BRANDON BUSSI - Bussi will defend the home goal in Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Panthers, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site. ZACHARY L'HEUREUX - L'Heureux (lower body) won't be available for the start of the 2026-27 campaign, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now on Tuesday. KIRILL MARCHENKO - Marchenko (not injury related) will play against Montreal on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. CARTER HART - Hart will guard the home crease in Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Blackhawks, per Jesse Granger of The Athletic. SPENCER KNIGHT - Knight is expected to defend the road net against the Golden Knights on Tuesday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. FREDERIK ANDERSEN - Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday. MATT SAVOIE - Savoie (lower body) is expected to be sidelined for around eight weeks. DAN VLADAR - Vladar (upper body) has been cleared to play in Wednesday's Opening Night contest against the Penguins, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia. JAKUB DOBES - Dobes will defend the road crease in Tuesday's Opening Night Matchup against the Maple Leafs, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. BROCK FABER - Faber underwent a procedure to repair his fractured skull and is without a timetable to return, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. BRANDON BUSSI - Bussi will defend the home goal in Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Panthers, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site. ZACHARY L'HEUREUX - L'Heureux (lower body) won't be available for the start of the 2026-27 campaign, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now on Tuesday. KIRILL MARCHENKO - Marchenko (not injury related) will play against Montreal on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. CARTER HART - Hart will guard the home crease in Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Blackhawks, per Jesse Granger of The Athletic. SPENCER KNIGHT - Knight is expected to defend the road net against the Golden Knights on Tuesday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. FREDERIK ANDERSEN - Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday. MATT SAVOIE - Savoie (lower body) is expected to be sidelined for around eight weeks. DAN VLADAR - Vladar (upper body) has been cleared to play in Wednesday's Opening Night contest against the Penguins, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia. JAKUB DOBES - Dobes will defend the road crease in Tuesday's Opening Night Matchup against the Maple Leafs, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. BROCK FABER - Faber underwent a procedure to repair his fractured skull and is without a timetable to return, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

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#45 HARRISON BRUNICKE (D)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
 

Age 20.3 Birth Date 2006-05-08
Shoots R Draft Info 2024 (2/44)
Height 6'3 Fantrax Roster% 19
Weight 204 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country ZAF Status Off Roster
2025-2026 Regular Season   Player Card
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9101015:430:248413
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PROSPECT CERTAINTY
80%
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Date Type News
2026-09-11Player UpdateBrunicke said Friday that he hopes to spend a whole season at the NHL level during the 2026-27 campaign, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
2026-04-04Player UpdateBrunicke was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.
2026-01-07Player UpdateBrunicke was reassigned to WHL Kamloops on Wednesday.
2025-12-09Injury UpdateBrunicke will be loaned to Team Canada for the 2026 World Junior Championship, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
2025-12-07Player UpdateBrunicke was recalled from his conditioning loan with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday.
2025-11-24Player UpdateBrunicke was sent down to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning loan Monday.
2025-10-11ArticleThe Journey: Prospects Who Exceeded Expectations in NHL Training Camp and Preseason 
2025-10-05ArticleRamblings: Gustavsson Signs Extension, A Few Predictions for the Coming Season (Oct 5)
2025-03-28Player UpdateBrunicke was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday.
2025-02-10Player UpdateBrunicke has managed 19 points in 23 games with WHL Kamloops this season.
2024-10-07Player UpdateBrunicke was reassigned to WHL Kamloops on Monday.
2024-07-18Player UpdateBrunicke signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins on Thursday.
2024-06-29Player UpdateBrunicke was the 44th overall pick by the Penguins in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft on Saturday.

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2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
937,500 2033 RFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2026-2027929,166929,166
2027-2028929,166929,166
2028-2029929,166929,166

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Top Prospect Defensemen19
NHL ID: 8484839

