Penguins/Blues Recap: Pens fall 7-5 to end regular season
ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 14: Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Anthony Mantha (39) shots the puck past St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) for a goal during an NHL game where the St.
Louis Blues hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday April 14th, 2026, at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis MO (Photo by Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Pregame It’s a very Game 82 lineup for the Penguins; there’s no Crosby, Malkin, Rust, Chinakhov, Rakell, Karlsson, Letang, Wotherspoon or Girard as all the top-6 forward/top-4 defenders set their sights on the playoffs. Recent signee Jake Livanavage makes his NHL debut and Rafael Harvey-Pinard makes his Penguin debut after toiling away all season in the AHL.
Our lineup for the regular season finale 👇 pic. twitter. com/4ILKE6Xp9U — x – Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 15, 2026 First period The Blues are on their front foot for most of the first half of the period, taking control of the puck for the majority of the time but the Penguins weather that storm.
Rutger McGroarty gets the scoring started almost out of no where when an offensive draw by Kevin Hayes pops over to him and McGroarty quickly fires the puck by Jordan Binnington. 1-0 Penguins. Rutger nets one right off the faceoff 🔥 pic.
twitter. com/ljsB2zaCA0 — x – Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 15, 2026 St. Louis gets the first power play of the game, right as it’s ending Avery Hayes pressures Logan Mailloux at the blueline and wins the puck away.
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