{"id":40903,"date":"2026-02-02T21:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/penguins-bring-star-defender-off-injured-reserve-to-boost-defense-toughness\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:30:51","slug":"penguins-bring-star-defender-off-injured-reserve-to-boost-defense-toughness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/penguins-bring-star-defender-off-injured-reserve-to-boost-defense-toughness\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguins Bring Star Defender Off Injured Reserve to Boost Defense Toughness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that they have activated defenseman Ryan Graves from injured reserve. Graves had not played since January 21 against the Calgary Flames due to an upper-body injury, but with his return, he is now available as a regular option for the team.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Graves has taken part in 19 games for the Penguins, registering one goal, 15 hits, 35 blocked shots, and a -2 plus\/minus rating. Additionally, he has played 13 games with the Penguins&#8217; AHL affiliate, Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton, where he scored two goals, provided seven assists, and achieved a +6 rating. Over three seasons with Pittsburgh, Graves has played 150 games, accumulating five goals, 14 assists, 19 points, along with 162 hits and 250 blocks, though he carries a -7 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Fan Take: Graves\u2019 return could boost the Penguins&#8217; defensive stability and energy on the ice, which is critical as they push toward the postseason. For hockey fans, this development promises exciting on-ice action and could be a key factor in shaping the team\u2019s playoff run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that they have activated defenseman Ryan Graves from injured reserve. Graves had not played since January 21 against the Calgary Flames due to an upper-body injury, but with his return, he is now available as a regular option for the team. This season, Graves has taken part in 19 games [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[730],"tags":[734],"class_list":{"0":"post-40903","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-nhl"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}