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The Pittsburgh Penguins have finalized their 23-man roster, it was announced today by general manager Ron Hextall.

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Pittsburgh's current 23-man roster includes 14 forwards (Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Danton Heinen, Kasperi Kapanen, Sam Lafferty, Evgeni Malkin, Brock McGinn, Evan Rodrigues, Bryan Rust, Dominik Simon and Jason Zucker), seven defensemen (Brian Dumoulin, Mark Friedman, Kris Letang, John Marino, Mike Matheson, Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel) and two goaltenders (Casey DeSmith and Tristan Jarry). Twenty of the 23 players skated for the Penguins last year. They are joined by newcomers Danton Heinen, Brock McGinn and Dominik Simon, all of whom were signed during free agency.
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Forwards Anthony Angello, Drew O'Connor and Radim Zohorna have been assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
For the fifth-consecutive season, captain Sidney Crosby is the Penguins' longest-tenured player as he embarks on his 17th campaign, tying Penguins' Hall of Fame owner Mario Lemieux for the most seasons in franchise history. He will be joined by alternate captains Evgeni Malkin (16th year) and Kris Letang (15th year) as the only three-time Stanley Cup Champions on the team (2009, '16, '17).
The Penguins open the 2021-22 regular season this Tuesday, October 12 by visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM at Amalie Arena. Fans can watch the game on ESPN or listen on the team's official flagship, 105.9 The X.