Predicting the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025-26 Opening Night Lineup

Goalies

Starter: Tristan Jarry

Age: 30
2024-25 Stats: 36 GP | 16 W | 2 SO | 3.12 GAA | .893 SV%

Backup: Arturs Silovs

Age: 24
2024-25 Stats (VAN): 10 GP | 2 W | 0 SO | 3.65 GAA | .861 SV%

Line 2

LW: Ville Koivunen

Age: 22
2024-25 Stats: 8 GP | 0 G | 7 A | 7 PTS | 0

C: Evgeni Malkin

Age: 39
2024-25 Stats: 68 GP | 16 G | 34 A | 50 PTS | -24

RW: Anthony Mantha

Age: 30
2024-25 Stats (CGY): 13 GP | 4 G | 3 A | 7 PTS | +6

Line 3

LW: Rutger McGroarty

Age: 21
2024-25 Stats: 8 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 PTS | 0

C: Tommy Novak

Age: 28
2024-25 Stats: 54 GP | 13 G | 9 A | 22 PTS | -7

RW: Philip Tomasino

Age: 24
2024-25 Stats: 61 GP | 11 G | 13 A | 24 PTS | -10

Line 4

LW: Connor Dewar 

Age: 26
2024-25 Stats (TOR/PIT): 48 GP | 4 G | 6 A | 10 PTS | -3

C: Blake Lizotte

Age: 27
2024-25 Stats: 59 GP | 11 G | 9 A | 20 PTS | -4

RW: Justin Brazeau

Age: 27
2024-25 Stats (BOS/MIN): 76 GP | 11 G | 11 A | 22 PTS | -9

Defensive Pairing #1

LD: Owen Pickering

Age: 21
2024-25 Stats: 25 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 PTS | -5

RD: Kris Letang

Age: 38
2024-25 Stats: 74 GP | 9 G | 21 A | 30 PTS | -15

Defensive Pairing #2

LD: Ryan Graves

Age: 30
2024-25 Stats: 61 GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 PTS | -15

RD: Erik Karlsson

Age: 35
2024-25 Stats: 82 GP | 11 G | 42 A | 53 PTS | -24

Defensive Pairing #3

LD: Parker Wotherspoon

Age: 28
2024-25 Stats (BOS): 55 GP | 1 G | 6 A | 7 PTS | -10

RD: Mathew Dumba

Age: 31
2024-25 Stats (DAL): 63 GP | 1 G | 9 A | 10 PTS | -5

Goalies

Starter: Tristan Jarry

Age: 30
2024-25 Stats: 36 GP | 16 W | 2 SO | 3.12 GAA | .893 SV%

Backup: Arturs Silovs

Age: 24
2024-25 Stats (VAN): 10 GP | 2 W | 0 SO | 3.65 GAA | .861 SV%