Schedule / Matchup Preview

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Edmonton Oilers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Oilers · SUN · JAN 3 · 2:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · JAN 3 · 2:00 PM CT
PPG Paints Arena
SN-PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
VS
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
Upcoming
SUN · JAN 3 · 2:00 PM CT
SN-PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Connor McDavid has made a habit of hurting the Penguins: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
PPG Paints Arena
Edmonton Oilers
Away · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Oilers
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Oilers
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
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
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Oilers
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
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
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Connor McDavid has made a habit of hurting the Penguins: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

Arturs Silovs has not had an answer for Evan Bouchard: 4 goals on 28 shots. A milestone is in reach for Nick Robertson: 2 more goals for 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Player
Connor McDavid has 7 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Edmonton)
7 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Player
Leon Draisaitl has 7 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Edmonton)
7 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Matchup
Evan Bouchard has 4 goals on Arturs Silovs (28 shots).
(Edmonton)
4 goals on Arturs Silovs
Matchup
Zach Hyman has 4 goals on Arturs Silovs (34 shots).
(Edmonton)
4 goals on Arturs Silovs
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals