2026–27 regular season

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 3-6-1 with 7 points in 2026–27, 26th of 32 in the league, with 33 goals for and 38 against. They have 51.4% of the expected goals in their games, more than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 43% to make the playoffs.

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Record: 3–6–1; 7 points, 26th of 32
Goals: 33–38; −5 differential
Expected goals: 31.3–29.7; for and against
xG share: 51.4%; 50% is even

43% to make the playoffs, 5% to win the division, about 92 points projected (79 to 105 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

50607080

51.4%

2026-09-302026-10-19

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 31 xG75%18%
League 79%15%
Against 30 xG82%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Malkin – Novak – Chinakhov	8	69:04	69–58	2.8–2.4	2–1	54%
Crosby – Rust – Rakell	7	62:24	62–59	3.7–3.6	3–5	51%
Dewar – Lizotte – Robertson	8	41:04	46–36	1.9–1.4	3–0	58%
Crosby – Rakell – Robertson	9	33:33	42–31	2.6–1.5	3–1	64%
Malkin – Novak – Koivunen	5	27:34	23–23	1.5–1.5	2–4	51%
Dewar – Lizotte – Soderblom	3	25:28	19–19	0.9–0.5	0–1	65%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Girard – Korczak	9	110:56	109–97	6.4–4.1	8–8	61%
Karlsson – Carlile	10	102:40	122–103	5.8–5.5	8–9	51%
Letang – Riemsdyk	5	56:54	52–60	2.2–2.8	1–1	43%
Letang – Stastney	5	46:31	53–33	2.3–1.0	1–0	69%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed23.4 mph
77
Bursts over 22 mph10
65
Bursts over 20 mph243
81

Shooting

Hardest shot98.9 mph
87
Shots over 90 mph10
97

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.3%
58
Defensive zone time40.6%
58

League ranks

Points %35.0%27th

Goals for per game3.3012th

Goals against per game3.8028th

xG for per game3.138th

xG against per game2.9718th

xG share51.4%13th

Finishing (goals − xG)+1.714th

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)−8.329th

Rush xG per game0.215th

Rebound xG per game0.574th

Rush xG allowed per game0.1718th

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 10 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 10 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-19	at UTA	4–5	2.2–3.7	37%
10-17	at VGK	2–6	2.7–2.2	55%
10-16	at COL	2–5	3.6–3.8	48%
10-13	at CHI	3–5	3.6–1.9	66%
10-10	vs DAL	2–1	2.8–2.4	54%
10-09	at CBJ	2–3	3.1–4.8	40%
10-07	at WSH	3–5	3.1–3.8	45%
10-05	vs WPG	2–3	2.8–2.5	53%
10-03	vs MTL	6–5	2.8–3.0	49%
09-30	at PHI	7–0	4.5–1.6	74%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Erik Karlsson	D	10	1	10	11	1.2	23:08	1	46.9
Tommy Novak	C	10	3	5	8	2.0	14:54	2	51.7
Samuel Girard	D	9	1	6	7	1.2	18:44	5	59.2
Evgeni Malkin	C	10	5	2	7	2.5	17:29	2	52.2
Sidney Crosby	C	10	3	3	6	3.3	19:29	7	49.1
Bryan Rust	R	7	3	2	5	1.5	17:22	8	44.4
Kaedan Korczak	D	10	0	5	5	0.6	18:14	7	57.4
Declan Carlile	D	10	3	2	5	1.0	18:50	8	52.4
Nick Robertson	L	10	4	0	4	2.0	12:19	1	60.6
Ben Kindel	C	9	2	2	4	2.5	17:20	4	50.1
Ville Koivunen	R	8	1	3	4	1.1	13:30	0	58.0
Rickard Rakell	R	10	1	3	4	3.9	19:42	12	52.0
Egor Chinakhov	R	8	2	1	3	1.9	15:51	4	47.5
Blake Lizotte	C	10	0	3	3	1.6	12:58	8	60.4
Hendrix Lapierre	C	6	1	2	3	0.7	11:59	6	54.9
Kris Letang	D	10	0	3	3	1.1	20:04	14	58.0
Connor Dewar	C	10	1	1	2	2.2	13:10	16	56.7
Spencer Stastney	D	5	0	1	1	0.1	17:20	0	56.4
Andrei Kuzmenko	L	6	0	1	1	0.7	12:29	5	51.9
Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	5	0	0	0	0.0	18:53	2	46.1
Elmer Soderblom	L	4	0	0	0	0.4	11:01	8	67.9
Ilya Solovyov	D	1	0	0	0	0.0	15:52	1	18.9