Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2026–27·2–1–0·4 points·3rd in the Metropolitan, 6th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 4#14
Goal differential: +7#5
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 61.9%#3
Power play: 40.0%#5
Penalty kill: 100.0%#3
GSAx: −0.9#20

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

2 of 2 lines


Crosby – Rakell – Robertson	31:25	3	67.3%	56.5%	3	1
Malkin – Novak – Chinakhov	30:52	3	42.6%	45.2%	1	1

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

3 of 3 pairs


Girard – Korczak	40:21	3	65.4%	50.0%	3	4
Letang – van Riemsdyk	38:55	3	64.1%	55.7%	1	0
Karlsson – Carlile	36:03	3	64.6%	55.1%	4	1

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–3 · Sep 30 to Oct 5

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Kindel	Kuzmenko	Lapierre	Koivunen	Girard	Korczak	Novak	Malkin	Chinakhov	Letang	van Riemsdyk	Robertson	Crosby	Rakell	Carlile	Karlsson	Dewar	Lizotte
Kindel F		31	16	41	20	37		0	0	53	15	35		66	66	59	64	77
Kuzmenko F	31		26	44	20	41		0		40	23				33	25
Lapierre F	16	26		93	77	79		69	0	60	64	0	84	100	66	67	68	72
Koivunen F	41	44	93		93	94		100		78	47	0	78	91	69	67	0	0
Girard D	20	20	77	93		65	37	55	54	52		55	58	60		23	56	80
Korczak D	37	41	79	94	65		28	55	53		0	60	62	66			60	86
Novak F					37	28		40	43	39	38	0			43	48	0
Malkin F	0	0	69	100	55	55	40		46	37	45	45	0		44	46	19	87
Chinakhov F	0		0		54	53	43	46		36	44		0		42	47		83
Letang D	53	40	60	78	52		39	37	36		66	78	78	81	83	63	90	74
van Riemsdyk D	15	23	64	47		0	38	45	44	66		71	71	74	53	0	80	72
Robertson F	35		0	0	55	60	0	45		78	71		66	66	67	50	63	59
Crosby F			84	78	58	62		0	0	78	71	66		69	73	54	0
Rakell F	66		100	91	60	66				81	74	66	69		69	53	0
Carlile D	66	33	66	69			43	44	42	83	53	67	73	69		65	74	71
Karlsson D	59	25	67	67	23		48	46	47	63	0	50	54	53	65		71	73
Dewar F	64		68	0	56	60	0	19		90	80	63	0	0	74	71		79
Lizotte F	77		72	0	80	86		87	83	74	72	59			71	73	79

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game