Hendrix Lapierre scores in impressive debut with Pittsburgh Penguins
Hendrix Lapierre had a memorable debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins. In a nationally televised 7-0 blowout over the Philadelphia Flyers, Lapierre scored…
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2
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GAMES PLAYED
168
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DIVISION RANK
Pittsburgh Penguins roster 2026-27
Forwards
- Andrei Kuzmenko
- Atley Calvert
- Avery Hayes
- Ben Kindel
- Blake Lizotte
- Bryan Rust
- Carter Sanderson
- Connor Dewar
- Daniel Russell
- David Gustafsson
- Egor Chinakhov
- Elmer Soderblom
- Emil Jarventie
- Evgeni Malkin
- Filip Hallander
- Hendrix Lapierre
- Jack Horbach
- Jordan Charron
- Justin Brazeau
- Kale Dach
- Liam Ruck
- Luke Devlin
- Markus Ruck
- Melvin Fernström
- Mikhail Ilyin
- Nick Robertson
- Oliver Okuliar
- Pierce Mbuyi
- Rickard Rakell
- Rutger McGroarty
- Ryan Miller
- Sidney Crosby
- Tanner Howe
- Tommy Novak
- Travis Hayes
- Tristan Broz
- Vasily Ponomarev
- Ville Koivunen
- Zam Plante
Defenders
- Brady Peddle
- Broten Sabo
- Caleb Jones
- Chase Pietila
- Daniel Laatsch
- Declan Carlile
- Erik Karlsson
- Harrison Brunicke
- Ilya Solovyov
- Jake Livanavage
- Joseph Masonius
- Kaedan Korczak
- Kalle Kangas
- Kris Letang
- Maleek McGowan
- Owen Pickering
- Ryan Graves
- Ryan Segalla
- Samuel Girard
- Tomas Galvas
- Trevor van Riemsdyk
- Tyler Duke
Goalies
Pittsburgh Penguins: Skater statistics 2026-27
| Name | Pos | Age | GP | Goals G | Assists A | Points P | ATOI | Shots SOG | Sh% | GF% | SA% | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Hallander Hallander | C | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.9 | 3 | 33.3 | - | - | - |
| Hendrix Lapierre Lapierre | C | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
| Kaedan Korczak Korczak | D | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18.5 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Nick Robertson Robertson | L | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15.0 | 4 | 50.0 | - | - | - |
| Samuel Girard Girard | D | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21.0 | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Declan Carlile Carlile | D | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16.5 | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Egor Chinakhov Chinakhov | R | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 3 | 33.3 | - | - | - |
| Erik Karlsson Karlsson | D | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Evgeni Malkin Malkin | C | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15.8 | 2 | 50.0 | - | - | - |
| Kris Letang Letang | D | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.7 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Rickard Rakell Rakell | R | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.5 | 2 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Sidney Crosby Crosby | C | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17.7 | 3 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Tommy Novak Novak | C | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16.1 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Ville Koivunen Koivunen | R | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.8 | 2 | 50.0 | - | - | - |
| Blake Lizotte Lizotte | C | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 4 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Connor Dewar Dewar | C | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.9 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Elmer Soderblom Soderblom | L | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk van Riemsdyk | D | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Pittsburgh Penguins: Goal contributions 2026-27
Pittsburgh Penguins: Player salaries 2026-27
The visualization above does not reflect retained salaries, long-term injured reserve (LTIR), or bonuses.
Pittsburgh Penguins: Contract lengths as of 2026-27
The color-coding above is based on the cap hit at the end of the player's last contract.
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