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LAK· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 13
- G
- 1
- A
- 6
- PTS
- 7
- +/-
- -5
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 19
- TOI/G
- 19:06
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | vs BOS | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 3 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | @MTL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs UTA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 19:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | @VGK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | @COL | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:54 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 13 | @CHI | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs DAL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | @CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | @WSH | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs WPG | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | vs MTL | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 21:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | @PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 21:00 | 1 | 0 |
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| Apr 12 | @WSH | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 11 | vs WSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | @NJD | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | vs FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | vs FLA | W 9-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | @TBL | L 3-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 18:18 | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 31 | vs DET | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | @NYI | W 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs DAL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | @OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | vs COL | L 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | vs CAR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | vs WPG | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8 | vs BOS | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:00 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 3 | @BOS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | vs VGK | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 28 | @NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 4 | vs SJS | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | vs DET | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 31 | @DET | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 29 | @MTL | L 3-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 28 | @OTT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:06 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | @TOR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | vs PHI | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21 | vs ANA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | vs WSH | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 16 | vs NSH | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | vs TOR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | vs CBJ | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 19:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | vs OTT | W 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:06 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 6 | @TBL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 4 | @FLA | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | @CAR | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | vs STL | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 | vs LAK | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27 | @VGK | W 6-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 16:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | vs UTA | W 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 | @MIN | W 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | vs WPG | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | @SEA | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | vs NSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 16:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 11 | vs FLA | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:54 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 9 | @NSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | @PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | @NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | @NYI | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 2 | vs VAN | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs MTL | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:54 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | @MIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | vs SJS | W 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | @CHI | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | @NSH | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs NYR | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs BUF | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs UTA | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | @LAK | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:48 | 2 | 3 |
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| Apr 13 | @ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 12 | @LAK | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 21:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 10 | vs VAN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:48 | 3 | 2 |
| Mar 31 | vs CGY | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:48 | 2 | 5 |
| Mar 29 | vs STL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 27 | vs LAK | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | vs DET | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:36 | 2 | 5 |
| Mar 19 | @TOR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | vs DAL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:30 | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 14 | @CGY | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | @MIN | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 10 | vs CHI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:54 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 8 | vs TOR | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 18:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | vs SJS | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 4 | vs PIT | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | vs MIN | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 26 | vs NJD | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:00 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | @STL | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:24 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 22 | @NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 7 | @EDM | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 6 | @CGY | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 4 | @VAN | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | vs PHI | W 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | vs STL | W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 28 | @NYI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 26 | @NYR | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 25 | @BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:30 | 0 | 0 |
Latest news
Girard (undisclosed) was taken off injured reserve Thursday.
Girard was previously deemed a game-time decision, but his activation indicates that he'll draw into the lineup against Utah on Thursday. He has a goal and seven points in nine appearances this campaign, which is a fantastic start for a defenseman who didn't record more than 24 points in any of the previous three regular seasons.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 29
Girard (undisclosed) is considered a game-time decision for Thursday's home game against the Mammoth, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.
Girard has missed each of the last three games with an undisclosed injury. It appears that he has a chance to play Thursday, but the Penguins would need to activate him from injured reserve prior to the contest if he's to appear in the lineup. Prior to going down with the injury, the 28-year-old blueliner got off to a strong start to the season with a goal, seven points, 12 shots on net, five hits and 10 blocked shots over nine appearances. If he's ultimately given the green light, he'll likely rejoin the team's second defensive pairing, where he should continue to be a relevant fantasy asset in deep leagues this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 29
Girard (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Girard has missed the last two games with an injury and will be unavailable for Saturday's matchup against Nashville. It's unclear when he will be ready to return to the lineup. In a corresponding move, Pittsburgh recalled Avery Hayes from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 24
Girard (undisclosed) will not be an option versus the Panthers on Thursday, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.
Girard has started skating, but he hasn't gotten on the ice with his teammates yet. The club brought up Chase Pietila from the minors to provide some defensive depth, but it's Ilya Solovyov who figures to continue playing on the blue line in Girard's absence.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 22
Girard (undisclosed) is not expected to play Monday in Utah.
Girard skated on the second pairing during Monday's morning skate, which signals that he shouldn't be out of the lineup for too much longer. The left-shot blueliner was unable to finish Saturday's game in Vegas due to his undisclosed injury. Ilya Solovyov is set to make his season debut Monday in Girard's place.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 20
Girard (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Monday's matchup with the Mammoth, Josh Getzoff of SportsNet Pittsburgh reports.
Girard skated in his usual defensive pairing with Kaedan Korczak during the game-day skate, which is a strong indicator that Girard will be back in action Monday. If for some reason Girard can't give it a go, Ilya Solovyov figures to step into the lineup in his stead.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 19