With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Erik Karlsson. The 35-year-old Swedish defenseman had a dyanmic season with Pittsburgh, especially the latter half, scoring 31 points (11G / 20A) in his final 23 games. Jake Livanavage will draw into the lineup as Karlsson's replacement.
With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Egor Chinakhov. After several seasons of disappointing performance and inability to be a consistent offensive contributor with the Columbus Blue Jackets, the 24-year-old Chinakhov has been dynamic since joining the Penguins, scoring 36 points (18G / 18A) in 43 games. Noel Acciari will draw into the lineup as Chinakhov's replacement.
With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Bryan Rust. The 33-year-old Rust missed a game last week due to a lower-body injury, so the extra rest on Tuesday will be an added bonus. He concludes the 2025-26 season matching his career high with 65 points (29G / 36A) in 72 games.
With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Rickard Rakell. The 32-year-old Swedish forward concludes the 2025-26 season with 48 points (24G / 24A) in 60 games. Avery Hayes will draw into the lineup as Rakell's replacement.
With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Evgeni Malkin. The 39-year-old Malkin concludes the 2025-26 season with 61 points (19G / 42A) in 56 games for his best offensive production in half a decade (1.09 PTS/GP). Anthony Mantha will re-enter the lineup as Malkin's replacement.
With just one game remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh is awaiting its first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers and will rest several key players, including Sidney Crosby. At age 38, Crosby has another point-per-game season under his belt, concluding the 2025-26 campaign with 74 points (29G / 45A) in 68 games. The 18-year-old Ben Kindel will draw into the lineup as Crosby's replacement.
With Pittsburgh expected to sit some regulars for their final game of the season on Tuesday vs. St. Louis, they have recalled Rafael Harvey-Pinard from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). The 27-year-old winger has earned his first call-up of the season after putting up 19 goals and 36 points in 64 games played in the minors.
With the Penguins resting all kinds of players on Saturday, Koivunen is one of three forwards who were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions. Koivunen has two goals and five assists (seven points) in 36 games with Pittsburgh this season.
With the Penguins resting all kinds of players on Saturday, McGroarty is one of three forwards who were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions. McGroarty has two goals and three assists (five points) in 21 games with Pittsburgh this season.
With the Penguins resting all kinds of players on Saturday, Koppanen is one of three forwards who were recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions. Koppanen has one assist in 10 games with Pittsburgh this season.
Letang will be one of seven regulars who will not play on Saturday due to an "injury." With the Penguins locked into a playoff spot, they're giving a few of their veterans some rest.
Karlsson will be one of seven regulars who will not play on Saturday due to an "injury." With the Penguins locked into a playoff spot, they're giving a few of their veterans some rest.
Wotherspoon will be one of seven regulars who will not play on Saturday due to an "injury." With the Penguins locked into a playoff spot, they're giving a few of their veterans some rest.
Rust will be one of seven regulars who will not play on Saturday due to an "injury." With the Penguins locked into a playoff spot, they're giving a few of their veterans some rest.
Malkin will be one of seven regulars who will not play on Saturday due to an "injury." With the Penguins locked into a playoff spot, they're giving a few of their veterans some rest.
