Pittsburgh Penguins Depth Chart 2025-26

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	S. CrosbySidney Crosby	R. Rakell Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Participating in practice Rickard Rakell Penguins' Rickard Rakell: Participating in practice	B. KindelBenjamin Kindel B. Lizotte Penguins' Blake Lizotte: Set to return for playoffs Blake Lizotte Penguins' Blake Lizotte: Set to return for playoffs K. HayesKevin Hayes F. Hallander Leg: IR. Out for the season Filip Hallander Leg: IR. Out for the season
Left Wing	Y. Chinakhov Penguins' Egor Chinakhov: Ready for postseason Yegor Chinakhov Penguins' Egor Chinakhov: Ready for postseason	T. NovakTommy Novak	E. SoderblomElmer Soderblom C. Dewar Penguins' Connor Dewar: Ready for Game 1 Connor Dewar Penguins' Connor Dewar: Ready for Game 1 J. BrazeauJustin Brazeau
Right Wing	B. Rust Penguins' Bryan Rust: Back on top line Bryan Rust Penguins' Bryan Rust: Back on top line	E. Malkin Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Practicing Thursday Evgeni Malkin Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Practicing Thursday	A. ManthaAnthony Mantha N. AcciariNoel Acciari
Left Defenseman	P. Wotherspoon Penguins' Parker Wotherspoon: Practicing with club Parker Wotherspoon Penguins' Parker Wotherspoon: Practicing with club	S. Girard Penguins' Samuel Girard: Ready for playoffs Samuel Girard Penguins' Samuel Girard: Ready for playoffs	R. SheaRyan Shea R. GravesRyan Graves J. LivanavageJake Livanavage C. Jones Shoulder: IR. Out for the season Caleb Jones Shoulder: IR. Out for the season
Right Defenseman	E. Karlsson Penguins' Erik Karlsson: At practice Thursday Erik Karlsson Penguins' Erik Karlsson: At practice Thursday	K. Letang Penguins' Kris Letang: On ice Thursday Kris Letang Penguins' Kris Letang: On ice Thursday	C. CliftonConnor Clifton J. St. IvanyJack St. Ivany I. SolovyovIlya Solovyov
Goalie	S. SkinnerStuart Skinner	A. SilovsArturs Silovs	—