Penguins Lose 4-0 in Columbus as Camp Cuts Continue

A bare‑bones preseason lineup and a flurry of roster moves leave Pittsburgh racing to set a 23‑man roster before the regular season begins.

Overview

The Penguins played a B‑level lineup and fell 4-0 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday with Sergei Murashov handling most of the game and finishing with 13 saves on 16 shots.
Pittsburgh announced the assignment of 12 players to AHL Wilkes‑Barre/Scranton and formally moved goalie Taylor Gauthier to the AHL after he cleared waivers.
Forward Andrei Kuzmenko has taken a leave of absence after reports in Russian media that his father died in a fishing trip incident, a development the team and outlets describe as still developing.
Forward Ben Kindel was downgraded from day‑to‑day to week‑to‑week with a lower‑body injury, a change that tightens the club’s options for opening night lineup decisions.
The club added defenseman Kaeden Korczak in the offseason and has Caleb Jones skating as he competes for a spot, with one final preseason tune‑up this weekend before Pittsburgh trims to 23 players for the opener in Philadelphia.