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The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Joona Koppanen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Saturday after he cleared waivers. A left-handed shot, Koppanen was recalled to the NHL roster Nov.

Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas had a list of injury updates to report from Ricky Rakell to Justin Brazeau and Noel Acciari.

Wild goalie rumors swirled, but sources confirm no trade has been finalized between the Oilers and the Penguins.

Evgeni Malkin scored his second goal of the game with 2:43 left and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night for their fourth victory in five games.

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Here's what's driving the growing optimism that the Penguins might be good enough to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Penguins will avoid seeing Andrei Vasilevskiy on Thursday after Lightning head coach Jon Cooper confirmed that Jonas Johansson will start in goal. They'll still have to face the Lightning's vaunted top six, led by supertstar Nikita Kucherov. Kucherov is off to another fantastic start, compiling 11 goals and 32 points in 24 games.

When the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Erik Karlsson from the  Sharks in August 2023, they envisioned him giving their big three (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang) one last push for a playoff run.

Lightning head coach Jon Cooper vented at the referees after Tampa Bay fell 4-3 to the Penguins on a late hand-pass call.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defeated the Lehigh Valley Phantoms by a 6-2 final score on Dec. 5. Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Avery Hayes certainly played a role in the win, as he had a strong performance for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.