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Game 4 contained multitudes for Danila Yurov. After being blanked on the scoresheet for his first six games, Grand Casino finally got to explode with Daniel Flores' iconic saxophone solo. At the end of it, the crowd shouted, "Danila!" The "Tequila" bit is the standard celebration of a Yurov goal, an...
“I don’t think I have that luxury (of taking long breaks) any more at my age,” Sidney Crosby said at the end of last season in April 2025. “It’s better to kind of keep going at this point.” Unsurprisingly, that mindset hasn’t changed. Team Canada announced today that Crosby will join the team for the […]
Dan Vladar still sees the exact moment that ended the Philadelphia Flyers season. The starting netminder that has risen from being just some no-name backup to being one of the better goalies in the NHL, still watches that puck float past his head and across the goal line to hand the Carolina Hurricanes the series. It was an extremely tough watch and still is to this day. Despite the Flyers beating out the preseason odds, making the playoffs, and beating the archrival Pittsburgh Penguins i...
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager/president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas met with the media on Tuesday for his end-of-season press conference, and he discussed a wide range of significant topics. At the top of the list: Evgeni Malkin’s future with the Penguins, where the Penguins currently stand in the NHL with the progress they made this […]
Pittsburgh general manager Kyle Dubas met with the media on Tuesday for his annual end of season press conference. We’ll have more on the entire message later, the big question and the first one asked of Dubas was about the status of Evgeni Malkin. Malkin is a free agent on July 1 and has made […]
Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett had to miss the entire second round of the playoffs due to injury and it was a complete mystery until now. In a letter to fans from the player himself that was released by the Flyers on Tuesday morning, Tippett revealed that he was unable to play in the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes due to an internal bleeding issue that he sustained while playing in the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Philadelphia Flyers have is...
Sixteen years ago today, the Pittsburgh Penguins were blown out in a Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens, losing the final game in the storied history of the Mellon Arena. The Penguins were the defending Stanley Cup champions and made their way to the second round of the playoffs after beating the Ottawa Senators in […]
Player: Blake LizotteBorn: Dec. 13, 1997 (Age 28 season)Height: 5’ 9”Weight: 176 poundsHometown: Lindstrom, MinnesotaShoots: LeftDraft: Undrafted (signed in July 2024 with the Pittsburgh Penguins)2025-26 Statistics: 55 regular-season games (seven goals, 12 assists, 19 points) and six playoff games (two assists, two points).Contract Status: Lizotte is signed for three more seasons at an annual cap hit of $2.25 million.History: 2024-25 Monthly Splits via Yahoo! Lizotte […]
One of the top free-agent goaltenders in this 2026 unrestricted class is former Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner. After he departed from the team in the Tristan Jarry trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 12, Skinner played through ups and downs, but did help the Pens earn a playoff berth. However, after losing three…
The major storyline that continued through the entire Philadelphia Flyers season is how Matvei Michkov had a disappointing sophomore season and how his relationship with new head coach Rick Tocchet was put in the public eye. And now the coach has expressed what he wants to see from him this summer and next season, right after the team was eliminated from the playoffs. It is true — Michkov following up his 63-point rookie campaign with just 20 goals and 51 points and having a game highligh...
There were a lot of things that contributed to the Pittsburgh Penguins strong 2025-26 performance and their return to the playoffs, and one of the biggest was the number of players that exceeded individual expectations. In some cases, it was not just a case of exceeding expectations, but having career years. When that happens across […]
The 2025-26 hockey season is winding down, with many leagues deep into their playoffs, if they haven’t concluded business for the year. Let’s check in on the summer 2025 Top 25 Under 25 list for the Penguins and see what the young players have been up to since the last update we made back in […]
Kevin Hayes is heading into free agency this summer, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are not expected to be involved. Josh Yohe of The Athletic confirmed the organization has no plans to offer the 34-year-old center a new contract. Yohe framed it as: Hayes was a good soldier during his time in Pittsburgh, but his lack of foot speed made cracking the lineup a challenge, and he will not return next season. The decision is one of the easier ones Kyle Dubas faces this offseason, which is saying so...
