{"id":474854,"date":"2025-09-27T08:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=474854"},"modified":"2025-09-26T23:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T03:37:01","slug":"pittsburgh-penguins-goaltender-out-lower-body-injury-2025-26-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/09\/27\/pittsburgh-penguins-goaltender-out-lower-body-injury-2025-26-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltender Out With Lower-Body Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> will be without their young goaltender. <\/span>Joel Blomqvist, who will be out<\/a> for a minimum of four weeks after he suffered a lower-body injury, the club confirmed Friday. The news deals a blow to both Pittsburgh\u2019s depth in net and Blomqvist\u2019s push for a larger role heading into the 2025\u201326 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Injury Details and Timeline<\/b><\/h2>\n

The exact circumstances of Blomqvist\u2019s injury remain unclear, though it was confirmed following his lone preseason appearance against Montreal. In that outing, he stopped 11 shots in just over a period before leaving the crease as scheduled. While he did not appear visibly hindered, the team later revealed a more significant issue, ruling him out for at least a month.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a recovery window stretching into mid-October, Blomqvist is expected to miss the remainder of the preseason and possibly the early portion of the regular season. The Penguins have not committed to a firm timetable, suggesting they will proceed cautiously with his rehabilitation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blomqvist\u2019s Role in Pittsburgh<\/b><\/h2>\n

At 23, Blomqvist is considered one of Pittsburgh\u2019s most promising young players. He made 15 NHL appearances last year, posting a 4-9-1 record with an .885 save percentage and a 3.81 goals-against average. While his numbers at the top level were inconsistent, his play in the AHL with Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton<\/a> remained steady. This was highlighted by a .914 save percentage in 18 games. Over his AHL career, he has built an impressive .918 save percentage and recorded two shutouts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The organization views Blomqvist as a long-term candidate to support or eventually challenge Tristan Jarry<\/a> for starts. This setback, however, slows his momentum at a critical point in his development.<\/span><\/p>\n

Impact on Penguins\u2019 Goalie Depth<\/b><\/h2>\n

With Blomqvist sidelined, Pittsburgh\u2019s goaltending chart is more clearly defined. Jarry enters the season as the established starter, while newly acquired Arturs Silovs<\/a> now locks in as the primary backup. In the AHL, Sergei Murashov<\/a> and Filip Larsson<\/a> are likely to take on bigger roles until Blomqvist returns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outlook Moving Forward<\/b><\/h2>\n

While the timeline projects a return in mid-October. The Penguins will not rush Blomqvist back, especially given the importance of his long-term health. Missing camp and early-season games reduces his chances of pushing for NHL time immediately, but the organisation still sees him as a key part of their future in goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

For now, Pittsburgh will rely on Jarry and Silovs to shoulder the load, while Blomqvist focuses on recovery with the hope of rejoining the crease later this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without their young goaltender. Joel Blomqvist, who will be out for a minimum of four weeks after he suffered a lower-body injury, the club confirmed Friday. The news deals a blow to both Pittsburgh\u2019s depth in net and Blomqvist\u2019s push for a larger role heading into the 2025\u201326 season. Injury […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5367,"featured_media":453240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,4547,34,4548],"tags":[4979,6022],"class_list":["post-474854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-penguins","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","tag-joel-blomqvist","tag-pittsburgh-penguins-news"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474854"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":474886,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474854\/revisions\/474886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}