After three friendly starts against the Eastern Shores, including two home games, the Pittsburgh Penguins took a cross-country flight to California to begin their annual three-game tour of the Golden State. This trip has become an annual tradition for the Penguins and they’re doing it earlier this time around. This trip also forces us to have to deal with a few late departures this week to account for the time difference. The journey begins tonight in Anaheim against the Ducks then takes them to Los Angeles and San Jose to close out the week.
Tonight’s puck drop is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh.
Much like their NHL counterparts, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins began their 2025-26 AHL campaign by winning their first two games of the season. The Baby Pens were 2-1 winners on Saturday, then followed that up with a 4-1 win on Sunday. [Pensburgh]
When Erik Karlsson arrived in Pittsburgh in 2023, he knew he was going to join Penguins legend Kris Letang. Now about the third season of their partnership on the blue line, Karlsson detailed the great respect he gained for Letang by being his teammate. [Sportsnet Pittsburgh]
There aren’t many lines in the NHL these days where the shortest player is 6′ 5″, but that’s what
The Penguins have built by pairing Evgeni Malkin with Justin Brazeau and Anthony Mantha so far this season. [Trib Live]
It’s only been three games since he began his NHL coaching career, but early reviews of Dan Muse from those around the Penguins have been nothing short of glowing. A good first step as he builds his reputation as a head coach. [The Athletic $$]
Speaking of the Penguins getting high marks for their performance, rookies Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke are going to make it harder for the front office to justify sending them back to juniors before the nine-game deadline. [The Hockey News]
Kris Letang left Saturday’s game against the Rangers early and is listed as day-to-day, but he will join the Penguins on their road trip to California. Injured forward Kevin Hayes has also packed his bags and is heading west with the team. [The Hockey News]
This is the NHL’s first Three Star of the Week selection and red-hot Pavel Dorofeyev of the Vegas Golden Knights leads the way with first star honors after scoring five goals in his first three games of the season. [NHL]
Fresh off winning the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie last season, defenseman Lane Hutson and the Montreal Canadiens have reached an agreement on an eight-year contract extension that will carry an AAV of $8.85 million. [NHL]
