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Welcome to the NHL On Tap. Three NHL.com writers will share what they are most looking forward to on the schedule each day. Today, their choices from the six games on Saturday.

The Penguins are in a better place than we could have guessed three months ago, and their report cards say as much.

Between trades and signings, it's been a lot to digest, and there is a lot to look back on. So - as a refresher - here is every trade and signing (training camp transactions aside) that the Penguins made in 2025: - Jan. 3, 2025: Penguins acquire defenseman Colton Poolman from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Bennett MacArthur

Yegor Chinakhov had a succinct way of describing the first day of 2026. “A new page, a new year,” he said. “That’s it.” On Chinakhov opened a new chapter of his NHL career as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Dubas, the Penguins’ president and general manager, isn’t as transparent as Jim Rutherford, who was the GM from 2014 to 2021. That would be impossible. You could give Rutherford a call, and he’d actually outline his plans with surprising accuracy and honesty, an extreme rarity among sports executives.

The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Detroit Red Wings after Anthony Mantha's two-goal game against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Penguins' 5-1 win.

Novak and Mantha scored in the final five minutes of the second period to make it 5-0. Noel Acciari screened Andersen on Novak’s shot from the high slot, and Mantha scored his second goal after a give-and-go with Brazeau.