(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Avery Hayes (85) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Avery Hayes yesterday from their AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The twenty-three-year-old Hayes scored two goals in his NHL debut in the Penguins’ win over the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo on February 5th, 2026.