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Penguins set opening night roster for game against Flyers

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 28, 2026, 6:39 PM

Last updated Sep 28, 2026

Penguins set opening night roster for game against Flyers

Summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins have finalized their roster ahead of the season opener against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. The 22-player roster includes 13 forwards, 7 defensemen, and 2 goalies. Key players such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang are included. Pittsburgh will begin the season with five players on injured reserve., Andrei Kuzmenko has been designated as non-roster due to a family emergency.

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Status Watch

•Pittsburgh plays Philadelphia in the season opener on September 30.
•Roster includes Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang.
•Five players are on injured reserve ahead of the opener.
•Andrei Kuzmenko is on the non-roster list due to a family issue.
•The game starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.

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6:39 PMYahoo Sports — Penguins finalize roster ahead of this week’s season opener

What they're saying

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have finalized the team’s opening night roster before this week’s season-opener against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Penguins’ roster for the opening game against Philadelphia will consist of 13 forwards, 7 defensemen and 2 goalies. The opening night roster consists of Egor Chinakhov, Sidney Crosby, Connor Dewar, David Gustafsson, Filip Hallander, Ville Koivunen, […]
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