oldest centers nhl 2026

Evgeni Malkin was the oldest center in 2025-26. He was 39 years old.

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NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Evgeni Malkin
E. Malkin
39
2025-26
PIT PIT
56
19
42
61
+13
61
4
18
0
0
3
0
148
12.8
109
245
44.5
24
17
29
88
17:36
2Sidney Crosby
S. Crosby
38
2025-26
PIT PIT
68
29
45
74
0
44
10
13
0
0
4
1
160
18.1
773
1,401
55.2
60
30
24
73
19:14
3Anze Kopitar
A. Kopitar
38
2025-26
LAK LAK
67
12
26
38
+19
10
5
7
0
0
1
0
101
11.9
744
1,307
56.9
33
61
23
58
19:07
4Jordan Staal
J. Staal
37
2025-26
CAR CAR
75
20
16
36
+5
29
4
0
0
1
4
0
107
18.7
839
1,512
55.5
166
48
16
46
16:11
5Jonathan Toews
J. Toews
37
2025-26
WPG WPG
82
11
18
29
-20
38
5
3
0
0
1
0
105
10.5
637
1,026
62.1
17
34
19
66
14:29
6Mikael Backlund
M. Backlund
36
2025-26
CGY CGY
82
17
26
43
+7
16
1
2
1
4
3
0
186
9.1
720
1,441
50.0
23
28
32
86
17:57
7Lars Eller
L. Eller
36
2025-26
OTT OTT
68
5
10
15
+5
12
0
0
1
0
2
0
67
7.5
332
615
54.0
50
33
12
35
11:27
8Luke Glendening
L. Glendening
36
2025-26
TOT
70
2
7
9
-7
8
0
0
0
1
0
0
50
4.0
343
649
52.9
97
53
6
11
10:32
9Nic Dowd
N. Dowd
35
2025-26
TOT
75
5
16
21
-4
73
0
0
1
0
0
0
66
7.6
476
968
49.2
140
50
19
43
14:33
10Matt Duchene
M. Duchene
35
2025-26
DAL DAL
57
16
29
45
-3
8
5
9
0
0
4
0
89
18.0
266
510
52.2
29
23
11
61
16:31
11Adam Henrique
A. Henrique
35
2025-26
EDM EDM
65
3
12
15
-12
18
0
3
0
2
0
0
91
3.3
327
605
54.0
34
75
14
36
13:14
12Nazem Kadri
N. Kadri
35
2025-26
TOT
77
16
34
50
-30
30
5
14
0
0
2
0
213
7.5
464
989
46.9
50
30
20
75
19:02
13Jonathan Marchessault
J. Marchessault
35
2025-26
NSH NSH
62
12
19
31
-18
30
4
4
0
0
1
0
132
9.1
18
43
41.9
75
9
15
64
16:42
14Kyle Palmieri
K. Palmieri
35
2025-26
NYI NYI
25
6
12
18
-2
8
1
4
1
0
1
0
71
8.5
2
4
50.0
19
9
8
18
18:53
15Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos
35
2025-26
NSH NSH
82
42
24
66
-17
58
14
12
0
0
10
3
206
20.4
323
560
57.7
89
36
24
65
17:50
16John Tavares
J. Tavares
35
2025-26
TOR TOR
82
31
40
71
-28
28
12
9
0
0
4
2
192
16.1
800
1,392
57.5
74
24
26
75
18:11
17Justin Dowling
J. Dowling
35
2025-26
NYR NYR
2
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
1
3
33.3
3
1
0
0
7:12
18Noel Acciari
N. Acciari
34
2025-26
PIT PIT
67
13
12
25
+14
25
0
0
0
0
1
0
93
14.0
309
594
52.0
65
62
12
22
13:42
19Casey Cizikas
C. Cizikas
34
2025-26
NYI NYI
81
10
8
18
-3
20
0
0
1
1
0
0
80
12.5
351
642
54.7
153
57
10
49
11:46
20Calle Jarnkrok
C. Jarnkrok
34
2025-26
TOR TOR
56
6
2
8
-15
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
13.3
28
58
48.3
33
11
4
19
11:50
21Brock Nelson
B. Nelson
34
2025-26
COL COL
81
33
32
65
+15
36
10
8
0
1
9
1
186
17.7
735
1,459
50.4
38
65
21
67
19:39
22Ryan O'Reilly
R. O'Reilly
34
2025-26
NSH NSH
81
25
49
74
+8
22
5
15
2
1
8
0
154
16.2
739
1,342
55.1
17
66
50
49
20:24
23Tyler Pitlick
T. Pitlick
34
2025-26
MIN MIN
32
2
0
2
-4
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
7.7
0
3
0.0
78
19
5
8
7:46
24Brayden Schenn
B. Schenn
34
2025-26
TOT
80
18
21
39
-28
68
4
5
0
0
2
0
119
15.1
456
843
54.1
180
41
18
50
16:46
25Tyler Seguin
T. Seguin
34
2025-26
DAL DAL
27
7
10
17
+10
2
1
3
0
0
2
0
31
22.6
126
235
53.6
18
6
3
21
16:40
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More Penguins Stats

Team Leaders

G

2

Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

A

3

Karlsson

Erik Karlsson

+/-

+4

Hallander

Filip Hallander
Team Rankings

G/GP

6.50

2nd

GA/GP

2.50

11th

PP%

50.0

3rd

PK%

100.0

1st

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Rangers Rangers
3
1
0
6
5
Penguins Penguins
2
0
0
4
8
Hurricanes Hurricanes
1
1
1
3
-3
Flyers Flyers
0
1
2
2
-9
Islanders Islanders
1
1
0
2
5
Devils Devils
1
1
0
2
-5
Capitals Capitals
1
1
0
2
1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
1
1
0
2
0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/5
WPG WPG
@
PIT PIT
7:30 PM
Wed
10/7
PIT PIT
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Fri
10/9
PIT PIT
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Sat
10/10
DAL DAL
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Tue
10/13
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game
MTL Canadiens

1 - 0 - 1

5

Final

6

PIT Penguins

2 - 0 - 0

Sat 3 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

4

Schmaltz

Nick Schmaltz

3

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl
Assists Leaders

7

McDavid

Connor McDavid

5

Keller

Clayton Keller

5

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini
Points Leaders

9

McDavid

Connor McDavid

8

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

5

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl
Hits Leaders

16

Pettersson

Elias Pettersson

16

Pospisil

Martin Pospisil

15

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar
Blocks Leaders

14

Hronek

Filip Hronek

13

Gavrikov

Vladislav Gavrikov

12

Murphy

Connor Murphy
Wins Leaders

2

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

2

Askarov

Yaroslav Askarov

2

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

0.00

Hofer

Joel Hofer

1.00

Cossa

Sebastian Cossa
Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

1.000

Hofer

Joel Hofer

.968

Sorokin

Ilya Sorokin

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

7.00

Penguins

6.50

Oilers

5.67
Goals Against Rankings
Wild

1.00

Islanders

1.00

Rangers

1.50
Power Play Rankings
Mammoth

66.7

Jets

57.1

Penguins

50.0
Penalty Kill Rankings
Mammoth

100.0

Golden Knights

100.0

Wild

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Wild

2-0

Ducks

1-0

Senators

1-0

Avalanche

2-0

Islanders

2-0

Penguins

2-0
Worst Record ATS
Jets

0-2

Hurricanes

0-3

Devils

0-2

Flames

0-3

Sabres

0-2

Stars

0-2

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
2
1
0
4
1
Canadiens Canadiens
1
0
1
3
0
Panthers Panthers
1
0
1
3
0
Senators Senators
1
0
0
2
1
Sabres Sabres
1
1
0
2
-2
Lightning Lightning
1
1
0
2
-2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
1
2
0
2
-1
Red Wings Red Wings
0
2
0
0
-3
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Rangers Rangers
3
1
0
6
5
Penguins Penguins
2
0
0
4
8
Hurricanes Hurricanes
1
1
1
3
-3
Islanders Islanders
1
1
0
2
5
Capitals Capitals
1
1
0
2
1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
1
1
0
2
0
Devils Devils
1
1
0
2
-5
Flyers Flyers
0
1
2
2
-9
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
2
0
0
4
9
Wild Wild
2
0
0
4
5
Mammoth Mammoth
2
1
0
4
7
Jets Jets
1
0
1
3
0
Blues Blues
1
1
0
2
-1
Predators Predators
1
1
0
2
-1
Stars Stars
0
2
0
0
-5
Blackhawks Blackhawks
0
3
0
0
-10
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Oilers Oilers
2
0
1
5
3
Sharks Sharks
2
0
0
4
2
Canucks Canucks
2
1
0
4
2
Ducks Ducks
1
0
0
2
1
Kraken Kraken
1
1
0
2
3
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
1
0
2
2
Kings Kings
0
1
1
1
-5
Flames Flames
0
2
0
0
-8

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
1-0
Tue
9/29
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
6-5
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
10/5
PHI PHI
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Mon
10/5
WPG WPG
@
PIT PIT
7:30 PM
Mon
10/5
OTT OTT
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Mon
10/5
SJS SJS
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Tue
10/6
NSH NSH
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM