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Pens Points: Penguins give updates on Kindel, Rust

Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. [Recap] General manager Kyle Dubas shed more light on Ben Kindel’s…

By Garrett Behanna · Pensburgh

Published: Friday, 23 October 2026 at 10:00 AM

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The Pittsburgh Penguins shared injury updates regarding Ben Kindel and forward Bryan Rust.
Bryan Rust was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury and faces reevaluation in six weeks.
Ben Kindel suffered a vasovagal episode and could resume limited activities next week pending medical tests.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have provided medical updates on Ben Kindel and Bryan Rust. General manager Kyle Dubas revealed that Kindel experienced a vasovagal episode and could resume some activities next week pending tests. Meanwhile, Rust was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury suffered Monday and will be reevaluated in six weeks.

To fill the open roster spots, Pittsburgh recalled forward Rutger McGroarty and defenseman Chase Pietila from the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The updates come as the Penguins snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Thursday.

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