Primary Owner:
Mario Lemieux (Lemieux Group)

General Manager:
Ray Shero

Head Coaches:
Michel Therrien &
Dan Bylsma

Captain:
Sidney Crosby

Rookie of the Year:
not awarded
Player's Player:
Eric Godard

Most Valuable Player:
Evgeni Malkin

Booster Club:
Evgeni Malkin

Masterton Nominee:
Mark Eaton

Baz Bastien Good Guy:
Sidney Crosby &
Brooks Orpik

Edward J. DeBartolo:
Eric Godard

Defensive Player:
Jordan Stall

March 4
-Traded a conditional draft pick to the New York Islanders for Bill Guerin.

- Acquired defenseman Andy Wozniewski from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for defenseman Danny Richmond.

- Claimed forward Craig Adams off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks.

February 26
Acquired left wing Chris Kunitz and winger Eric Tangradi from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Ryan Whitney

January 17
Acquired goaltender Mathieu Garon from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for goaltender Dany Sabourin, forward Ryan Stone and a fourth round draft pick in the 2011 Entry Draft

January 5 Acquired a 2010 conditional seventh-round draft pick from Montreal for T.J. Kemp

December 19
Traded Jonathan Filewich to St. Louis Blues for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2010.

November 16
Traded defenseman Darryl Sydor to the Dallas Stars for defenseman Phillipe Boucher.


October 9
Traded future considerations to the Phoenix Coyotes for Mike Zigomanis

June 28
Traded the rights to Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts to the Tampa Bay Lightning for conditional draft picks.

July 8
Acquired the rights to defenseman Danny Richmond in exchange for the rights to Tim Brent,
Signed TJ Kemp and Adam Henrich.

2008-09

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2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(45-28-9) 99 points – 2nd in Atlantic Division; 4th in Eastern Conference
2009 Stanley Cup Champions




ROUND 4: Stanley Cup Final
v.
Game #
 DATE LOCATION TIME / TELEVISION / RESULT
1
 May 30 Joe Louis Arena Won, 3-1
2
 May 31 Joe Louis Arena Won, 3-1
3
 June 2 Mellon Arena Won, 4-2
4
 June 4 Mellon Arena Won, 4-2
5
 June 6 Joe Louis Arena Won, 5-0
6
 June 9 Mellon Arena Won, 2-1
7
 June 12 Joe Louis Arena Won, 2-1



ROUND 3: Eastern Conference Final
v.
Game #
 DATE LOCATION RESULT
1
 May 18 Mellon Arena Won, 3-2
2
 May 21 Mellon Arena Won, 7-4
3
 May 23 RBC Center Won, 6-2
4
 May 26 RBC Center Won, 4-1

ROUND 2
v.
Game #
 DATE LOCATION RESULT
1
 May 2 Verizon Center Won, 3-2
2
 May 4 Verizon Center Won, 4-3
3
 May 6 Mellon Arena Won, 3-2 (OT)
4
 May 8 Mellon Arena Won, 5-3
5
 May 9 Verizon Center Won, 4-3 (OT)
6
 May 11 Mellon Arena Won, 5-4 (OT)
7
 May 13 Verizon Center Won, 6-2

ROUND 1
v.
Game #
 DATE LOCATION RESULT
1
 April 15 Mellon Arena Won, 4-1
2
 April 17 Mellon Arena Won, 3-2 (OT)
3
 April 19 Wachovia Center Won, 6-3
4
 April 21 Wachovia Center Won, 3-1
5
 April 23 Mellon Arena Won, 3-0
6
 April 25 Wachovia Center Won, 5-3

LAST GAME RECAP:
June 12 - The Penguins defeated the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, 2-1, in Game 7 to capture the franchise's third Stanley Cup Championship. Evgeni Malkin was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are introduced on opening night at the Mellon Arena.
APPROACHING PLAYOFF MILESTONES
When was
the last time?
• Pascal Dupuis is eight games shy of 50 career playoff games.

• Petr Sykora is three goals short of 35 in the playoffs.

• Bill Guerin is two goals short of 30 in the playoffs.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
May 23 - Evgeni Malkin's two goals and one assist established a team record of sixth consecutive multiple-point game.

May 21 - Evgeni Malkin scored three times on Carolina's Cam Ward for his first career playoff hat trick.

May 4 - Sidney Crosby recorded his first hat trick of the post season.

April 11 - Evgeni Malkin won the NHL scoring race with 113 points.

April 7 - Petr Sykora scored his 300th NHL goal.

March 25 - Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 shots from the Calgary Flames to earn his 15th career shutout.

February 25 - Marc-Andre Fleury earned his 100th NHL win by beating the Dallas Stars, 4-1.

February 25 - Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 shots from the New York Islanders to earn his 14th career shutout.

February 15 - The Penguins fired head coach Michel Therrien and replaced him with Dan Bylsma, from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

February 11 - Pittsburgh native Bill Thomas scored his first goal for the Pens. Jordan Staal's assist on the goal was his 100th NHL point.

February 4 - Miroslav Satan played in his 1000th NHL game.
December 15 - Luca Caputi scored his first NHL goal, on his first NHL shift.

January 30 - Evgeni Malkin scored his 100th NHL goal.

January 18 - Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots from the New York Rangers for his 13th career shutout.

January 14 - Miroslav Satan scored his 350th NHL goal.

