Pittsburgh Penguins Depth Chart 2025-26

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	S. CrosbySidney Crosby	R. RakellRickard Rakell	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
Left Wing	Y. ChinakhovYegor Chinakhov	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: Scores late in Game 1 loss Bryan Rust Penguins' Bryan Rust: Scores late in Game 1 loss	E. Malkin Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: One of each in loss Evgeni Malkin Penguins' Evgeni Malkin: One of each in loss	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
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. Skinner Penguins' Stuart Skinner: Yields three goals in loss Stuart Skinner Penguins' Stuart Skinner: Yields three goals in loss	A. SilovsArturs Silovs	—