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Pittsburgh Penguins vs St. Louis Blues · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Blues · WED · DEC 2 · 7:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
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St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
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SN-PIT · STLNHL · BN+
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The Penguins have found Joel Hofer beatable: .857 on 84 shots.
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St. Louis Blues
Home · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Blues
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blues
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Blues
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The Penguins have found Joel Hofer beatable: .857 on 84 shots.

Bryan Rust has quietly owned this matchup, 7 points in the last 4 meetings. Stay out of the box: the Penguins' power play ranks 2nd and St. Louis' penalty kill sits 24th.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Joel Hofer has struggled against Pittsburgh — a .857 save % on 84 shots.
.857 SV% vs PIT
Player
Bryan Rust has 7 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Pittsburgh)
7 pts, last 4 vs STL
Player
Sidney Crosby has 6 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Pittsburgh)
6 pts, last 4 vs STL
Special Teams
Pittsburgh's power play ranks 2nd while St. Louis' penalty kill ranks 24th.
2nd / 24th PP vs PK
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has struggled against St. Louis — a .871 save % on 31 shots.
.871 SV% vs STL
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals