2026 Pittsburgh Penguins Defensemen 3-year 5-on-5 Shot Quantity

We are back again continuing to look at bubble charts to help us visualize the Pittsburgh Penguins current defensemen based on how they performed over the past three seasons. Yesterday we covered the player’s scoring metrics, comparing their individual production to their on-ice team performance, so today we will start delving into puck possession. As I keep saying, there is no single metric for player evaluation that tells us who is better or worse than somebody else, there are various different aspects of play and we need to take all of that into account in order to get a better view of the player. So using bubble charts allows us to see who is performing above or below average in various categories, letting us see who is carrying play and who is just lucky enough to be on the ice at the right time. So today’s dive into puck possession we are going to begin with the shot quantity metrics.

2026 Pittsburgh Penguins Defensemen 3-year 5-on-5 Scoring

Over the weekend I made three posts looking at bubble charts of the Pittsburgh Penguins forwards performances over the prior 3 seasons to get an idea of what the players could look like going into the 2026-27 season. First we looked at scoring statistics then moved into puck possession split been shot quantity and shot quality. The graphs give us a good visual representation of who is performing above or below average and lets us see who is carrying play versus those who are just benefiting from being on the ice alongside good linemates. Breaking it down and looking at a very of different statistics also gives us a more complete picture of the player, there is no singular metric we can use to determine who is good or who is bad, you need to view it from different angles in order to see the whole player. I wanted to continue on and now look at the Pens defensemen, once again breaking it down into three parts because I have a tendency to be long-winded when writing, so today we start with scoring.

2026 Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards 3-year 5-on-5 Shot Quality

Since it is still that uneventful time of year when we are waiting for the NHL preseason to begin, we are back again to dive into bubble charts examining the Pittsburgh Penguins forwards. We are using these charts to help us visualize the player contributions and the role they play on the ice, letting us know who is carrying play and who benefits from the hard work of their linemates. As mentioned previously, there is no good singular metric for player evaluation, so what we want to do is examine their performance across different methods to get a complete picture of the player. And since I often write a lot lengthier posts than I had intended to, we are breaking it all down into separate posts. Today we continue looking at puck possession, this time with shot quality metrics.

2026 Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards 3-year 5-on-5 Shot Quantity

We are back again to continue our foray into producing bubble charts for the Pittsburgh Penguins since it is the boring time of year where nothing eventful is happening until Training Camp begins. We are using these charts to help us visualize the player contributions and the role they play on the ice, letting us know who is carrying play and who benefits from the hard work of their linemates. As I said last time, there is no good singular metric for player evaluation, so what we want to do is examine their performance across different methods to get a complete picture of the player. And since I have a tendency to ramble on and make overly lengthy posts, this time I am breaking things down into smaller sections, with today diving into puck possession so we can look at the various models of shot quantity.

2026 Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards 3-year 5-on-5 Scoring

Since the NHL training camps are still a ways away, the young prospects don’t report for the rookie tournament for another two weeks, I was bored and wondering what else I can write about and realized I had not posted bubble charts in a while. This is just a way in which we can visualize the player’s role on the ice, who is out there carrying play and who is just benefiting from playing with good linemates. There is no singular metric for evaluating player production, regardless of how often people just players by one specific stat or another, so I wanted to look at their performance from a variety of different angles. I have a habit of being rather verbose and writing lengthier posts than I intended to, so I am going to split these up into multiple parts. Today we will be starting with how good the players are at scoring.