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Prior to the Penguins' full team practice, injured forwards Evgeni Malkin, Blake Lizotte, and Filip Hallander all skated together on the main rink at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Pa. They didn't join the team practice, but it is still a sight for sore eyes and signals that they are at least progressing toward a return.
Fenway Sports Group has agreed in principle to sell the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team to Chicago-based Hoffmann Family in a deal that would value the franchise between $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion,
NHL insider Chris Johnston's latest trade board for The Athletic is out, and three Pittsburgh Penguins have been included on it. Defenseman Brett Kulak, forward Bryan Rust, and blueliner Erik Karlsson have all made the cut.
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their homestand on Tuesday with a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, new Pens goaltender Stuart Skinner's former team. The 27-year-old made his first appearance since arriving from Edmonton as part of last week’s goalie swap involving Tristan Jarry, stepping into a game that featured all of his former teammates.
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Pregame Lotsa change for the Penguins, Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak make dual debuts against their former club, Danton Heinen slots in for Ville Koivunen up front. There’s also a Jack St. Ivany sighting for his NHL season debut after an early injury and first game in the big league in over a year.
The Naples billionaire, who owns Hertz Arena and the ECHL Florida Everblades, has long talked about wanting to own an NBA or NHL franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins face a significant blow as star center Evgeni Malkin is expected to miss tonight's high-profile clash against the Edmonton Oilers due to an upper-body injury. His absence, confirmed by his continued absence from practice,
Skinner will wear it in his first Penguins start, which just happens to be against Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the rest of his former Oilers teammates at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, SNW, SNO, SNE).