Pittsburgh Penguins Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	S. CrosbySidney Crosby	T. NovakTommy Novak	B. Kindel Penguins' Ben Kindel: Earns pair of points in loss Benjamin Kindel Penguins' Ben Kindel: Earns pair of points in loss B. LizotteBlake Lizotte
Left Wing	N. RobertsonNicholas Robertson	E. ChinakhovEgor Chinakhov	A. KuzmenkoAndrei Kuzmenko C. DewarConnor Dewar E. SoderblomElmer Soderblom
Right Wing	R. RakellRickard Rakell	E. Malkin Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Stays hot with three points Evgeni Malkin Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: Stays hot with three points	V. KoivunenVille Koivunen H. LapierreHendrix Lapierre F. HallanderFilip Hallander B. Rust Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 7 Bryan Rust Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 7 J. Brazeau Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 7 Justin Brazeau Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 7
Left Defenseman	D. Carlile Penguins' Declan Carlile: Keeps point streak alive Declan Carlile Penguins' Declan Carlile: Keeps point streak alive	S. Girard Penguins' Samuel Girard: Strong start continues Saturday Samuel Girard Penguins' Samuel Girard: Strong start continues Saturday	T. van RiemsdykTrevor van Riemsdyk R. Graves Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24 Ryan Graves Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24
Right Defenseman	E. Karlsson Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Picks up pair of assists Erik Karlsson Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Picks up pair of assists	K. KorczakKaedan Korczak	K. Letang Penguins' Kris Letang: Dishes pair of helpers in win Kris Letang Penguins' Kris Letang: Dishes pair of helpers in win I. SolovyovIlya Solovyov
Goalie	A. SilovsArturs Silovs	S. Murashov Penguins' Sergei Murashov: Stops 30 shots in loss Sergei Murashov Penguins' Sergei Murashov: Stops 30 shots in loss	—