Pittsburgh Penguins Depth Chart - NHL Starters and Backup Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	S. CrosbySidney Crosby	E. MalkinEvgeni Malkin	L. EllerLars Eller N. AcciariNoel Acciari
Left Wing	J. Guentzel Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Points in 10 of last 11 games Jake Guentzel Penguins' Jake Guentzel: Points in 10 of last 11 games	R. SmithReilly Smith	J. HarkinsJansen Harkins M. NietoMatt Nieto
Right Wing	B. Rust Penguins' Bryan Rust: Scores in return Bryan Rust Penguins' Bryan Rust: Scores in return	D. O'ConnorDrew O'Connor	R. ZohornaRadim Zohorna J. Carter Penguins' Jeff Carter: First point of season Jeff Carter Penguins' Jeff Carter: First point of season V. HinostrozaVinnie Hinostroza R. Rakell Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 16 Rickard Rakell Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 16
Left Defenseman	R. GravesRyan Graves	M. PetterssonMarcus Pettersson	R. SheaRyan Shea P. Joseph Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 30 Pierre-Olivier Joseph Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 30
Right Defenseman	K. LetangKris Letang	E. KarlssonErik Karlsson	J. LudvigJohn Ludvig D. SamorukovDmitry Samorukov C. Ruhwedel Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 30 Chad Ruhwedel Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 30
Goalie	T. Jarry Penguins' Tristan Jarry: Falls in OT Tristan Jarry Penguins' Tristan Jarry: Falls in OT	A. NedeljkovicAlex Nedeljkovic	—