2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Sep 30@PHI
Oct 3MTL
Oct 5WPG
Oct 7@WSH
Oct 9@CBJ
Oct 10DAL
Oct 13@CHI
Oct 16@COL
Oct 17@VGK
Oct 19@UTA
Oct 22FLA
Oct 24NSH
Oct 29UTA
Oct 31@MTL
Nov 3VGK
Nov 5BOS
Nov 7@L.A
Nov 8@ANA
Nov 11@S.J
Nov 14OTT
Nov 19STL
Nov 21@NSH
Nov 22@DAL
Nov 25CGY
Nov 27@BUF
Nov 28TOR
Nov 30CBJ
Dec 2@STL
Dec 5N.J
Dec 6S.J
Dec 8CHI
Dec 10@FLA
Dec 12@T.B
Dec 15T.B
Dec 17L.A
Dec 18SEA
Dec 22BUF
Dec 26@CAR
Dec 29CAR
Dec 31@OTT
Jan 1MIN
Jan 3EDM
Jan 7@CAR
Jan 9@MTL
Jan 12COL
Jan 13@NYI
Jan 16@TOR
Jan 18WSH
Jan 21ANA
Jan 23VAN
Jan 25@DET
Jan 26NYI
Jan 29NYR
Jan 31PHI
Feb 2T.B
Feb 13@EDM
Feb 15@SEA
Feb 16@VAN
Feb 19@CGY
Feb 21@WPG
Feb 23@MIN
Feb 25TOR
Feb 28NYR
Mar 2@BUF
Mar 4@FLA
Mar 6@BOS
Mar 7@NYI
Mar 9OTT
Mar 11BOS
Mar 13WSH
Mar 14DET
Mar 16@CBJ
Mar 18@N.J
Mar 20@NYR
Mar 22CBJ
Mar 25N.J
Mar 27CAR
Mar 30@PHI
Apr 1NYI
Apr 3PHI
Apr 4@WSH
Apr 6@NYR
Apr 9@DET
Apr 10@N.J

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2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Sep 30@PHI
Oct 3MTL
Oct 5WPG
Oct 7@WSH
Oct 9@CBJ
Oct 10DAL
Oct 13@CHI
Oct 16@COL
Oct 17@VGK
Oct 19@UTA
Oct 22FLA
Oct 24NSH
Oct 29UTA
Oct 31@MTL
Nov 3VGK
Nov 5BOS
Nov 7@L.A
Nov 8@ANA
Nov 11@S.J
Nov 14OTT
Nov 19STL
Nov 21@NSH
Nov 22@DAL
Nov 25CGY
Nov 27@BUF
Nov 28TOR
Nov 30CBJ
Dec 2@STL
Dec 5N.J
Dec 6S.J
Dec 8CHI
Dec 10@FLA
Dec 12@T.B
Dec 15T.B
Dec 17L.A
Dec 18SEA
Dec 22BUF
Dec 26@CAR
Dec 29CAR
Dec 31@OTT
Jan 1MIN
Jan 3EDM
Jan 7@CAR
Jan 9@MTL
Jan 12COL
Jan 13@NYI
Jan 16@TOR
Jan 18WSH
Jan 21ANA
Jan 23VAN
Jan 25@DET
Jan 26NYI
Jan 29NYR
Jan 31PHI
Feb 2T.B
Feb 13@EDM
Feb 15@SEA
Feb 16@VAN
Feb 19@CGY
Feb 21@WPG
Feb 23@MIN
Feb 25TOR
Feb 28NYR
Mar 2@BUF
Mar 4@FLA
Mar 6@BOS
Mar 7@NYI
Mar 9OTT
Mar 11BOS
Mar 13WSH
Mar 14DET
Mar 16@CBJ
Mar 18@N.J
Mar 20@NYR
Mar 22CBJ
Mar 25N.J
Mar 27CAR
Mar 30@PHI
Apr 1NYI
Apr 3PHI
Apr 4@WSH
Apr 6@NYR
Apr 9@DET
Apr 10@N.J

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2025-2026 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

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PTS Linemate

Pittsburgh Penguins Last Game Lines (2026-09-26)

