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Pittsburgh Penguins Lines
Updated October 31, 2026
The Penguins' top line in their last recorded game (Oct 31 at Canadiens) was Tommy Novak–Sidney Crosby–Rickard Rakell, together for 10:54 at 5-on-5. Spencer Stastney and Erik Karlsson formed the first defense pair; Sergei Murashov started in goal. Next: Nov 3 vs Vegas Golden Knights.
Projected from last gameUpdated Oct 31, 6:30 PM ET·Lines matchup: PIT at MTL, Oct 31, 7:00 PM ET
Forwards
- L1Tommy Novak – Sidney Crosby – Rickard Rakell13:05 together· 10 pts in last 4 games together
- L2Ben Kindel – Evgeni Malkin – Egor Chinakhov12:37 together· 5 pts in last 2 games together
- L3Andrei Kuzmenko – Hendrix Lapierre – Ville Koivunen10:54 together· 1 pts in last 3 games together
- L4Nick Robertson – Connor Dewar – Blake Lizotte9:39 together· 5 pts in last 5 games together
Defense
- D1Declan Carlile – Kris Letang17:27 together
- D2Samuel Girard – Kaedan Korczak16:10 together
- D3Erik Karlsson – Spencer Stastney15:17 together
Power play
- PP1Sidney Crosby – Erik Karlsson – Tommy Novak – Ville Koivunen – Rickard Rakell1:01 together
- PP2Evgeni Malkin – Kris Letang – Egor Chinakhov – Andrei Kuzmenko – Ben Kindel0:56 together
Goalie
Arturs Silovs
Same line and PP unit
- Line + PP1Sidney Crosby & Rickard Rakell (L1, C/RW)
- Line + PP1Sidney Crosby & Tommy Novak (L1, C/LW)
- Line + PP1Tommy Novak & Rickard Rakell (L1, LW/RW)
- Line + PP2Evgeni Malkin & Egor Chinakhov (L2, C/RW)
- Line + PP2Evgeni Malkin & Ben Kindel (L2, C/LW)
- Line + PP2Ben Kindel & Egor Chinakhov (L2, LW/RW)
From last game's shifts: the forwards and defensemen who played the most 5-on-5 time together, and the power-play units by 5-on-4 time. TBD: scratched or injured since.
Bet builder
| Pair (line + PP) | Both 1+ pt together | 1+ pt last 10 | Hard Rock | DraftKings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby & Rickard RakellL1 + PP1 · C/RW | 2 of last 10 together | 5/104/10 | -165-125combined price +189 | -175-145combined price +166 |
| Sidney Crosby & Tommy NovakL1 + PP1 · C/LW | 1 of last 4 together | 5/103/10 | -165-120combined price +194 | -175-120combined price +188 |
| Tommy Novak & Rickard RakellL1 + PP1 · LW/RW | 1 of last 4 together | 3/104/10 | -120-125combined price +230 | -120-145combined price +210 |
| Evgeni Malkin & Egor ChinakhovL2 + PP2 · C/RW | 3 of last 9 together | 5/104/10 | -115—combined price — | -130—combined price — |
| Evgeni Malkin & Ben KindelL2 + PP2 · C/LW | 1 of last 2 together | 5/103/10 | -115+120combined price +311 | -130+140combined price +325 |
| Ben Kindel & Egor ChinakhovL2 + PP2 · LW/RW | 1 of last 2 together | 3/104/10 | +120—combined price — | +140—combined price — |
Combined price: the two 1+ point prices multiplied, as if independent. The books' own same-game prices differ.
PP1 singles
| Player | Pts/game last 10 | Hard Rock 1+ | DraftKings 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 0.8 | -165 | -175 |
| Erik Karlsson | 1.2 | -135 | -140 |
| Tommy Novak | 0.5 | -120 | -120 |
| Ville Koivunen | 0.3 | +160 | +135 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0.6 | -125 | -145 |
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Lines from the last game: October 31, 2026 at Montreal Canadiens
Forward lines
- Line 110:54 5v5 together
Tommy Novak
#18 · LW
Sidney Crosby
#87 · C
Rickard Rakell
#67 · RW
- Line 28:56 5v5 together
Ben Kindel
#81 · LW
Evgeni Malkin
#71 · C
Egor Chinakhov
#59 · RW
- Line 37:31 5v5 together
Andrei Kuzmenko
#62 · LW
Hendrix Lapierre
#22 · C
Ville Koivunen
#41 · RW
- Line 46:52 5v5 together
Nick Robertson
#14 · LW
Connor Dewar
#19 · C
Blake Lizotte
#46 · RW
Defense pairs
- Pair 18:20 5v5 together
Spencer Stastney
#24 · LD
Erik Karlsson
#65 · RD
- Pair 28:06 5v5 together
Samuel Girard
#49 · LD
Kaedan Korczak
#6 · RD
- Pair 36:51 5v5 together
Declan Carlile
#72 · LD
Kris Letang
#58 · RD
Power play
- PP12:48 5v4 together
Sidney Crosby
#87 · C
Erik Karlsson
#65 · D
Ville Koivunen
#41 · R
Rickard Rakell
#67 · R
Tommy Novak
#18 · C
- PP21:33 5v4 together
Egor Chinakhov
#59 · R
Evgeni Malkin
#71 · C
Ben Kindel
#81 · C
Kris Letang
#58 · D
Andrei Kuzmenko
#62 · L
Starting goalie
Sergei Murashov
#1 · G
Built from the NHL's shift charts for that game: the forwards and defensemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, and the power-play units with the most 5-on-4 time. These are the lines played last game, not confirmed lines for the next one. Photo: NHL.
Line changes from the previous game
Compared with Oct 29. Units are ranked by shared 5-on-5 time; a rank change is not necessarily a coaching change. Entries and departures refer to recorded units, not confirmed scratches or injuries.
- Spencer Stastney moved from defense pair 3 to defense pair 1.
- Erik Karlsson moved from defense pair 3 to defense pair 1.
- Declan Carlile moved from defense pair 1 to defense pair 3.
- Kris Letang moved from defense pair 1 to defense pair 3.
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Lines: Ferda Hockey data.