A Pittsburgh Penguins side that was expected by many to finish the 2025-26 season near the bottom of the overall NHL standings continues to be one of the league's top surprises and would be a playoff team if the postseason began on Dec. 9.

If he went to the tournament, Kindel would miss at least five Penguins games, including games against teams the Penguins are fighting for playoff positioning. They have two games against the Detroit Red Wings, one against the Columbus Blue Jackets and one against the Carolina Hurricanes. And, of course, there’s the injury risk.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins enter the busiest portion of their schedule  with Wednesday night’s matchup against Hartford being the first of 10 games in a 21-day span. The Penguins (17-5-1)

Sidney Crosby shares what impresses him most about rookie winger Ben Kindel as the Pittsburgh Penguins integrate youth into a veteran lineup.

Now, with the injury bug continuing to bite the Penguins, they have called up two players from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Penguins have announced that they have recalled forwards Danton Heinen and Sam Poulin from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Penguins' rookies Harrison Brunicke and Ben Kindel are eligible to attend the World Juniors for Team Canada over the holiday season.

Dallas once again flexed its comeback muscles to defeat Pittsburgh and push its point streak to a season-high 10 games

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