January 13 - Marc-Andre Fleury played in his 200th NHL game.

January 1 - Dustin Jeffrey scored his first NHL goal in a game against the Boston Bruins.

December 30: Jordan Staal became the youngest player in NHL history to play in 200 games.

December 26: Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 37 shots from the New Jersey Devils for his 12th career shutout.

December 15: CONSOL Energy Inc. signed a 21-year naming rights agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins and named the building Consol Energy Center.

December 11 - Petr Sykora scored his first career hat trick, after going 38 games with two goals. Pascal Dupuis also scored his first NHL hat trick in a 9-1 win over the New York Islanders.

December 6 - Jordan Staal scored his 50th NHL goal in a game against the Ottawa Senators.

December 4 - Petr Sykora scored his 100th NHL powerplay goal.

November 29 - Sidney Crosby scored his second career hat trick in a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.

November 26 - Evgeni Malkin scored his third career hat trick and goaltender John Curry got his first win in the NHL.

November 15 - The Penguins wore blue and white at home for the first time in 28 years.

November 11 - Jordan Staal scored his second NHL hat trick and set up the game winning goal in overtime.

October 18 - Sidney Crosby scored his 100th NHL goal, earned his 200th assist and reached the 300 point career total in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Evgeni Malkin had four assists pushing him over the 200-point milestone. Native Pittsburgher Bill Thomas played his first pro game at the Mellon Arena.

October 11 - Marc-Andre Fleury set a career-high save mark, 47, in a 2-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. The Pens replaced and updated championship banners at the Mellon Arena.

October 5 - Alex Goligoski scored his first NHL goal.

October 4 - Opened the season with a 4-3 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators in Bridgestone Premiere game played in Stockholm, Sweden.
UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
Last updated: Thu, Oct 1, 2009
REGULAR SEASON
 PLAYOFFS
#
 Player
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
71
 Evgeni Malkin
82
35
78
113
80
24
14
22
36
51
87
 Sidney Crosby
77
33
70
103
76
24
15
16
31
14
11
 Jordan Staal
82
22
27
49
37
24
4
5
9
8
17
 Petr Sykora
76
25
21
46
36
7
0
1
1
0
26
 Ruslan Fedotenko
65
15
22
37
44
24
7
7
14
4
81
 Miroslav Satan
65
17
19
36
36
17
1
5
6
11
48
 Tyler Kennedy
67
15
20
35
30
24
5
4
9
4
58
 Kris Letang
74
10
23
33
24
23
4
9
13
26
24
 Matt Cooke
76
13
18
31
101
24
1
6
7
22
9
 Pascal Dupuis
71
12
16
28
30
16
0
0
0
8
25
 Maxime Talbot
75
12
10
22
63
24
8
5
13
19
3, 13
 Alex Goligoski
45
6
14
20
16
2
0
1
1
0
55
 Sergei Gonchar
25
6
13
19
26
22
3
11
14
12
44
 Brooks Orpik
78
2
17
19
73
24
0
4
4
22
14
 Chris Kunitz*
20
7
11
16
16
24
1
13
14
19
4
 Rob Scuderi
81
1
15
16
18
24
1
4
5
6
19
 Ryan Whitney*
28
2
11
13
16
-
-
-
-
-
13
 Bill Guerin*
17
5
7
12
18
24
7
8
15
15
2
 Hal Gill
62
2
8
10
53
24
0
2
2
6
7
 Mark Eaton
68
4
5
9
36
24
4
3
7
10
43
 Phillipe Boucher*
25
3
3
6
24
9
1
3
4
4
15
 Mike Zigomanis* (IR)
22
2
4
6
27
-
-
-
-
-
28
 Eric Godard
71
2
2
4
171
-
-
-
-
-
37
 Bill Thomas
16
2
1
3
2
-
-
-
-
-
42
 Dustin Jeffrey
14
1
2
3
0
-
-
-
-
-
32, 14
 Christopher Minard
20
1
2
3
4
-
-
-
-
-
5
 Darryl Sydor
8
1
1
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
22
 Jeff Taffe
8
0
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
63
 Tim Wallace
16
0
2
2
7
-
-
-
-
-
61
 Luca Caputi
5
1
0
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
67, 16
 Paul Bissonnette
15
0
1
1
22
-
-
-
-
-
27
 Craig Adams*
9
0
1
1
0
24
3
2
5
16
20
 Janne Pesonen
7
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
65
 Ben Lovejoy
2
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
33
 Ryan Stone
2
0
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
-
36
 Connor James
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
* = spent part of season on another NHL roster, stats reflect Pittsburgh only
#
 Goalie GPI G A PTS PIM W L OT MIN GA GAA SO SA PCT
29
 Marc-Andre Fleury
62
-
1
1
8
35
18
7
3641
162
2.67
4
1850
.913
24
-
-
-
2
16
8
-
1447
62
2.61
-
686
.908
30
 Dany Sabourin
19
-
-
-
2
6
8
2
989
47
2.85
0
463
.898
1
 John Curry
3
-
-
-
-
2
1
0
150
6
2.40
0
69
.913
32
 Mathieu Garon*
4
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
206
10
2.91
0
94
.894
1
-
-
-
-
0
0
-
24
0
0.00
0
8
1.000
The Penguins wore their third, or alternate, jerseys for ten games this season.
Construction stopped briefly on December 15 to raise a banner to reveal the building's name.

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