PENGUINS RECORD: 40-23-6 (86 points)
3rd place in Metropolitan Division, 5th in Eastern Conference, 7th in NHL
MILESTONE WATCH
• Matt Murray is one shutout from passing Les Binkley for the second-most shutouts in club history at 12.
• Evgeni Malkin is two game-winning goals short of tying Mario Lemieux (74) for second place on Pittsburgh’s all-time game winning goals list. Jaromir Jagr leads the team with 78.
• Nick Bjugstad needs three goals to reach 100.
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins
| Skater Stats | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
| # | NAME | POS | GP | G | A | P | PIM | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | LW | 76 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C | 69 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D | 78 | 10 | 58 | 68 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | RW | 60 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 77 | Jeff Carter | C | 76 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Evan Rodrigues | C | 82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C | 41 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 43 | Danton Heinen | LW | 76 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 42 | Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 79 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Mike Matheson | D | 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Teddy Blueger | C | 65 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | John Marino | D | 81 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Brock McGinn | LW | 64 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Brian Boyle | C | 66 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | D | 72 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | D | 76 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jason Zucker | LW | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D | 78 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | RW | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Zach Aston-Reese | C | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 49 | Dominik Simon | C | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 67, 63 | Radim Zohorna | C | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | LW | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Mark Friedman | D | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Sam Lafferty | RW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 20 | Kasper Bjorkqvist | RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 50 | Jusso Riikola | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 76 | Valtteri Puustinen | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 57 | Anthony Angello | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 73 | Pierre-Oliver Joseph | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 36 | Filip Hallander | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||
| # | NAME | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Min | GA | SO | GAA | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tristan Jarry Playoffs |
58 1 |
34 0 |
18 1 |
0 -- |
2 -- |
4 -- |
3415 64 |
138 4 |
4 |
2.42 3.75 |
0 0 |
2 |
2 0 |
6 |
| 1 | Casey DeSmith Playoffs |
26 1 |
11 0 |
6 0 |
0 -- |
2 -- |
3 -- |
1418 89 |
66 3 |
3 |
2.79 2.02 |
0 0 |
0 |
0 0 |
0 |
| 70 | Louis Domingue Playoffs |
2 6 |
1 3 |
1 3 |
0 -- |
0 -- |
0 -- |
119 312 |
4 19 |
0 |
2.02 3.65 |
0 0 |
0 1 |
0 1 |
0 |
| 33 | Alex D'Orio | -- | 0 | ||||||||||||
June 15, 2019 – Acquired forward Dominik Kahun and 5th-round pick in 2019 from the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Olli Maatta.
June 29, 2019 – Acquired Alex Galchenyuk and Pierre-Oliver Joseph from the Arizona Coyotes for Phil Kessel, Dane Birks and 4th-round pick in 2021.
July 26, 2019 – Acquired defenseman John Marino from the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional 6th-round pick in 2021.
October 25, 2019 – Acquired forward Andreas Martinsen and a 2021 seventh-round draft pick from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Erik Gudbranson.
January 17, 2020 – Traded forward Oula Palve to the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenseman John Nyberg.
February 10, 2020 – The Penguins acquired forward Jason Zucker from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Alex Galchenyk, prospect defenseman Calen Addison and a conditional 2020 first-round draft pick.
February 20, 2020 – The Penguins acquired forwards Riley Barber and Phil Varone from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Joseph Blandisi and Jake Lucchini.
February 24, 2020 – Pittsburgh acquired Patrick Marleau from the San Jose Sharks for a third-round draft pick in 2020.
Jake Guentzel is on injured reserve.
The Pittsburgh Penguins 2019-20 Season in Review:
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
The Penguins will play 11 sets of back-to-back games.
October 3 – The Penguins open the season at PPG Paints Arena against Buffalo Sabres.
November 2 – The Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid make their only visit to Pittsburgh.
November 9 – Former Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta makes his return visit to Pittsburgh as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks.
November 18 – Penguins Genral Manager Jim Rutherford and former Pens defenseman Sergei Zubov inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame.
December 6 – The Penguins will face former winger Phil Kessel when the Arizona Coyotes visit PPG Paints Arena.
NHL NOTES
Seven teams have new coaches this season: Anaheim Ducks (Dallas Eakins), Buffalo Sabres (Ralph Krueger), Edmonton Oilers (Dave Tippett0), Florida Panthers (Joel Quennevhlle), Los Angeles Kings (Todd McLellan), Ottawa Senators (D.J. Smith), and Philadelphia Flyers (Alain Vigneault).
The NHL increased the salary cap to $81.5 million this season, up from $79.5 million in 2018-19. The salary floor has risen to $60.2 million.
KEY DATES
December 19-27 – Holiday roster freeze in effect.
January 1 – 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars (The Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Tex.)
January 25 – NHL All-Star Game in St. Louis.
February 16 – Hockey Day in America.
February 24 – NHL Trade Deadline at 3 p.m. EST
April 8 – Stanley Cup Playoffs begin.
June 13 – Last possible day for Stanley Cup Final.
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