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Penguins, following positive news about Ben Kindel's condition, face off with Panthers
The Pittsburgh Penguins return to the ice against the visiting Florida Panthers on Thursday night, two days after a health scare involving Ben Kindel.,The 19-year-old forward fainted on the team flight out of Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The flight returned to the airport, and Kindel was taken to the ...

Penguins F Ben Kindel back in Pittsburgh after fainting on team plane
Penguins forward Ben Kindel is back in Pittsburgh after he was hospitalized in Salt Lake City and might even return to practice as soon as next week, general manager Kyle Dubas said Thursday.,Kindel, 19, had an urgent medical issue about 10 minutes after the team charter departed Salt Lake City Inte...

Penguins, worried about Ben Kindel's condition, face off with Panthers
The Pittsburgh Penguins return to the ice against the visiting Florida Panthers on Thursday night, two days after a health scare involving Ben Kindel.,The 19-year-old forward experienced a medical episode on the team flight out of Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The flight returned to Salt Lake City, and...

Pens sign F Tommy Novak to 3-year, $13.95M extension
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Tommy Novak to a three-year, $13.95 million contract extension on Friday.,Novak, 29, posted 42 points (16 goals, 26 assists) in 82 games in his first full season with the Penguins in 2025-26.,Acquired in a trade with Nashville in March 2025, Novak has 159 point...

Penguins sign F Egor Chinakhov, G Arturs Silovs
Forward Egor Chinakhov signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract to remain with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.,Chinakhov, who was a restricted free agent, will earn an average annual salary of $6.25 million.,Pittsburgh also kept goaltender Arturs Silovs in the fold by signing the restricted f...

Penguins acquire F Nick Robertson from Maple Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Nick Robertson from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2028 fourth-round draft pick, both teams announced Wednesday.,Robertson, 24, is a restricted free agent who played the past six seasons with the Maple Leafs. Toronto drafted him in the second round in 2019.,He...

Hoffmann family's Penguins purchase unanimously approved by NHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to begin a new ownership chapter after the NHL Board of Governors unanimously approved the franchise's sale to the Hoffmann Family of Companies on Tuesday.,The transaction is expected to close imminently, ending Fenway Sports Group's run as controlling owner and givin...

Penguins acquire Oliver Okuliar from Panthers for Emil Pieniniemi
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Oliver Okuliar from the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenseman Emil Pieniniemi.,Okuliar played for Skelleftea AIK in the Swedish Hockey League last season, posting 15 goals and 14 assists in 46 games. During the postseason, the 26-year-old was tied for t...

Penguins extend F Connor Dewar, D Ilya Solovyov
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Ilya Solovyov to contract extensions on Thursday.,Dewar agreed to a two-year, $4.5 million contract, while Solovyov reached a one-year deal worth $850,000.,Both players were scheduled to be unrestricted free agents on July 1.,Dewar, ...

Jack Adams Award finalists: Jon Cooper, Dan Muse, Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper, Pittsburgh's Dan Muse and Buffalo's Lindy Ruff are the three finalists for the 2026 Jack Adams Award, the league announced Friday.,The award, which is presented annually to the top coach in the NHL as voted on by the National Broadcasters' Association, will be announced at a ...

Thanks to Cam York's OT winner, Flyers eliminate Penguins in Game 6
Cam York scored at 17:32 of overtime, propelling the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round of the playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 on Wednesday.,After winning the first three games of the best-of-seven series, the Flyers lost Games 4 and 5 and struggled...

Cam York's overtime winner helps Flyers eliminate Penguins in G6
Cam York scored with 2:30 left in the first overtime to propel the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round of the playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.,After winning the first three games of the best-of-seven series, the Flyers lost Games 4 and 5 and strug...
