Pittsburgh Penguins News

Blomqvist entered the season as the Penguins' third string goalie but has worked his way into the mix due to a preseason injury to Alex Nedeljkovic. In a surprising turn of events, Blomqvist has been the Penguins best goalie this season, outperforming a struggling Tristan Jarry, and will start for the third time in their first six games. The 22-year-old Blomqvist has a 2.86 GAA and .913 SV% in three appearances this season (2-1-0). The Penguins enter action on Thursday as +146 home underdogs against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Blomqvist entered the season as the Penguins' third string goalie but has worked his way into the mix due to a preseason injury to Alex Nedeljkovic. In a surprising turn of events, Blomqvist has been the Penguins best goalie this season, outperforming a struggling Tristan Jarry, and will start for the third time in their first six games. The 22-year-old Blomqvist has a 2.86 GAA and .913 SV% in three appearances this season (2-1-0). The Penguins enter action on Thursday as +146 home underdogs against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Juuso Parssinen will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Tomasino to re-enter the Predators' lineup after a one-game absence. The 23-year-old Tomasino has been held of the scoresheet in two games this season, registering five shots on goal and averaging 11:24 time-on-ice.

McGroarty was the 14th overall pick of the Winnipeg Jets in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old was traded to Pittsburgh in the offseason after requesting a trade out of Winnipeg. McGroarty was held without a point in his first three NHL games but excelled at the NCAA level, with 16 goals and 52 points in only 36 games played in 2023-24 with the Michigan Wolverines.

Justin Brazeau and Morgan Geekie will serve as healthy scratches on Wednesday, allowing Max Jones and Riley Tufte to draw back into the Bruins' lineup. The 26-year-old Brazeau has one point (0G / 1A), a -3 plus/minus, and two shots on goal through four games this season.

Jarry has struggled to start the 2024-25 campaign but salvaged his first victory in his most recent outing, saving 24 of 27 shots (.889 SV%) in a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The 29-year-old Jarry has an ugly 4.50 GAA and .866 SV% through two games this season (1-1-0). The Penguins enter action on Wednesday as -124 home favorites against a Buffalo Sabres club that defeated the Florida Panthers 5-2 in their last game, scoring more than one goal for the first time in four tries this season (1-3-0).

Jarry has struggled to start the 2024-25 campaign but salvaged his first victory in his most recent outing, saving 24 of 27 shots (.889 SV%) in a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The 29-year-old Jarry has an ugly 4.50 GAA and .866 SV% through two games this season (1-1-0). The Penguins enter action on Wednesday as -124 home favorites against a Buffalo Sabres club that defeated the Florida Panthers 5-2 in their last game, scoring more than one goal for the first time in four tries this season (1-3-0).

St. Ivany was a healthy scratch on Monday but will draw back into the lineup on Wednesday, replacing Ryan Shea. The 25-year-old St. Ivany played the first three games for the Penguins this season, recording a -2 plus/minus and two penalty minutes while averaging 17:02 time-on-ice.

Shea will return to the press box as a healthy scratch on Wednesday night when he is replaced in the lineup by Jack St. Ivany. Shea made his season debut for the Penguins in their last outing, recording a -1 plus/minus in 15:48 time-on-ice.

Dumba will not require surgery but will be out of the lineup on a week-to-week basis. He exited Saturday's 3-0 win over the New York Islanders after playing only 6:02 time-on-ice and was replaced by Brendan Smith in the lineup on Sunday. The Stars have also recalled Alex Petrovic from the Texas Stars (AHL) for additional depth on the back end in Dumba's absence.

Kevin Lankinen was excellent in the Canucks' previous game, saving 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Still, the team will opt to return to Silovs between the pipes on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Silovs struggled in his only outing this season, allowing six goals on 26 shots (.769 SV%) in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames. The 23-year-old Silovs has a 2.95 GAA and .885 SV% through 10 career NHL games (6-2-2). The Canucks enter action as +124 road underdogs against the Lightning.

Juuso Parssinen will draw into the Predators' lineup on Tuesday in favor of Tomasino. The 23-year-old Tomasino has been held of the scoresheet through two games this season, registering five shots on goal and averaging 11:24 time-on-ice.

Jack St. Ivany is expected to be a healthy scratch on Monday which could lead to Shea drawing into the lineup for the Penguins. The 27-year-old Shea has not played yet this season. He made his NHL debut with the Penguin last season, score one point (0G / 1A) in 31 games.

Ryan Shea will likely be St. Ivany's replacement in the Penguins' lineup on Monday if he is a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old St. Ivany has played all three games for the Penguins thus far, recording a -2 plus/minus and two penalty minutes while averaging 17:02 time-on-ice.

Jesse Puljujarvi will likely draw into the lineup on Monday if McGroarty is a healthy scratch. The 20-year-old McGroarty is playing his first NHL season and has zero points, a -1 plus/minus, and two shots on goal while averaging 11:37 time-on-ice through his first three games.

Jarry struggled immensely in his first start of the season, allowing six goals on 40 shots (.850 SV%), and served as the Penguins' backup netminder in their following two games. The 29-year-old Jarry will return to the crease on Monday and attempt to redeem himself against the Montreal Canadiens. Jarry has fared well against the Canadiens in his career, posting a 2.50 GAA and .913 SV% in nine appearances (6-1-1). The Penguins enter action as -137 road favorites against the Canadiens.