JANUARY 8•NHL.COM
5-year-old's cute moments captured before serving as Penguins Junior Starter | Pittsburgh PenguinsLittle Penguins team member mic’d up, joins Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh players for national anthem
Jiri Kulich - Returns to AHLKulich was reassigned to AHL Rochester on Sunday.
ImpactKulich will return to the AHL after helping Czechia capture the bronze medal at the 2024 World Junior Championship. The 19-year-old forward produced six goals and 12 points in seven games at the tournament. Kulich has 16 goals and 22 points over 23 games at the AHL level this season.
JANUARY 7•ROTOWIRE
In a career year, Marcus Pettersson 'just continues to grow and get better' for PenguinsThis time five years ago, Marcus Pettersson was playing his first games with the Penguins, skating on a defensive pair with Jack Johnson and...
JANUARY 7•POST-GAZETTE.COM
Reilly Smith - Misfires on six shotsSmith recorded a game-high six shots but failed to record a point in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Sabres.
ImpactSmith has been a bit inconsistent in his debut season with the Penguins, but he's the type of player who could burn you quite a bit if dropped. Remember, the venerable winger won the Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights last season thanks to his series-clinching goal, and Smith's running totals -- comprised of eight goals, 12 assists and six power-play points -- remain serviceable for a Penguins team that has a plus-12 goal differential despite ranking seventh in the Metropolitan Division.
JANUARY 7•ROTOWIRE
Penguins face the Flyers in Metropolitan Division play
The Philadelphia Flyers take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in a matchup of Metropolitan Division squadsJANUARY 7•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alex Tuch - First goal in nine gamesTuch (illness) scored a goal Saturday in a 3-1 win over Pittsburgh.
ImpactHe had missed practice Friday, but looked solid in 19:06 of ice time. Tuch opened the scoring on the Sabres second shot on goal in the first period. He took a stretch pass from Connor Clifton and went high blocker side with a snap shot from the high slot. It was Tuch's first goal in nine games (one goal, seven assists).
JANUARY 7•ROTOWIRE
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - Best game of NHL career yields winLuukkonen made 40 saves in a 3-1 win over the Penguins on Saturday.
ImpactLuukkonen carried a shutout into the third period before finally surrendering a goal on a 5-on-3 power play at 7:49. This game might have been UPL's best in his NHL career so far. He was poised and confident, and he didn't get rattled when a couple of goals scored against him were overturned on coach's challenges. Of course, Luukkonen needs to replicate this effort in order to become a more valuable fantasy asset.
JANUARY 7•ROTOWIRE
