Metropolitan Division
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Est. 1967
Pittsburgh Penguins
2025–26
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41–25–16
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98 pts
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#2 Metropolitan
GM: Kyle Dubas
HC: Dan Muse
STANLEY CUP
2017
2016
2009
1992
1991
Team xGF%
51.6
% · all situations · HighDanger xG
Identity
Crosby-fueled
Final-window push
Contention window
Cracked open
Surprise return to playoffs
Coach
Muse
First year
Avg age · forwards
29.1
computed from roster
Team Identity
Crosby-fueled · Final-window push
Sidney Crosby crossed 1,700 career points and is climbing the all-time scoring list, sitting just behind Mario Lemieux for franchise-most points by season's end. The Penguins are surprisingly back in the playoffs thanks to Crosby and Erik Karlsson finding chemistry on the power play and Tristan Jarry rediscovering his form. Evgeni Malkin is closing in on top-30 all-time in scoring, the window is closing, but it's still cracked open.
Cap situation · 2026-27
Cap committed
$88.87M
of $104.0M
Cap space
$15.13M
Players signed
24/23
1 over limit
Pending RFAs
1
team-controlled
Cap utilization85%
Lines · cap by group
Forwards15 signed · $50.34M committed
Line 1$18.82M
F1
Line 2$15.25M
F2
Line 3$5.99M
F3
Line 4$6.0M
F4
Defense7 signed · $34.35M committed
Pair 1$14.0M
D1
Pair 2$11.1M
D2
Pair 3$7.75M
D3
Goalies2 signed · $3.67M committed
G1Arturs Silovs
$2.8M · thru 2027
39 GP · 19-12-8 · .888 SV%
G2Joel Blomqvist
$875K · thru 2028
Cap Charges$500K committed
5-year points history
Regular-season points, last five seasons.
Organization strength
Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 26
40.1
top Evgeni Malkin (89.3)
league 38.2 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 13
25.2
top Erik Karlsson (67.6)
league 24.7 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 3
.897
top Sergei Murashov (0.917)
league .896 SV%
NHL roster + drafted prospects, weighted by NHL Equivalency. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 36
36.9
top Evgeni Malkin (89.3)
league 33.0 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 19
23.3
top Erik Karlsson (67.6)
league 21.2 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 5
.908
top Taylor Gauthier (0.9294)
league .899 SV%
Similar historical cores
Closest historical team-seasons by points pace, goals for, and goals against (era-normalized z-score, since 1967–68). Click any card to open a side-by-side compare.
2026 Draft Class
Full board →4 selections in rounds 1-3. Prospect pages; NHL roster spots come as they sign.