Opponent: Buffalo Sabres
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
110:5821.0EVGENI MALKIN - TOMMY NOVAK - EGOR CHINAKHOV0007187.512380.0
29:5719.1SIDNEY CROSBY - RICKARD RAKELL - NICK ROBERTSON1014357.110758.8
34:338.7BRYAN RUST - HENDRIX LAPIERRE - VILLE KOIVUNEN1012166.77463.6
43:567.5FILIP HALLANDER - TRISTAN BROZ - RUTGER MCGROARTY0002528.66554.5
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
117:2233.3SAMUEL GIRARD - KAEDAN KORCZAK0008850.0161453.3
215:2629.6ERIK KARLSSON - DECLAN CARLILE1016842.9151845.5
312:5024.6TREVOR VAN RIEMSDYK - KRIS LETANG0007370.014573.7
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:0050.0EVGENI MALKIN - EGOR CHINAKHOV - HENDRIX LAPIERRE - VILLE KOIVUNEN00010100.020100.0
20:4739.2SIDNEY CROSBY - RICKARD RAKELL - BRYAN RUST - TOMMY NOVAK000000.0000.0
30:075.8EVGENI MALKIN - EGOR CHINAKHOV - HENDRIX LAPIERRE000000.0000.0
40:032.5EVGENI MALKIN - SIDNEY CROSBY - EGOR CHINAKHOV - VILLE KOIVUNEN000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:5848.3ERIK KARLSSON000000.0000.0
20:5545.8KRIS LETANG00010100.020100.0
30:075.8TREVOR VAN RIEMSDYK - KRIS LETANG000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:1237.6BRYAN RUST - HENDRIX LAPIERRE000000.0040.0
21:1521.4NICK ROBERTSON - HENDRIX LAPIERRE01-1010.0030.0
30:5014.2RICKARD RAKELL - NICK ROBERTSON000000.0020.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:3661.5TREVOR VAN RIEMSDYK - DECLAN CARLILE01-1010.0070.0
22:1237.6SAMUEL GIRARD - KAEDAN KORCZAK000030.0060.0
30:010.3TREVOR VAN RIEMSDYK - SAMUEL GIRARD000000.0000.0

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2025-2026 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
ARTURS SILOVS25.5201961567.08.0
TAYLOR GAUTHIER25.60003.02.0
JOEL BLOMQVIST24.720202527.56.5
SERGEI MURASHOV22.4202241188.08.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026PIT91010.119-46812.50.94000013000:249.90.915:43
3 Year AVG 849090.119-37567512.50.9370000121000:249.90.915:43
CAREER 91010.119-46812.50.94000013000:249.90.915:43

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026PIT910.1100.0010.1160.6780.8900.0040.44131.4400.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

 AHL Profile Page
Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2025-2026WHLKamloops Blazers24222241.0020000.00025
2025-2026AHLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins111780.7328252.34.0330
2025-2026International-JrCanada U2020221.000000.000
2024-2025WHLKamloops Blazers41525300.7347-1500.00019
2024-2025AHLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins100220.2018-4111.10.018
2024-2025InternationalTeam Canada20000.000000.000
2023-2024WHLKamloops Blazers491011210.4347-1200.00011
2023-2024WJC-18Canada U1871340.5721100.000
2022-2023WHLKamloops Blazers594480.1426300.0003
2022-2023Memorial CupKamloops Blazers41010.250-300.000
2021-2022AEHL U18Calgary Royals U18 AAA29611170.5920000.000
2021-2022WHL CupTeam Alberta50220.404000.000
2021-2022Macs TournamentCalgary Royals U18 AAA42020.506000.000
2021-2022WHLKamloops Blazers20000.000-100.0000
2021-2022AJHLBrooks Bandits10000.000000.000
2020-2021AEHL U15Calgary Royals U15 AAA50440.804000.000
2019-2020HCBAACRAA White U15 AA30618240.8022000.000
2019-2020AMBHLCalgary Royals U15 AAA10000.000000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

 AHL Profile Page
Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2025-2026AHLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins152570.4712400.00019
2025-2026WHLKamloops Blazers40110.250-600.0006
2024-2025AHLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins21121.000200.00041
2022-2023WHLKamloops Blazers140220.142100.0004
2021-2022AEHL U18Calgary Royals U18 AAA30000.002000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2026-2027PIT20000.0000000.00.0500002000:3533.225.317:24
2025-2026PIT41120.5042-10119.12.8401007000:5919.919.119:25
2024-2025PIT40110.25210250.01.3100006000:3417.320.413:49
3 Year AVG 841121320.3832-11211686.32.05301100137000:4718.919.716:37
CAREER 101230.3025-12166.31.610010015000:4420.220.216:46

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2026-2027PIT200.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0052.5021.0000.00
2025-2026PIT410.2510.2520.5000.00112.7510.2541.0071.7500.00
2024-2025PIT400.0010.2510.2520.5051.2500.0010.2561.5000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2025-2026

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
19101800:2315:42
20000000:00:0
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Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
10000000:00:0
20000000:00:0
30000000:00:0
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

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Shooting % 12.5
5on5 Shooting % 6.6
PTS/60 0.4
PDO 934
Sec. Asst% 0

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Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

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