Schedule / Matchup Preview

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Maple Leafs · THU · FEB 25 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · FEB 25 · 6:00 PM CT
PPG Paints Arena
SN-PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
VS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
Upcoming
THU · FEB 25 · 6:00 PM CT
SN-PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
William Nylander has made a habit of hurting the Penguins: 10 points in the last 4 meetings. But Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Bryan Rust: 8 goals on 52 shots.
PPG Paints Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Maple Leafs
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Maple Leafs
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
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
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Maple Leafs
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
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
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

William Nylander has made a habit of hurting the Penguins: 10 points in the last 4 meetings. But Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Bryan Rust: 8 goals on 52 shots.

Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals. Toronto has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Penguins need to break.

The numbers behind it
Player
William Nylander has 10 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Toronto)
10 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Matchup
Bryan Rust has 8 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (52 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
8 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
Sidney Crosby has 11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (120 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
History
Pittsburgh has lost 10 of their last 13 against Toronto. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs TOR
Player
Auston Matthews has 6 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Toronto)
6 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals