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. Lizotte Penguins' Blake Lizotte: Poised to play Saturday Blake Lizotte Penguins' Blake Lizotte: Poised to play Saturday
Left Wing	N. RobertsonNicholas Robertson	E. ChinakhovEgor Chinakhov	A. Kuzmenko Penguins' Andrei Kuzmenko: Added to NHL roster Andrei Kuzmenko Penguins' Andrei Kuzmenko: Added to NHL roster 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. KarlssonErik Karlsson	K. KorczakKaedan Korczak	K. LetangKris Letang 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	—