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Blake Lizotte
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@2026-27 season
- GP
- 16
- G
- 0
- A
- 5
- PTS
- 5
- +/-
- -2
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 17
- TOI/G
- 13:36
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | vs BOS | L 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:06 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | @MTL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:54 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs UTA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:00 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs FLA | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:30 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | @UTA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:54 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | @VGK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | @COL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:48 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | @CHI | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs DAL | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | @CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | @WSH | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs WPG | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs MTL | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | @PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:12 | 0 | 1 |
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| Mar 14 | @UTA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 12 | @VGK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 10:18 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 10 | @CAR | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 8 | vs BOS | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 7 | vs PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | vs BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | vs VGK | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | @NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 3 | @NYI | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 3 | 2 |
| Jan 31 | vs NYR | W 6-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 14:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs CHI | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 13:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 25 | @VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | @EDM | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 21 | @CGY | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | @SEA | W 6-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 12:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | vs CBJ | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 15 | vs PHI | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 13 | vs TBL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | @BOS | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 10 | vs CGY | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 8 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 12:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 4 | @CBJ | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 3 | @DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 30 | vs CAR | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 | @CHI | W 7-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | @DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 4 | @TBL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | @PHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs TOR | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 15:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | @CBJ | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs BUF | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs SEA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs MIN | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs NSH | W 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 14:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | @NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | @NJD | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs WSH | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | @TOR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | @WPG | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | @MIN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 27 | vs STL | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs CBJ | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @FLA | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs VAN | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | @SJS | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | @LAK | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 15:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | @ANA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs NYR | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | @NYR | W 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 6 | @CHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 5 | @DAL | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:36 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 3 | @STL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 30 | vs OTT | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | @BUF | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 19:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | @TBL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 23 | @FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21 | vs CBJ | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | vs NYI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | vs NJD | W 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 13 | vs STL | W 5-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 15:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 11 | vs VGK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | @MIN | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | @VGK | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | @COL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | vs TOR | L 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 1 | vs BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | vs PHI | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | @PHI | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | vs NYR | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 22 | vs WSH | L 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 10:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 8 | @PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 7 | @NYR | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 4 | vs NJD | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 1 | vs NSH | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | @UTA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 8:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | @LAK | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 18 | @WSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 17 | @BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:48 | 0 | 1 |
Latest news
Lizotte logged an assist and three blocked shots in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.
Lizotte is up to four assists, 13 shots on net, 14 blocks and eight hits across 11 contests. He has served in a bottom-six role and on the penalty kill. Lizotte carries injury risk, but he's also capable of decent depth scoring. Most fantasy managers will be able to find better options on the waiver wire.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 23
Lizotte (lower body) expects to play in Saturday's home opener against Montreal.
Lizotte declared himself good to go after he participated in Saturday's optional morning skate. He had four shots on goal and one blocked shot in 13:13 of ice time against Philadelphia on Wednesday to begin the 2026-27 campaign.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 3
Lizotte is being evaluated for a lower-body injury and will not practice Thursday.
Lizotte was able to shake off an upper-body injury in time to play against the Flyers on Wednesday, but it seems he has now picked up another injury. During Wednesday's matchup, the 28-year-old winger failed to produce a point while generating four shots and one block in 13:13 of ice time. If Lizotte does miss any time, it could open up a spot in the lineup for David Gustafsson.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 1
Lizotte (upper body) has been activated off injured reserve ahead of Wednesday's opener versus Philadelphia.
Lizotte figures to slot into a fourth-line role now that his upper-body problem is behind him and will likely see time on the penalty kill, where he averaged 2:29 of ice time last season. The 28-year-old forward came one point shy of reaching the 20-point threshold in 2025-26, but he should be capable of pushing for that mark this time around, especially with two additional games.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 30
Lizotte (upper body) was labeled day-to-day ahead of Opening Night against the Flyers on Wednesday, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.
Lizotte could still be activated in time to face Philadelphia, considering his designation for IR was retroactive to Sept. 19. Getting the 28-year-old forward back would be a huge win for the Penguins, as there are several forwards that have been deemed week-to-week, including Bryan Rust (upper body) and Ben Kindel (lower body).
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 28
Lizotte (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Lizotte has been upgraded to day-to-day after being week-to-week and participated in Sunday's practice, according to Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site. If Lizotte misses the start of the 2026-27 campaign, it doesn't appear as though it will be a lengthy absence. Lizotte contributed seven goals, 19 points, 49 shots on net, 35 blocked shots and 49 hits in 55 games with the Penguins during the 2025-26 regular season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Sep 27