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22-27-6 - L2
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27-14-11 - W5
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena
January 31, 2026 at 8:30 PM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
NYR
1
L
Artemi Panarin
19G - 38A
(57P)
2
C
Mika Zibanejad
23G - 28A
(51P)
3
C
J.T. Miller
14G - 21A
(35P)
4
C
Vincent Trocheck
11G - 22A
(33P)
5
L
Alexis Lafrenière
10G - 19A
(29P)
NYR Injuries
Edstrom, Adam
Lower Body
Day to Day
Edstrom (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Jan 31, 2026
Fox, Adam
Lower Body
Day to Day
Fox (lower body) will be placed on long-term injured reserve, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Tuesday.
Jan 31, 2026
Shesterkin, Igor
Lower Body
Day to Day
Shesterkin (lower body) was designated for injured reserve Tuesday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.
Jan 31, 2026
Panarin, Artemi
Not Injury Related
Week to Week
Panarin (not injury related) won't play Wednesday versus the New York Islanders for roster-management reasons, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Feb 26, 2026
Sheary, Conor
Lower Body
Week to Week
Sheary (lower body) is going to be placed on long-term injured reserve Thursday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.
Feb 28, 2026
Trades
Jan 26 2026
The New York Islanders acquired Carson Soucy from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick
Metropolitan Standings
PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
27G - 30A
(57P)
2
C
Evgeni Malkin
13G - 28A
(41P)
3
R
Bryan Rust
18G - 21A
(39P)
4
R
Anthony Mantha
17G - 21A
(38P)
5
D
Erik Karlsson
4G - 29A
(33P)
PIT Injuries
Jones, Caleb
Lower Body
Day to Day
Jones (lower body) was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday for a conditioning loan.
Jan 31, 2026
Graves, Ryan
Lower Body
Day to Day
Graves (lower body) was put on injured reserve Thursday.
Feb 2, 2026
Rust, Bryan
Suspension
Day to Day
Rust has been suspended for three games by the Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for an illegal check to the head on Brock Boeser.
Feb 3, 2026
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Week to Week
Hallander (blood clot in leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Feb 26, 2026
Howe, Tanner
Knee
Week to Week
Feb 26, 2026
St. Ivany, Jack
Hand
Month to Month
St. Ivany (hand) was put on injured reserve Thursday.
Mar 26, 2026
Kettles, Peyton
Shoulder
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Jan 20 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ilya Solovyov from the Colorado Avalanche for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 7th round pick
Dec 31 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Yegor Zamula from the Philadelphia Flyers for Philip Tomasino
Dec 29 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Yegor Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Danton Heinen, a 2026 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick
Metropolitan Standings
Goaltending
NYR
17-12-4
2.45 GAA
91.3% SV
PIT
18-12-4
2.65 GAA
89.6% SV
NYR
4-12-2
3.11 GAA
88.5% SV
PIT
10-6-8
2.96 GAA
89.4% SV
NYR
1-3-0
4.13 GAA
86.4% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
Goaltenders
NYR
22-27-6
GAA: 3.13
SV%: 0.890
vs
PIT
27-14-11
GAA: 2.83
SV%: 0.898