Brazeau will make his Penguins' postseason debut on Wednesday, drawing into the lineup for Elmer Soderblom. The Penguins have been offensively challenged through two games in their series against the Philadelphia Flyers and hope Brazeau can give them a spark after scoring a career-high 34 points (17G / 17A) in 64 games this season.
Justin Brazeau will draw into Pittsburgh's lineup for Game Three, sending Soderblom to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Soderblom has zero points, four shots, and a -1 plus/minus through two games in the postseason.
Charle-Edouard D'Astous (undisclosed) will not play in Game Two on Tuesday, allowing Carlile to make his postseason debut. The 25-year-old Carlile averaged 14:47 time-on-ice and scored three points (1G / 2A) in 42 games this season.
Dewar has not played in over a week but returned to practice on Thursday, suggesting he is targeting a return in Pittsburgh's upcoming first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers. Before his injury, the 26-year-old Dewar had appeared in every game for Pittsburgh, scoring 30 points (14G / 16A) in 78 games.
Lizotte has not played in over a month, but was back at practice on Thursday, suggesting he is targeting a return in Pittsburgh's upcoming first-round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers. Before his injury, the 28-year-old Lizotte was averaging 13:52 time-on-ice and scored 19 points (7G / 12A) in 55 games.
McGroarty is one of five players returning to the AHL after the Penguins regular season finished on Tuesday. McGroarty figures to be one of the first players called back up should the Penguins need forward reinforcements in the playoffs. He had six points (3G / 3A) in 24 NHL games this season.
Koivunen is one of five players returning to the AHL after the Penguins regular season finished on Tuesday. Koivunen split his season between the AHL and NHL and figures to be one of the first forward call-ups if the Penguins need reinforcements in the playoffs. He had seven points (2G / 5A) in 39 NHL games this season.
Hayes is one of five players returning to the AHL after the Penguins regular season finished on Tuesday. Hayes finishes with five goals and no assists in 16 games with the Penguins this season, and returns to the AHL where he has 38 points (23G / 16A) in 40 games.
With Pittsbrugh sitting nearly half their roster vs. St. Louis on Tuesday, Jake Livanage will make his NHL debut as he draws into the Penguins' lineup. The 21-year-old undrafted defensemen signed an entry-level contract earlier in the week after completing his college career with the University of North Dakota (NCAA) and putting up five goals and 25 points in 39 games in 2025-26.
With Pittsburgh expected to sit nearly half their regular roster on Tuesday vs. St. Louis, Ryan Graves will draw back into the lineup for just the 2nd time since March 22nd. The 30-year-old shut down defensemen has appeared in 21 games with Pittsburgh this season, struggling offensively with just one goal and and 20 SOG while constantly finding himself the odd-man out of the lineup.
Hayes was a healthy scratch for Pittsburgh's previous contest but will return to the lineup for his 16th game of the season on Tuesday vs. St. Louis. The 23-year-old rookie has enjoyed a brief, but successful first stint in the NHL, with three goals, 12 PIMs and 22 SOG in 15 games played.
Kindel was given a game off to rest for the Penguins' previous contest but will draw back into the lineup for Game 82 on Tuesday vs. St. Louis. The 18-year-old future star has enjoyed an incredibly successful rookie campaign in the NHL with 17 goals, 34 points and 150 SOG in 76 games played.
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 Samuel Girard. The 27-year-old Girard has battled injuries since being acquired by Pittsburgh earlier this season, but was starting to come around in recent games, tallying five assists in his final eight contests.
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 Kris Letang. The veteran 38-year-old defenseman returns to the postseason for the first time in four years, deployed in a much smaller role with the team. Still, Letang ends the 2025-26 season with a very respectable 34 points (3G / 31A) in 74 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 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.
