permitted In Olympic Hockey - A Problem For Team USA?
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0:55Will The Goaltending Be Good Enough For Team USA?
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1:08Impact Of Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, And Dylan Larkin
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0:29How Great The Power Play Should Be For Team USA
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0:38Shutdown Tandem Of Jaccob Slavin And Brock Faber
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0:42How Talented Is This USA Men's Hockey Team?
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0:24Expert Pick: Latvia vs. Team USA
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0:50Any Chance McAvoy Looks For Revenge Against Vilmanis
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1:09What Pierre McGuire Wants To See From Team USA: Defenseman Joining The Play
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0:49What Pierre McGuire Wants To See From Team USA: The Tkachuk Brothers
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0:40What Pierre McGuire Wants To See From Team USA: No Dumb Penalties
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0:27What Pierre McGuire Wants To See From Team USA: Puck Possession
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0:49Expert Pick: Team USA vs. Canada
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Top Penguins News
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Two-point effort in Olympic opener
Crosby picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Canada's 5-0 win over Czechia in Olympic round-robin play Thursday.
The future Hall of Famer helped set up tallies by Mark Stone in the second period and Nathan MacKinnon in the third. Canada's offense is led by a new generation of stars in MacKinnon and Connor McDavid, but the 38-year-old Crosby still has plenty left in the tank, and he already has one gold medal-winning goal on his resume from the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Slated to play Wednesday
Rakell (lower body) is expected to play against Italy on Wednesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics, per Mollie Walker of the New York Post.
Rakell sat out Pittsburgh's 5-2 loss to Buffalo on Thursday before the Olympic break, but he will be available to play in Sweden's tournament opener. He has been skating alongside Elias Pettersson and Mika Zibanejad during practices. The 32-year-old Rakell has 10 goals, 24 points, 103 shots on net, 30 blocked shots and 50 hits across 35 NHL appearances this season.
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Penguins' Avery Hayes: Hat trick for WBS on Saturday
Hayes scored three goals in AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 4-3 overtime win over Hershey on Saturday.
Hayes has seven goals and two assists during a seven-game point streak at the AHL level. He also scored twice Thursday in a win over the Sabres after his first NHL call-up. Hayes now has 16 goals, 26 points and 105 shots on net through 32 AHL outings. Given his quality of play over the last couple of years, he'll likely get additional looks with Pittsburgh.
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Penguins' Tristan Broz: Posts trio of helpers
Broz logged three assists in AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 6-5 win over Lehigh Valley on Friday.
Broz missed some time for the AHL club in late January, but his return to the lineup was a good one. He's earned four goals and seven assists over his last six outings. Overall, he's at 14 goals, 31 points and a plus-12 rating through 37 appearances. He's earned a couple of call-ups to the NHL but has just one game under his belt for Pittsburgh so far.
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Penguins' Ville Koivunen: Earns three points in AHL win
Koivunen scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 6-5 win over Lehigh Valley on Friday.
Koivunen didn't do a lot after his demotion to the AHL in January, but he has picked up the pace with two goals and six assists over his last six games. He's at six goals, 22 points and 29 shots on net through 19 AHL outings this season. The 22-year-old will get future looks in the NHL, but it's unclear if he'll get another call-up this season after posting just five points in 27 contests with Pittsburgh.
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Penguins' Matt Dumba: Another big game for WBS
Dumba scored three goals and added an assist in AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 6-5 win over Lehigh Valley on Friday.
Dumba has stunningly erupted for 11 points over his last four games. His hat trick Friday gives him five goals on the year, and he has added 11 assists, 37 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through 19 AHL appearances. It's unclear if he'll get another look with Pittsburgh, but his strong AHL play could help him get a change of scenery before the trade deadline.
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Penguins' Rutger McGroarty: Shipped down to minors
McGroarty was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday.
McGroarty picked up an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres, his fifth point in 20 NHL games this year. If the Penguins are healthy coming out of the Olympic break, McGroarty could find himself spending another extended stint in the minors with the Baby Pens.
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Penguins' Avery Hayes: Returned to minors
Hayes was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday.
Hayes was called up Thursday and made the most out of his NHL debut, scoring twice in a 5-2 victory over Buffalo. Hayes had 13 goals and 10 assists in 31 AHL appearances before his recall.
