1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

(49-29-4) Finished 1st in Northeast Division

• Mario Lemieux returned to the Penguins lineup on October 7 after a one year medical leave.

• Lemieux scored his 500th career goal on October 28, at the New York Islanders, becoming the second-fastest player to reach the mark.

• Ron Francis recorded his 1,200th career point on December 26 against the Buffalo Sabres.

• The Penguins won their 900th game in franchise history, 9-4, against the Hartford Whalers on December 28.

• Lemieux scored five goals in one game, against St. Louis, on March 26.

• Jaromir Jagr set the NHL record for points (149) and assists (87) in one season by a right wing.

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Front row: Ken Wregget, Chris Tamer, Sergei Zubov, Petr Nedved, Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis, Tomas Sandstrom, Bryan Smolinski, Dmitri Mironov & Tom Barrasso

Middle row: Howard Baldwin Jr., Chris Joseph, Kevin Miller, Jack Kelley (President), Steve Ryan (COO), Thomas Ruta (Co-Owner), Moris Belzberg (Co-0wner), Howard Baldwin (Co-Owner), Craig Patrick (General Manager), Ed Johnston (Head Coach), Rick Kehoe (Asst. Coach), Bryan Trottier (Asst. Coach), J.J. Daigneault, Glen Murray, John Welday (Conditioning Coach) & Skip Thayer (Trianer)

Back row: Paul Flati (Asst. Equip. Manager), Tom Plasko (Physical Therapist), Steve Latin (Equip. Manager), Dave McLlwain, Ed Patterson, Joe Dziedzic, Corey Foster, Dave Roche, Chris Wells, Alek Stojanov, Neil Wilkinson, Brad Lauer, Ian Moran & Greg Thayer

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