Letang is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
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Letang left Saturday's game with an undisclosed injury and did not return.
Letang left early in the third period and did not return to Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Rangers. Head coach Dan Muse said that Letang is being evaluated and he should be considered questionable to play Tuesday in Anaheim.
Rust (undisclosed) will make his season debut on Saturday vs. New York.
Koivunen has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Rust has been activated from IR ahead of Pittsburgh’s game on Saturday.
Solovyov will make his Avalanche debut on Saturday vs. Dallas.
Girard is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Goalie Start
Silovs will start vs. the Rangers on Saturday.
Soderblom will be a healthy scratch vs. Toronto on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Silovs was the first goalie off the ice at Pittsburgh's morning skate.
Gustafsson has cleared waivers and been reassigned to Manitoba (AHL).
Gustafsson will likely start his 2025-26 campaign with the Manitoba Moose after clearing waivers on Friday. The 25-year-old forward played 36 games with the Jets last season, recording six points (2G / 4A).
Rust (undisclosed) will remain out vs. New York on Thursday.
Rust was back at practice on Thursday but will remain out of the lineup against the New York Islanders. The 33-year-old Rust scored a career-high 65 points (31G / 34A) in 71 games last season and will likely return to a role on the team's top powerplay unit when he returns.
Line Change
Hallander will make his season debut on Thursday vs. the Islanders.
Connor Dewar will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Hallander to make his season debut against the New York Islanders. The 25-year-old Hallander spent the previous two seasons playing hockey in Sweden, including an impressive 2024-25 season where he scored 53 points (26G / 27A) in 51 games with Timra IK (SweHL).
Goalie Start
Silovs will start and make his Penguins' debut on Tuesday.
Silovs was acquired in a trade from the Vancouver Canucks in the offseason to battle with Tristan Jarry for the Penguins' crease and appears to have a head start on opening night as he will tend the twine against the New York Rangers. The 24-year-old Silovs has limited NHL experience, having played a career-high 10 games with Vancouver last season (2-6-1), posting a 3.65 GAA and a .861 SV%. Expect the Penguins to alternate starts between their goaltenders unless one can establish themselves as the undisputed starter. The Penguins enter Tuesday's contest against the Rangers as +194 road underdogs.
Goalie Start
Silovs was the first goalie off the ice at Pittsburgh's morning skate.
Girard (lower-body) made his preseason debut on Saturday and is likely to play in Colorado's season opener.
Girard missed almost all of the preseason, but made his debut in Colorado's finale on Saturday. This is a good sign that Girard will be available for their season opener, but Colorado also waived two defensemen on Sunday, furthering the belief that Girard is good-to-go for Tuesday.
Colorado has claimed Ilya Solovyov from Calgary off waivers.
Colorado added some depth to their blueline on Friday, claiming Solovyov off of waivers from the Calgary Flames. The 25-year-old hard-hitting defenseman has four points (0G / 4A) and 26 hits in 15 career games over the past two seasons.
Rust (undisclosed) will be sidelined for at least two weeks.
The Penguins announced on Thursday that Rust will be out of the lineup for at least two weeks after suffering an undisclosed injury at practice on Wednesday. The 33-year-old Rust scored a career-high 65 points (31G / 34A) in 71 games last season.
Blomqvist will miss at least four weeks with a lower-body injury.
Blomqvist's start to training camp is not going as planned after it was announced that the 23-year-old netminder will be sidelined at least four weeks. The sophomore netminder is expected to compete with Tristan Jarry for Pittsburgh's starting role in 2025-26 after putting up a 4-9-1 record, 3.81 GAA and .885 SV% in 15 games played as a rookie last season.
Blomqvist is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Blomqvist's start to training camp is not going as planned after it was announced that the 23-year-old netminder was day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The sophomore netminder is expected to compete with Tristan Jarry for Pittsburgh's starting role in 2025-26 after putting up a 4-9-1 record, 3.81 GAA and .885 SV% in 15 games played as a rookie last season.