Pittsburgh Penguins Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	S. CrosbySidney Crosby	T. Novak Penguins' Thomas Novak: Nets GWG in OT Tommy Novak Penguins' Thomas Novak: Nets GWG in OT	B. Kindel Penguins' Ben Kindel: Finds twine in return Benjamin Kindel Penguins' Ben Kindel: Finds twine in return B. LizotteBlake Lizotte
Left Wing	N. RobertsonNicholas Robertson	E. ChinakhovEgor Chinakhov	A. KuzmenkoAndrei Kuzmenko C. DewarConnor Dewar V. KoivunenVille Koivunen 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	H. LapierreHendrix Lapierre F. HallanderFilip Hallander B. Rust Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 5 Bryan Rust Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 5 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: Tallies first goal with Penguins Declan Carlile Penguins' Declan Carlile: Tallies first goal with Penguins	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. Silovs Penguins' Arturs Silovs: Holds on for OT win Arturs Silovs Penguins' Arturs Silovs: Holds on for OT win	S. MurashovSergei Murashov	—