Pittsburgh Penguins · #87 · Centre

Sidney Crosby

Age 39 · Shoots left · 5′11″ · 206 lb · Born Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, CAN

Drafted 2005, #1 overall by Pittsburgh

Next game · tonightat Washington · 7:30 PM ET2 P in the last 2 vs WSH
Point tonight 61%Goal 29%Markets →
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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-11th on PIT
Assists2T-4th on PIT
Points2T-11th on PIT
P / GP0.67T-132nd in the NHL
Shots100.0% shooting
TOI / GP19:006th on PIT

2025-262025-26: 68 games, 29-45-74, 1.09 points per game Season detail →

Sidney Crosby has 2 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 74 points in 68 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

2 points in 3 games for the 13th-placed Pittsburgh

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shots / GP3.3392nd
Ice time19:0085th
Penalty differential+180th
Assists / 602.1179th
Takeaways169th
Points / GP0.6767th
Hits455th
PP points036th
Goals / 600.0026th
Shooting %0.0%25th
Blocked shots012th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.70.71–3

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points2T-11th on PIT
Points per game0.67T-132nd in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists2T-4th on PIT
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time19:006th on PIT
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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength15:40
Power play3:19
Shorthanded0:00
Total19:00

23.3 shifts a game, averaging 49 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on PIT
PP assists0T-6th on PIT
PP points0T-9th on PIT · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-9th on PIT

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Pittsburgh total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every PIT PPG
PP TOI share62.4%of PIT PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

No goals yet: all 2 points are assists

How the 0 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on PIT
Overtime goals0T-2nd on PIT
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals0
Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary1 · 50%
Secondary1 · 50%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.11
Goals / 600.00
Shots / 6010.5
ES points / 602.552 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease2 att · 0 G
Slot7 att · 0 G
Wing6 att · 0 G
Point0 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

15 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)1.343rd
Goals0
Goals vs expected−1.3
Unblocked attempts15
xG per attempt.087
ixG per 601.37

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed in the 87th percentile of forwards: 22.14 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

22+ mph bursts189th
Offensive-zone time47.8%89th
Top speed, mph22.1487th
Defensive-zone time35.7%83rd
Distance skated, mi8.865th
90+ mph shots048th
Average shot, mph53.443rd
20+ mph bursts227th
Hardest shot, mph71.9126th
Distance / 60, mi9.2918th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.14Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph71.91Forward average 74.7
Distance skated8.8 mi3.17 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts30.0%32.0% defensive · 38.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

47.8%All situations35.7%
44.5%Even strength37.9%
65.4%Power play23.8%
37.6%Shorthanded44.1%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 22.14vsMTL3 Oct · 3rd 08:25
  2. 21.29@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 07:58
  3. 19.80@PHI30 Sep · 1st 00:05
  4. 19.78@PHI30 Sep · 1st 13:11
  5. 19.70vsMTL3 Oct · 3rd 12:21
  6. 19.53vsMTL3 Oct · 2nd 03:32
  7. 19.43vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 15:32
  8. 19.33@PHI30 Sep · 1st 13:05

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph1 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph17 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 71.91vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 03:08
  2. 70.44@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 06:15
  3. 68.91vsMTL3 Oct · 1st 13:25
  4. 61.01vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 09:37
  5. 60.38@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 06:04
  6. 59.55vsMTL3 Oct · 1st 15:52
  7. 53.29@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 19:38
  8. 46.92vsMTL3 Oct · 3rd 12:42

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph2 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.99vsWPG5 Oct · 19:27 TOI
  2. 3.17vsMTL3 Oct · 19:53 TOI
  3. 2.66@PHI30 Sep · 17:39 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.94 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-4th on PIT
Giveaways5
TK / GV ratio0.20
Hits44th on PIT
Blocked shots0T-17th on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken7023.3 a game
Won39
Win %55.7%
Offensive zone17 of 29

A regular centre on the draw.


Game log

Against Washington, a point in one of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
12 Apr 2026@WSHL 0-30002−219:56
6 Nov 2025vsWSHW 5-32026−222:03

Prediction markets

Priced at 61% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

Point tonight vs WSH1+ point61%66%62¢Best61¢Not listed
Goal tonight vs WSHAnytime scorer29%34%Best29¢30¢Not listed
2+ points tonightMulti-point game23%29%Best24¢28¢Not listed
Assist tonight vs WSH1+ assist46%48%46¢Not listedNot listed
Hart TrophyMost valuable player1.0%—1.9¢Not listedNot listed
Art Ross TrophyPoints leader0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed
Selke TrophyBest defensive forward1.5%—Not listed2¢Not listed
Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote1.5%—Not listed2¢Not listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 11:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 8.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 197th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$8.7M8.4% of the $104M ceiling
Term2 yearsYear 2 of 2
Expires2026-27UFA at 39
Cap value$17.4MCap hit × 2 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.


With Pittsburgh

Twenty-two seasons · 2005-06 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

1st in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who he sets up

Nick Robertson1
Samuel Girard1

Scorers on his 2 assists.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points1 7631st for Pittsburgh
Goals6541st
Assists1 1091st
Games played1 4231st
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Twenty-two seasons, all with the Penguins

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2005-06PIT8139631021.2614.0%
2006-07PIT7936841201.5214.4%
2007-08PIT532448721.3613.9%
2008-09PIT7733701031.3413.9%
2009-10PIT8151581091.3517.1%
2010-11PIT413234661.6119.9%
2011-12PIT22829371.6810.7%
2012-13PIT361541561.5612.1%
2013-14PIT8036681041.3013.9%
2014-15PIT772856841.0911.8%
2015-16PIT803649851.0614.5%
2016-17PIT754445891.1917.3%
2017-18PIT822960891.0911.7%
2018-19PIT7935651001.2715.9%
2019-20PIT411631471.1514.7%
2020-21PIT552438621.1315.1%
2021-22PIT693153841.2214.9%
2022-23PIT823360931.1312.9%
2023-24PIT824252941.1515.1%
2024-25PIT803358911.1414.5%
2025-26PIT682945741.0918.1%
2026-27PIT10111.000.0%
Career1421654110817621.2414.7%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2005Pittsburgh · round 1From Rimouski (QMJHL)#1

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · PIT points

Games186
Goals72
Points2061.11 P/GP
Game-winning goals9
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct