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The Greatest Pittsburgh Penguins of All Time

All-time greats by position · era-adjusted

Updated 2026-07-09

The greatest Pittsburgh Penguins of all time — the forwards, defensemen and goaltenders who defined the franchise. Each is ranked by their finest era-adjusted season, weighted by how long they anchored the roster, so a dominant year from any era is measured fairly.

Top forwards

  1. Mario Lemieux Center
    3 seasons sampled · peak 1995 · 81G 108A 189P · +12 · 70 GP
    100Peak
  2. Jaromir Jagr Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1995 · 62G 87A 149P · +31 · 82 GP
    93Peak
  3. Evgeni Malkin Center
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2011 · 55G 65A 119P · +20 · 75 GP
    87Peak
  4. Sidney Crosby Center
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2013 · 37G 70A 107P · +18 · 80 GP
    75Peak
  5. Rob Brown Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1988 · 59G 80A 139P · +33 · 68 GP
    76Peak
  6. Ron Francis Center
    1 season sampled · peak 1995 · 29G 98A 127P · +27 · 77 GP
    76Peak
  7. Alex Kovalev Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2000 · 46G 53A 99P · +12 · 79 GP
    67Peak
  8. Petr Nedved Center
    1 season sampled · peak 1995 · 46G 55A 101P · +38 · 80 GP
    70Peak
  9. Kevin Stevens Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1991 · 55G 71A 126P · +8 · 80 GP
    65Peak
  10. Martin Straka Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2000 · 27G 68A 95P · +19 · 82 GP
    65Peak
  11. Mark Recchi Right Wing
    3 seasons sampled · peak 1990 · 42G 77A 119P · +0 · 78 GP
    57Peak
  12. Rick Tocchet Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 1992 · 49G 63A 112P · +29 · 80 GP
    64Peak

On defense

  1. Kris Letang Defenseman
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2015 · 18G 59A 77P · +10 · 71 GP
    52Peak
  2. Paul Coffey Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1988 · 33G 91A 124P · -11 · 75 GP
    54Peak
  3. Sergei Zubov Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1995 · 14G 70A 85P · +36 · 64 GP
    57Peak
  4. Larry Murphy Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1992 · 22G 62A 84P · +44 · 83 GP
    55Peak
  5. Justin Schultz Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2016 · 13G 41A 54P · +28 · 78 GP
    44Peak
  6. Ron Stackhouse Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1975 · 11G 61A 73P · +19 · 80 GP
    40Peak
  7. Erik Karlsson Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2025 · 16G 56A 72P · +9 · 75 GP
    43Peak
  8. Norm MacIver Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1995 · 5G 54A 59P · +31 · 32 GP
    42Peak

In goal

  1. Tom Barrasso Goaltender
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1997 · 31W · 2.07 GAA · .922 SV% · 7 SO
    64Peak
  2. Tristan Jarry Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2021 · 34W · 2.42 GAA · .919 SV% · 4 SO
    61Peak
  3. Gary Inness Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 1974 · 24W · 3.1 GAA · .905 SV% · 2 SO
    64Peak
  4. Matt Murray Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2016 · 32W · 2.41 GAA · .923 SV% · 4 SO
    59Peak
How this ranks: a player’s best season with the Pittsburgh Penguins is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then nudged up for how many standout seasons they gave the club — rewarding peak brilliance and franchise tenure together.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the greatest Pittsburgh Penguins player of all time?
By All-Time Hockey's era-adjusted peak-season ranking, Mario Lemieux leads the Pittsburgh Penguins all-time greats; the top three overall are Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Evgeni Malkin. Each player is scored on his finest season relative to the league around him.
Who is the best Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender of all time?
Tom Barrasso ranks as the top Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender by peak era-adjusted season, weighted by win volume so durable starters outrank one-year standouts.
How are the all-time Pittsburgh Penguins rankings calculated?
Each player's best season with the Pittsburgh Penguins is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then weighted by how many standout seasons he gave the club. Data spans the 1960s to today.

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