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Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Eclipses 30 helpers on season
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Malkin dished out an assist in Monday's 3-2 loss to Ottawa.
Malkin recorded the primary assist on Yegor Chinakhov's opening goal in the first period. With the helper, the 39-year-old Malkin reached the 30-assist mark for the season, which secured his fourth consecutive campaign above that total. Overall, the veteran forward is up to 43 points across 39 games this season, which ranks him in a tie for 20th in the NHL with 1.10 points per game. Since his return from an upper-body injury in early January, he has at least one point in 11 of 13 games and has 14 points in that span. He should continue to elevate the team's top six and play a large role in Pittsburgh's playoff push in the Metropolitan Division, giving him strong value across most fantasy formats.
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Penguins' Yegor Chinakhov: Records pair of points Monday
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Chinakhov scored a goal, distributed an assist and placed three shots on net in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Senators.
Just one day after his 25th birthday, Chinakhov received a present of a pass from his linemate Evgeni Malkin to cash in his seventh goal since debuting for the Penguins on Jan. 1. Chinakhov's move from Columbus to Pittsburgh has gone swimmingly, as he holds a second-line role and has recorded nine of his 15 points this season with the black and gold. At his current scoring pace, he has a chance to flirt with a new career high in both goals and points if he can surpass either of the numbers he set during his 16-goal, 29-point campaign across 53 regular-season games with the Blue Jackets during the 2023-24 campaign. Chinakhov is one of the top options on the waiver wire in standard fantasy formats and is set to play a big role with the Penguins for the foreseeable future.
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Penguins' Thomas Novak: Lights lamp in loss
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Novak scored a goal in Monday's 3-2 loss to Ottawa.
Novak's tally midway through Monday's final period tied the game at two goals apiece before Ottawa's Claude Giroux scored the game-winner six minutes later. Novak's tally brings him up to 10 goals on the season to go along with 29 points and 81 shots on net across 54 games. The goal helped him secure his fourth consecutive campaign reaching the double-digit goal mark. His first full season in Pittsburgh has taken a step up as of late with eight points over his last nine games. His role centering the team's second line alongside Yegor Chinakhov and Evgeni Malkin has elevated the 28-year-old's ceiling in fantasy, giving Novak decent streaming value in deep leagues. Look for him to challenge his career high of 45 points by the end of the regular season.
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Penguins' Arturs Silovs: Faces high volume in loss
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Silovs stopped 28 of 31 shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Senators.
Silovs put together a solid performance through the first two periods, as he allowed just one goal, before the Senators struck the back of the net twice in the third to steal the win. Following Monday's loss, the 24-year-old Silovs now holds a 10-7-8 record, a 2.97 GAA and an .893 save percentage across 25 outings this season. Monday's loss snapped his two-game win streak, where he played a solid part in the Penguins' run of six consecutive wins to wrap up their January slate. While Stuart Skinner has caught fire and holds the larger share of the workload in net, Silovs remains a solid spot start in deep fantasy leagues when he's called upon.
Graves (lower body) was activated off injured reserve Monday.
Graves is far from a lock to get into Monday's matchup against the Senators, but his activation will give Pittsburgh an extra healthy blueliner. Considering the 30-year-old defenseman has just one point in 19 games, few fantasy managers will be impacted by his return.
Silovs was the first goalie to leave the ice Monday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports, indicating he'll be in goal at home versus the Senators.
Silovs will take the first game of the Penguins' back-to-back to continue an every-other-game trend in the crease. In his last nine appearances, the backstop has suffered just one regulation defeat, going 6-1-2 with a 2.50 GAA and .902 save percentage. With the upcoming Olympic break, Stuart Skinner may take the final two games before the break, especially with Silovs headed to Milan as part of the Latvian squad.
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Penguins' Matt Dumba: Offense sparks to life in AHL
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Dumba registered four assists in AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 6-2 win over Lehigh Valley on Sunday.
