Pittsburgh Penguins News

Silovs has had an up-and-down start to the 2026-27 season, challenged by backup Sergei Murashov, but he hopes to build on his most recent performance, saving 24 shots (.960 SV%) in a 2-1 shootout win over the Dallas Stars. The 25-year-old Latvian goalie has a 2.72 GAA and .885 SV% in four games this season (3-1-0). The Penguins enter Friday's action as +181 road underdogs against a Colorado Avalanche team that has lost three of its last five games (2-2-1).

Arturs Silovs has been inconsistent early in the 2026-27 season and has been outperformed by Murashov's small sample size. The 22-year-old Murashov is coming off an outstanding outing, saving 45 of 47 shots (.957 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has a 2.45 GAA and .939 SV% in two games (0-1-1). The Penguins enter Tuesday's contest as -157 road favourites against a struggling 1-5-0 Chicago Blackhawks team that will welcome Connor Bedard (shoulder) into the lineup for his season debut.

Arturs Silovs has been inconsistent early in the 2026-27 season and has been outperformed by Murashov's small sample size. The 22-year-old Murashov is coming off an outstanding outing, saving 45 of 47 shots (.957 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has a 2.45 GAA and .939 SV% in two games (0-1-1). The Penguins enter Tuesday's contest as -157 road favourites against a struggling 1-5-0 Chicago Blackhawks team that will welcome Connor Bedard (shoulder) into the lineup for his season debut.

Johnson appeared in 47 NHL games with the Sabres across the previous three seasons but now finds himself a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization after being acquired on Monday for Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch. The 25-year-old has started 2026-27 in Rochester (AHL), where he has yet to pick up a point in four games played.

Van Riemsdyk was scratched on Saturday against the Dallas Stars and missed practice on Monday as well due to a lower-body injury. The 35-year-old defenseman played the Penguins' first five games of the season, averaging 18:48 time on ice and posting a -1 plus/minus. He will miss at least two more games before he is eligible be to activated from Injured Reserve.

Kuzmenko missed the start of the season while tending to his father's death. The 30-year-old Kuzmenko played two games for Pittsburgh, then returned to the sidelines and missed the next three. He is averaging 12:00 time on ice and has zero points in two games this season.

Van Riemsdyk was scratched on Saturday against the Dallas Stars and missed practice on Monday as well due to a lower-body injury. The 35-year-old defenseman played the Penguins' first five games of the season, averaging 18:48 time on ice and posting a -1 plus/minus.

After 13 NHL seasons and 758 career games, Matt Dumba has called it a career in professional hockey on Friday. The 32-year-old spent the majority of his career in Minnesota but also represented four other organizations (DAL, ARI. TBL, PIT), where he picked up 261 points (85G/176A) in 748 career NHL games.

Ferstrom's return from shoulder surgery has been long and strenuous, but the 20-year-old Swedish forward is no longer designated as Injured Non-Roster and has been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Fernstrom is Detroit's 2024 3rd-round pick (93rd overall) and appeared in 14 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) last season after heading over from Orebro HK (SHL), where he also made 36 appearances.