Pittsburgh Penguins

3rd in the Metropolitan after 3 games

League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.

Behind their goal difference

Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.

Five of the next six on the road

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DateOpponentOpp 2025-26Opp 25-26Difficulty

7 Oct@Washington Capitals95 pts · 12th9 Oct@Columbus Blue Jackets92 pts · 17th10 OctvsDallas Stars112 pts · 3rd13 Oct@Chicago Blackhawks72 pts · 31st16 Oct@Colorado Avalanche121 pts · 1st17 Oct@Vegas Golden Knights95 pts · 13th

Difficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.

Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 51.3% of the time. 3 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.

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Last results

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DateOpponentScoreShots

5 OctvsWinnipeg2–332–34L3 OctvsMontréal6–5 OT30–25W30 Sep@Philadelphia7–038–19WScores →

Evgeni Malkin leads with 4 points in 3 games

2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.

$7.08M of cap space under a $104M ceiling

As of 1 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include.

Who dressed against Winnipeg on 5 Oct

Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.

Changes from 3 Oct: in Ville Koivunen; out Filip Hallander.

A 5th power play and a 1st penalty kill

Small sample after 3 games. Last season: power play 24.1%, penalty kill 81.4%.

Pittsburgh attempt more from the slot than anywhere else

Every Pittsburgh attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (3 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.

Pittsburgh Penguins rank 14th for 22+ mph bursts and 8th for shot-attempt differential

How fast Pittsburgh Penguins skated, how hard they shot and where the puck spent its time, ranked against the other 31 teams.

Arturs Silovs has started 2 of 3

Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.

Three on the injury list

Priced at 33% to make the playoffs

Every season-long market the venues list for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as the venue-average implied chance with each venue's price to buy Yes.

MarketImpliedKalshiOpen →PolymarketOpen →ProphetXOpen →

Stanley Cup2026-27 champion2.0%Best2¢3¢Not listed

Metropolitan DivisionWinner6.0%7¢Best6¢Not listed

Eastern ConferenceChampion, reaches the Final3.0%Best3¢4¢Not listed

Make the playoffsTop 8 in the East33%54¢Best33¢Not listed

Presidents' TrophyBest regular-season record1.5%Best1¢2¢Not listed

90+ pointsRegular-season total · the rung nearest 50%49%54¢Not listedNot listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 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

Philadelphia is the most-played rivalry: 373 meetings

Pittsburgh against every Metropolitan rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.

RivalGPW-L-T/OTLWin shareSince

Philadelphia Flyers373154-185-34.4131967-68New York Rangers357179-148-30.5011967-68Washington Capitals326177-132-17.5431974-75New York Islanders322160-131-31.4971972-73New Jersey Devils272128-127-17.4711982-83Carolina Hurricanes11358-40-15.5131997-98Columbus Blue Jackets7450-13-11.6762000-01

22 playoff trips and 3 Stanley Cups in 30 seasons

Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.