Dumba recently went eight straight games without a point, but he's popped off with a goal and five assists over his last two outings. Dumba is up to two goals, nine assists, 29 shots on net and 21 PIM in 17 AHL contests this season. He was waived after a poor start to the 2025-26 campaign at the NHL level, but Dumba could play his way into a call-up while Kris Letang (foot) and Jack St. Ivany (hand) are out.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Earns 700th career assist
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Karlsson registered an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
The helper was Karlsson's 700th career assist. The 35-year-old defenseman reached the 900-point mark earlier in January, putting him within 100 points of becoming the ninth defenseman in NHL history to record 1,000 regular-season points. The assist was Karlsson's first point in four contests since he returned from a lower-body injury. He's at 34 points, 100 shots on net, 42 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over 48 appearances this season.
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Penguins' Connor Dewar: Earns two helpers in win
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Dewar logged two assists, four hits and a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
Dewar has multiple points in three of his last six games, producing four goals, two assists, 10 shots, 19 hits and a plus-8 rating. The 26-year-old is still on the fourth line, but something has clicked for his trio with Blake Lizotte and Noel Acciari lately. Dewar has a career-high 23 points with 80 shots on net, 99 hits, 25 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 53 appearances.
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Penguins' Blake Lizotte: Earns two assists
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Lizotte notched two assists and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
Lizotte has three two-assist outings in the last six games, though he's added just four shots on net and a plus-4 rating in that span. The Penguins are getting valuable depth scoring out of the fourth-line trio of Lizotte flanked by Noel Acciari and Connor Dewar. Lizotte is now at 17 points, 42 shots on net, 36 hits, 23 blocked shots, 21 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 44 appearances, putting him on track to surpass his total of 20 points from 59 outings last season.
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Penguins' Ben Kindel: Pots empty-netter Saturday
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Kindel scored an empty-net goal on five shots in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
Kindel's empty-netter ended up being important, as the Rangers scored twice after that goal to pull within one. This was Kindel's second career game-winner, and he's up to 12 goals, 25 points, 103 shots on net, 43 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating through 50 appearances. The 18-year-old ended January hot with four goals and an assist over his last three contests.
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Penguins' Tanner Howe: Loaned to AHL affiliate
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Howe (knee) was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday.
Howe underwent ACL reconstruction surgery last April and started the 2025-26 campaign on non-roster injured reserve. However, his demotion to the AHL indicates he is ready to resume playing. Howe had 18 goals and 46 points in 47 games between Regina and Calgary during the 2024-25 WHL regular season.
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Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Two-point effort in win
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Rakell scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
After helping to set up Anthony Mantha's second tally of the game in the second period, Rakell gave the Pens a 4-1 lead just 80 seconds into the third as he flipped a rebound past Jonathan Quick. Rakell got onto the scoresheet in six of the final eight games in January, collecting four goals and seven points over that stretch, but Saturday's power-play goal was his first since Dec. 21.
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Penguins' Anthony Mantha: Pots two tallies Saturday
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Mantha scored two goals in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
The veteran winger continued a scoring surge that has seen him find the back of the net five times in the last four games. Mantha has been streaky throughout his career, part of the reason why he's played for four different teams over the last three seasons, but he remains on track for career-best numbers in his first campaign with Pittsburgh, producing 19 goals and 40 points in 53 contests.
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Penguins' Noel Acciari: Lights lamp twice in win
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Acciari scored two goals in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
The fourth-line grinder has only two multi-point performances on the season, but they have come in the last two games. Acciari is having a disappointing season for the most part -- after reaching triple digits in both hits and blocked shots in 2024-25, he has only 44 hits and 31 blocks in 40 games so far this season, but he has chipped in six goals, 15 points and a plus-9 rating.
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Penguins' Stuart Skinner: Hangs on for win Saturday
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Skinner made 15 saves in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
The Penguins seemed to have the game well in hand, holding a 3-0 lead late in the second period and going ahead 5-1 before two minutes had elapsed in the third, but a wild finish saw the Rangers come storming back. Skinner gave up two goals in the final 67 seconds but still came away with his fifth straight win. Over eight outings in January, he went 7-1-0 with a sharp 2.13 GAA and .910 save percentage.
Malkin (undisclosed) is set to play Saturday against the Rangers.
Malkin didn't participate in Friday's practice, but he didn't end up missing any games due to the injury. He has 13 goals and 41 points in 37 outings in 2025-26. Malkin will attempt to extend his four-game scoring streak (three goals, three assists) Saturday.
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