Pittsburgh Penguins — Power play units · 2026-27

Slot held, out of the lineup: Andrei Kuzmenko, Ville Koivunen. Their last measured game is older than the club’s, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a unit run.

Unit by game · last 6

PP1
PP2
Played, not on PP
Did not play

Skater	PP min/gm	PP1 share	PP P
Erik Karlsson	3:58	100%	2
Rickard Rakell	3:46	100%	1
Sidney Crosby	3:49	100%	0
Ben Kindel	3:29	100%	1
Evgeni Malkin	2:52	33%	2
Kris Letang	1:46	0%	1
Egor Chinakhov	2:29	17%	1
Bryan Rust	2:16	0%	0
Tommy Novak	2:44	67%	2
Hendrix Lapierre in · 10 Oct	1:32	0%	2
Andrei Kuzmenko held	1:55	0%	0
Ville Koivunen held	1:10	0%	0

One square per club game, oldest to newest. An ink outline is a game he dressed without a power-play shift; a red slashed box, a game he did not dress; a small dot, a night the club drew no power play; a dashed box, a game before he joined the club or one the data could not read. Hover a square for the game. “Held” marks a skater whose unit slot stands while he is out of the lineup.

When Pittsburgh's first unit next changes, the daily has it the next morning.

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On the ice in Pittsburgh's last game

1st power-play unit

the five from the last game · 10 Oct

2nd power-play unit

the five from the last game · 10 Oct

Who is on Pittsburgh's power play?

The season's most-used first unit is Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell, Tommy Novak and Ben Kindel — together 8:11 as this exact five, 36% of the club's first-unit time.

The season's most-used second unit is Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Hendrix Lapierre, Egor Chinakhov and Andrei Kuzmenko — together 2:46 as this exact five, 23% of the club's second-unit time.

The club's power play

measure	value
Power plays drawn per game	3.33
Power-play time per game	5:45
Games measured	6
Times shorthanded per game	2.83

Trend

PP1 min/gm · last 53:31−0:14 vs season

PP1 chances/gm · last 51.6±0:00 vs season

PP2 min/gm · last 52:00+0:01 vs season

PP2 chances/gm · last 50.4±0:00 vs season

First power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP1 share	PP G
Sidney Crosby	C	3:49	6	100%	0
Erik Karlsson	D	3:58	6	100%	0
Rickard Rakell	R	3:46	6	100%	0
Tommy Novak	C	2:44	2	67%	0
Ben Kindel	C	3:29	5	100%	1

What PP1 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 31 measured first power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 32 PP1s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 11:15	22nd of 32	2 goals in 22:30 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.333	T-21st of 32	2 goals across the club's 6 games
Share of the club's power-play time	65.2%	25th of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 65.2%
Same five	36%	27th of 32	this exact five: 8:11 of the line's 22:30
Shooting pace	a shot every 1:11	—	19 shots in 22:30 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 2:03	—	11 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 22:30 on the ice

Second power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP2 share	PP G
Evgeni Malkin	C	2:52	2	67%	2
Kris Letang	D	1:46	6	100%	0
Hendrix Lapierre	C	1:32	1	83%	0
Egor Chinakhov	R	2:29	5	83%	1
Andrei Kuzmenko	L	1:55	2	100%	0

What PP2 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 31 measured second power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 32 PP2s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 5:57	6th of 32	2 goals in 11:54 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.333	T-2nd of 32	2 goals across the club's 6 games
Share of the club's power-play time	34.5%	6th of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 34.5%
Same five	23%	26th of 32	this exact five: 2:46 of the line's 11:54
Shooting pace	a shot every 1:59	—	6 shots in 11:54 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 5:57	—	2 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 11:54 on the ice

What a first-unit spot is worth here

opportunity × share × efficiency = first-unit goals per game
term	value	rank
Power plays drawn per game	3.33	15th of 32
First-unit minutes per game	3:45	17th of 32
Share of the club's power-play time	65.2%	25th of 32
Scoring pace as a five	a goal every 11:15	22nd of 32
First-unit goals per game	0.333	T-21st of 32
Same five	36%	27th of 32

Every skater

player	pos	unit	streak	PP1 share	PP min/gm	PK time/gm	PP G	PP A	PP P
Erik Karlsson	D	PP1	6	100%	3:58	1:10	0	2	2
Rickard Rakell	R	PP1	6	100%	3:46	1:00	0	1	1
Sidney Crosby	C	PP1	6	100%	3:49	0:00	0	0	0
Ben Kindel	C	PP1	5	100%	3:29	1:47	1	0	1
Evgeni Malkin	C	PP1	2	33%	2:52	0:00	2	0	2
Kris Letang	D	PP2	6	0%	1:46	0:20	0	1	1
Egor Chinakhov	R	PP2	5	17%	2:29	0:06	1	0	1
Bryan Rust	R	PP2	3	0%	2:16	2:24	0	0	0
Andrei Kuzmenko	L	PP2 held	2	0%	1:55	0:00	0	0	0
Tommy Novak	C	PP2	2	67%	2:44	0:00	0	2	2
Hendrix Lapierre	C	PP2	1	0%	1:32	0:00	0	2	2
Ville Koivunen	R	PP2 held	1	0%	1:10	0:05	0	0	0
Blake Lizotte	C	—	—	0%	0:00	2:29	0	0	0
Connor Dewar	C	—	—	0%	0:00	2:38	0	0	0
Declan Carlile	D	—	—	0%	0:01	2:42	0	0	0
Kaedan Korczak	D	—	—	0%	0:01	2:03	0	0	0
Nick Robertson	L	—	—	0%	0:00	0:34	0	0	0
Samuel Girard	D	—	—	0%	0:22	1:44	0	0	0
Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	—	—	0%	0:00	3:10	0	0	0
Elmer Soderblom	L	—	—	0%	0:00	0:55	0	0	0
Spencer Stastney	D	—	—	0%	0:00	0:00	0	0	0

held — his last measured game is older than the club’s: injured or scratched, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a streak.

Every game — 6 this season

date	opp	PP1 time	PP1 G	PP1 SOG	PP1 SAT	PP1 HDC	PP2 time	PP2 G	PP2 SAT	PP2 HDC
6 games		3:45/gm	2	19	26	11	1:59/gm	2	9	2
10 Oct	DAL	6:06	0	5	8	2	2:40	0	2	0
9 Oct	CBJ	2:34	0	0	0	0	1:08	0	0	0
7 Oct	WSH	3:41	0	3	4	2	2:19	0	1	1
5 Oct	WPG	2:12	0	1	2	0	1:47	0	1	0
3 Oct	MTL	3:03	1	6	7	4	2:04	1	3	1
30 Sep	PHI	4:54	1	4	5	3	1:56	1	2	0

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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 89 games in 2026-27.