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.
5-year points history
Regular-season points, last five seasons.
Organization strength
Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 16
45.9
top Evgeni Malkin (89.3)
league 40.1 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 10
28.9
top Erik Karlsson (67.6)
league 25.3 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 2
.887
top Stuart Skinner (0.8879)
league .895 SV%
NHL roster + drafted prospects, weighted by NHL Equivalency. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 26
39.3
top Evgeni Malkin (89.3)
league 33.6 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 17
24.3
top Erik Karlsson (67.6)
league 21.2 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 4
.905
top Taylor Gauthier (0.9294)
league .898 SV%
Forwards
Lines: even-strength via DailyFaceoff
LW
C
RW
L · #67
Rickard Rakell
24G · 24A · 48P · 0.80 P/GP
C · #87
Sidney Crosby
29G · 45A · 74P · 1.09 P/GP
R · #17
Bryan Rust
29G · 36A · 65P · 0.90 P/GP
Line 1
L · #59
Egor Chinakhov
21G · 21A · 42P · 0.58 P/GP
C · #18
Tommy Novak
16G · 26A · 42P · 0.51 P/GP
R · #71
Evgeni Malkin
19G · 42A · 61P · 1.09 P/GP
Line 2
L
Elmer Soderblom
7G · 6A · 13P · 0.22 P/GP
C · #81
Ben Kindel
17G · 18A · 35P · 0.46 P/GP
R · #39
Anthony Mantha
33G · 31A · 64P · 0.79 P/GP
Line 3
L · #19
Connor Dewar
14G · 16A · 30P · 0.39 P/GP
C · #46
Blake Lizotte
7G · 12A · 19P · 0.34 P/GP
R · #55
Noel Acciari
13G · 12A · 25P · 0.37 P/GP
Line 4
Defense
LD
RD
LD · #29
Parker Wotherspoon
3G · 27A · 30P · 0.38 P/GP
RD · #65
Erik Karlsson
15G · 51A · 66P · 0.88 P/GP
Pair 1
Pair 2
Pair 3
Goaltending
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