{"id":443544,"date":"2026-02-03T16:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/443544\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:41:16","slug":"rust-returns-as-penguins-hit-the-road-to-face-the-islanders-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/443544\/","title":{"rendered":"Rust returns as Penguins hit the road to face the Islanders \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PGHHockeyNOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Pittsburgh Penguins (28-15-11) were spouting the old cliche on Monday night after a <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/controversy-and-ugliness-penguins-streak-snapped\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lackluster 3-2 loss<\/a> at home against the Ottawa Senators \u2014 they were grateful for the chance to play again one night later, affording them the chance to get back to the type of game that carried them to six straight wins before that loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Not only is it a chance for quick redemption for the Penguins, but Tuesday is also an important Metropolitan Division contest against the New York Islanders (30-21-5) on the road. The Penguins are in second place in the division, two points ahead of the third-place Islanders and with two games in hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Penguins will welcome back top-line winger <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-dan-muse-bryan-rust-suspension\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Rust<\/a>, who on Monday served the third and final game of a three-game suspension for a hit to the head of Vancouver\u2019s Brock Boeser. The Penguins were critical of the length of Rust\u2019s suspension, and the team has missed him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-pregame-new-york-islanders\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-pregame-new-york-islanders\/\">Click here to read more on PGHHockeyNOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW. 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