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Penguins' Thomas Novak: Puts away goal
Novak scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
Novak has two goals and an assist over three games in February. The 28-year-old center stretched the Penguins' lead to 4-2 in the third period to fend off any comeback effort for the Sabres. Novak is up to 11 goals, 31 points, 85 shots on net, 22 PIM and a plus-3 rating through 56 appearances this season. He should continue to offer decent upside on offense in a second-line role.
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Penguins' Avery Hayes: Shows off in NHL debut
Hayes scored twice on six shots, added two hits and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
Hayes got into the lineup for Noel Acciari (illness), and that ended up working out fine for the Penguins. Hayes scored on his first NHL shot at 9:18 of the first period, and he tallied again before the end of the opening frame, giving the Penguins a lead that they never relinquished. The 23-year-old has earned 23 points over 31 contests for AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and he'll likely head back to the farm team in the coming days to continue playing during the NHL's Olympic break. That said, this likely isn't the last we've seen of Hayes at the NHL level.
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Penguins' Ben Kindel: Tallies twice in win
Kindel scored two goals in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
Kindel's unassisted tally in the second period stood as the game-winner, and he added a shorthanded empty-netter in the third. The latter goal was his first career shorthanded point. The 18-year-old center is up to 14 goals, 27 points, 109 shots on net, 44 blocked shots, 21 hits and a minus-3 rating through 53 appearances. He's surged into the Olympic break with six goals and an assist over his last six outings.
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Penguins' Arturs Silovs: Steady in win
Silovs stopped 26 of 28 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
Silovs picked up his third win in his last four outings. He's allowed just nine goals on 111 shots in that span as he continues to alternate starts with Stuart Skinner. Silovs improved to 11-7-8 with a 2.93 GAA and an .894 save percentage over 26 contests this season. The Latvian netminder is off to the Olympics, where he'll likely battle the Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins for starts between the pipes.
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Penguins' Noel Acciari: Slated to miss Thursday's game
Acciari (illness) is slated to miss Thursday's game in Buffalo, per Josh Yohe of The Athletic.
Acciari has six goals, 15 points, 46 hits and 31 blocks in 42 outings in 2025-26. Avery Hayes might be in line to make his NHL debut due to the absence of Acciari.
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Penguins' Avery Hayes: Called up from minors
Hayes was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday.
Hayes could be in line to make his NHL debut against the Sabres on Thursday if Noel Acciari (illness) is unable to play. In 31 minor-league tilts with the Baby Pens, the 23-year-old winger has notched 13 goals and 10 helpers while also racking up 41 PIM. If Hayes does play Thursday, he will likely slot into a bottom-six role.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Not available Thursday
Rakell (lower body) has been ruled out of Thursday's clash in Buffalo, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reports.
Rakell was injured during the morning skate. Rakell has 10 goals and 24 points across 35 games this season. Look for Rutger McGroarty to enter the lineup with Rakell on the shelf.
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Penguins' Noel Acciari: Dealing with illness
Acciari is considered a game-time decision for Thursday's matchup against the Sabres due to an illness, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
Acciari hasn't missed a game since early December, but he's a question mark for the Penguins' final game before the Olympic break due to his illness. Even if he's sidelined against Buffalo, it wouldn't be surprising to see him return to action when Pittsburgh resumes play against the Devils on Feb. 26.
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Penguins' Arturs Silovs: First goalie off Thursday
Silovs was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against Buffalo.
Silovs has had mixed results in recent weeks, going 2-2-2 with a 2.15 GAA and .921 save percentage over his last six starts. He'll face a touch opponent in the Penguins' final game ahead of the Olympic break, as the Sabres are tied for sixth in the NHL with 3.39 goals per game this year.
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Penguins' Blake Lizotte: Ruled out Thursday
Lizotte will not be in the lineup Thursday in Buffalo, as he and his wife are expecting their first child.
Lizotte has six goals and 11 assists over 46 games for the Penguins this season. Look for Kevin Hayes to replace Lizotte on the fourth line Thursday.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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| Team |
3.36 (5th) |
2.85 (10th) |
25.9 (4th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| K. Letang D Kris Letang D | Foot |
| N. Acciari C Noel Acciari C | Illness |
| B. Lizotte C Blake Lizotte C | Personal |
| C. Jones D Caleb Jones D | Suspension |
| J. St. Ivany D Jack St. Ivany D | Hand |
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