Vitals Player: Bryan RustBorn: May 11, 1992 (Age 33 season)Height: 5’ 11”Weight: 202 poundsHometown: Pontiac, MichiganShoots: RightDraft: 2010 third round (80th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins2025-26 Statistics: 72 games played, 29 goals, 36 assists = 65 points; 6 games played, 1 goal, 1 assist in playoffs.Contract Status: Rust has two seasons remaining on a six year deal signed back in 2022 with an AAV of […]
Happy Sunday everyone. We’re kicking it back to important events on a sleepy Sunday and there’s a lot going on for May 10th in your Penguin history books to look back on and remember. 2001: Kasparaitis the hero It’s sometimes said that a playoff OT goal can come from the most unlikely of sources, and […]
(Wrote this for tomorrow, and then realized the date was wrong. So pull up a chair for some bonus history content..) 1992: Ronnie tips the balance of the series, and playoffs Pittsburgh’s hopes to defend their 1991 Stanley Cup championship were in deep trouble on May 9th, ahead of Game 4 of the Patrick Division […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins remain a team to watch this offseason, and it sounds like Kyle Dubas won't be shy to let some of this season's players walk. Not only is Evgeni Malkin likely leaving, the same can be said about winger Anthony Mantha. Elliotte Friedman: Re Penguins: I don't think, unless it's changed recently, it doesn't sound like there'd been a lot of discourse about a contract extension for Anthony Mantha - 32 Thoughts (5/1) Mantha, 31, was on a one-year deal worth $2.5 million AAV an...
Kyle Dubas opened up the Pittsburgh Penguins offseason on Thursday by re-signing two depth players in forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Ilya Solovyov. Dewar, a pending unrestricted free agent, received a two-year, $4.5 million extension with a $2.25 million salary cap hit per season. Solovyov, meanwhile, received a one-year, $850,000 contract. On the surface, they […]
Three players will be representing the Pittsburgh Penguins when the 2026 men’s world championship kicks off next weekend in Switzerland. Tommy Novak and Connor Clifton will be playing for the United States at the tournament, while Parker Wotherspoon will be skating for Canada. The Penguins will also be represented by assistant general manager Jason Spezza […]
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins dispatched the Hershey Bears in Game 4 last night, booting the Washington Capitals’ AHL affiliate from the playoffs with a 4-1 victory. Harrison Brunicke scored what ended up as the game-winning goal in the second period while shorthanded. Brunicke followed up on a shot from Gabe Klassen and activated all the way […]
The Philadelphia Flyers made the Pittsburgh Penguins look funny in their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series, and now in the second round, the Carolina Hurricanes are feeding them their lunch. The Flyers are down 3-0 to the Hurricanes and there doesn't appear to be any sign of hope, as Carolina has quickly turned into a legit Stanley Cup contender. There's going to be significant roster changes coming for the Flyers, and here's three players who aren't expected back next season: Rasmus Rist...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to make some significant roster changes this summer. Kyle Dubas wanted to give the group a chance to go deep in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and next thing you know they got run out of the building by the Philadelphia Flyers. Now, Dubas has some major decisions to make, and it doesn't sound like he'll be offering Evgeni Malkin a contract extension. Don't be surprised to see Malkin wind up with Alex Ovechkin in Washington, as he'll be looking for revenge if Dubas ...
Piggy backing off yesterday’s article here about how the Penguins got younger last season in 2025-26, how could that move forward a year? The early projected and certainly subject to change 2026-27 roster, with ages as of opening day. Rickard Rakell (33) – Sidney Crosby (39) – Bryan Rust (34)Egor Chinakhov (25) – Ben Kindel […]
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Penguins re-signed forward Connor Dewar to a two-year deal and defenseman Ilya Solovyov to a one-year contract, the team announced on Thursday. [PensBurgh] Hooks has compiled a list of players he is revisiting now that the 2025-26 is in the rearview mirror. These players’ futures […]
The Penguins announced a pair of contract extensions on Thursday. Connor Dewar and Ilya Solovyov are impending free agents no longer with the news both have signed with Pittsburgh. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Ilya Solovyov to contract extensions, it was announced today by President of Hockey […]