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The Pittsburgh Penguins will welcome back young forward Rutger McGroarty into the lineup tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks! Hunter and Patrick begin the show, taking a look at the new lines since Bryan Rust is out for the next three games (1:00). They discuss McGroarty being on the third line and why they're intrigued about it since he has shown some nice chemistry with Ben Kindel earlier in the season. They also discuss Justin Brazeau being brought up to the first line, and Pat also gives himself a "pat" on the back, if you will, for calling that. Ilya Solovyov will make his Penguins debut, and the boys discuss what fans can expect from him before previewing Thursday's game (11:00). They discuss how great Connor Bedard has been and give insight into how the Penguins can attack the Blackhawks, since they aren't good defensively. Finally, they discuss how the Penguins really need to bank some points over the next week since the schedule is very soft. (22:40).
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"Penguins get Rutger McGroarty back ahead of CRUCIAL 5-game stretch!" is an episode of Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins. Runtime 32 min. Published January 29, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.