Pittsburgh Penguins lines 2026-27

As played Oct 3, 2026 vs the Montreal Canadiens

In their last game, Oct 3, 2026 vs the Montreal Canadiens, the Penguins' top line was Sidney Crosby–Rickard Rakell–Nick Robertson (11:00 together at 5-on-5) and the top pair Samuel Girard–Kaedan Korczak (13:40). That line has played together in 2 of the club's last 2 games.

Forward lines, last game

Pittsburgh Penguins forward lines in the last game, most 5-on-5 time together first
UnitPlayers5v5 togetherLast 2 games
Line 1Sidney Crosby – Rickard Rakell – Nick Robertson11:002 of 2
Line 2Evgeni Malkin – Tommy Novak – Egor Chinakhov10:352 of 2
Line 3Hendrix Lapierre – Andrei Kuzmenko – Ben Kindel7:261 of 2
Line 4Filip Hallander – Connor Dewar – Blake Lizotte7:141 of 2

Defense pairs, last game

Pittsburgh Penguins defense pairs in the last game
UnitPlayers5v5 togetherLast 2 games
Pair 1Samuel Girard – Kaedan Korczak13:402 of 2
Pair 2Kris Letang – Trevor van Riemsdyk10:042 of 2
Pair 3Erik Karlsson – Declan Carlile9:592 of 2

Most-used units this season (2 games)

  • Sidney Crosby–Rickard Rakell–Nick Robertson · 21:08 in 2 games
  • Evgeni Malkin–Tommy Novak–Egor Chinakhov · 20:07 in 2 games
  • Hendrix Lapierre–Andrei Kuzmenko–Ben Kindel · 7:26 in 1 game
  • Filip Hallander–Connor Dewar–Blake Lizotte · 7:14 in 1 game
  • Connor Dewar–Blake Lizotte–Elmer Soderblom · 7:10 in 1 game
  • Filip Hallander–Hendrix Lapierre–Ville Koivunen · 6:28 in 1 game
  • Samuel Girard–Kaedan Korczak · 28:04 in 2 games
  • Kris Letang–Trevor van Riemsdyk · 23:27 in 2 games
  • Erik Karlsson–Declan Carlile · 21:03 in 2 games

From the NHL's shift charts: for every second both clubs had five skaters on the ice, the trio of forwards and the pair of defensemen on for it get the second. Lines are the trios with the most of them, no player twice; the line sheet a coach posts before a game can differ, and power-play units are not counted. Updated after every game.