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The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the fifty-first season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] It entered the season as two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. The Penguins entered this season as the longest active playoffs streak in the NHL after the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years last season.
2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Division | 2nd Metropolitan |
Conference | 5th Eastern |
2017–18 record | 47–29–6 |
Home record | 30–9–2 |
Road record | 17–20–4 |
Goals for | 272 |
Goals against | 250 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jim Rutherford |
Coach | Mike Sullivan |
Captain | Sidney Crosby |
Alternate captains | Kris Letang Evgeni Malkin |
Arena | PPG Paints Arena |
Average attendance | 18,579[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Evgeni Malkin (42) |
Assists | Sidney Crosby (60) |
Points | Evgeni Malkin (98) |
Penalty minutes | Evgeni Malkin (87) |
Plus/minus | Justin Schultz (+20) |
Wins | Matt Murray (27) |
Goals against average | Casey DeSmith (2.40) |
This was the first season since the 2002–03 season in which the team played without goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury; team leaders had shipped him off to play for the Vegas Golden Knights during the expansion draft.
The team failed to defend its title, after being eliminated in the Second Round of the playoffs by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. This also ended the team's chances of a possible three-peat, which would have been the first three-peat in the NHL since the New York Islanders won four straight from 1980 to 1983. It would also have been the first in a North American professional sports league since the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers from 2000 to 2002.
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Washington Capitals | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 46 | 259 | 239 | +20 | 105 |
2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 45 | 272 | 250 | +22 | 100 |
3 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 251 | 243 | +8 | 98 |
4 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 39 | 242 | 230 | +12 | 97 |
5 | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 39 | 248 | 244 | +4 | 97 |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 228 | 256 | −28 | 83 |
7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 264 | 296 | −32 | 80 |
8 | New York Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 31 | 231 | 268 | −37 | 77 |
The preseason schedule was released on June 19, 2017.[4]
2017 preseason game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss |
The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[5]
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October: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–5–0), 15 points
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November: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–2), 14 points
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December: 6–8–0 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), 12 points
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January: 9–3–0 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0), 18 points
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February: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–1), 17 points
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March: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–1), 20 points
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April: 2–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0), 4 points
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Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss |
Final[6]
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||
Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
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Boston Bruins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81–96 | 13 | 17 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 97–106 |
Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99–99 | 14 | 5 | 2–12 | 2–11 | 102–83 |
Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 98–79 | 7 | 10 | 3–10 | 2–10 | 101–84 |
Florida Panthers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 118–107 | 13 | 12 | 5–8 | 1–10 | 79–110 |
Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111–76 | 15 | 8 | 6–10 | 2–5 | 106–85 |
Ottawa Senators | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80–90 | 13 | 4 | 2–9 | 1–9 | 88–101 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 103–101 | 10 | 14 | 5–14 | 6–16 | 118–100 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 115–83 | 10 | 12 | 1–8 | 3–5 | 97–102 |
Division total | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 774–698 | 95 | 82 | 27–79 | 20–75 | 788–771 |
Metropolitan | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
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Carolina Hurricanes | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 121–129 | 10 | 8 | 1–6 | 0–7 | 123–114 |
Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 144–132 | 16 | 12 | 6–12 | 2–12 | 138–133 |
New Jersey Devils | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 132–141 | 10 | 13 | 0–7 | 3–9 | 136–123 |
New York Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 157–124 | 12 | 9 | 4–8 | 1–15 | 115–131 |
New York Rangers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 164–122 | 16 | 14 | 2–12 | 4–12 | 119–111 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137–133 | 20 | 11 | 5–13 | 2–16 | 104–133 |
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Washington Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 140–120 | 12 | 13 | 6–19 | 2–18 | 121–138 |
Division total | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 993–901 | 95 | 80 | 24–77 | 14–89 | 856–883 |
Conference total | 52 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1747–1598 | 191 | 162 | 51–156 | 34–164 | 1644–1657 |
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Central | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
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Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65–82 | 2 | 12 | 1–5 | 2–11 | 72–68 |
Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76–65 | 3 | 6 | 0–6 | 1–8 | 51–56 |
Dallas Stars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67–54 | 6 | 4 | 1–7 | 1–7 | 50–70 |
Minnesota Wild | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69–55 | 7 | 5 | 3–5 | 1–9 | 58–55 |
Nashville Predators | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64–54 | 8 | 4 | 0–9 | 2–11 | 60–71 |
St. Louis Blues | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56–68 | 8 | 6 | 1–7 | 1–7 | 70–66 |
Winnipeg Jets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68–55 | 3 | 8 | 1–7 | 1–5 | 62–58 |
Division total | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 425–395 | 36 | 43 | 7–43 | 7–53 | 383–415 |
Pacific | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
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Anaheim Ducks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62–56 | 3 | 9 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 60–57 |
Arizona Coyotes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70–42 | 7 | 3 | 1–10 | 0–3 | 64–55 |
Calgary Flames | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76–72 | 5 | 5 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 61–60 |
Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74–67 | 5 | 3 | 2–7 | 1–7 | 65–56 |
Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70–64 | 6 | 2 | 2–9 | 1–5 | 57–54 |
San Jose Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63–78 | 6 | 4 | 0–6 | 3–8 | 68–57 |
Vancouver Canucks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 84–58 | 4 | 9 | 3–9 | 2–5 | 63–65 |
Vegas Golden Knights | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63–51 | 6 | 6 | 0–8 | 1–5 | 66–44 |
Division total | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 562–488 | 42 | 41 | 10–58 | 10–41 | 504–448 |
Conference total | 30 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 987–883 | 79 | 84 | 17–101 | 15–96 | 887–863 |
NHL total | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 2787–2479 | 270 | 246 | 68–257 | 49–260 | 2528–2517 |
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers: Penguins won 4–2
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Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Capitals won 4–2
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Playoff series win |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Matt Murray | 49 | 45 | 2732:58 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 133 | 2.92 | 1423 | 0.907 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Tristan Jarry | 26 | 23 | 1363:56 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 2.77 | 687 | 0.908 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Casey DeSmith | 14 | 11 | 700:09 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 2.4 | 356 | 0.921 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Antti Niemi‡ | 3 | 3 | 128:08 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7.49 | 79 | 0.797 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 82 | 4925:11 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 240 | 2.92 | 2545 | 0.906 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Matt Murray | 12 | 12 | 715:35 | 6 | 6 | -- | 29 | 2.43 | 314 | 0.908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 12 | 715:35 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 2.43 | 314 | 0.908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
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Awarded week of April 1
Player | Award | Notes |
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Kris Letang | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee | The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes for the Penguins' Masterton nominee. Each NHL team selects a Masterton candidate from which the overall winner is chosen. The Masterton candidate is nominated as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Sponsor: Verizon Wireless |
Sidney Crosby | Player's Player Award | The players hold a vote at the end of the season for the player they feel exemplifies leadership for the team, both on and off the ice, a player dedicated to teamwork. Sponsor: UPMC |
Matt Murray | Edward J. DeBartolo Award | The award recognizes the player who has donated a tremendous amount of time and effort during the season working on community and charity projects. Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management |
Evgeni Malkin | Most Valuable Player | Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsor: PPG Paints |
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The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
June 21, 2017[17] | To Vegas Golden Knights 2nd-round pick in 2020 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Expansion Draft considerations1 |
June 23, 2017[18] | To St. Louis Blues Oskar Sundqvist 31st overall pick in 1st-round in 2017 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Reaves 51st overall pick in 2nd-round in 2017 |
October 3, 2017[19] | To Vancouver Canucks Derrick Pouliot |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Andrey Pedan 4th-round pick in 2018 |
October 21, 2017[20] | To Detroit Red Wings Scott Wilson 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Riley Sheahan 5th-round pick in 2018 |
December 19, 2017[21] | To Arizona Coyotes Josh Archibald Sean Maguire 6th-round pick in 2019 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Michael Leighton 4th-round pick in 2019 |
December 19, 2017[22] | To Dallas Stars conditional 4th-round pick in 2019 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Jamie Oleksiak |
February 23, 2018[23] | To Ottawa Senators Ian Cole Filip Gustavsson 1st-round pick in 2018 3rd-round pick in 2019 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Tobias Lindberg Vincent Dunn 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
February 23, 2018[23] | To Vegas Golden Knights Ryan Reaves 4th-round pick in 2018 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Derick Brassard[Note 1] |
February 26, 2018[24] | To Carolina Hurricanes Greg McKegg |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Josh Jooris |
Notes:
Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms |
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Trevor Daley[25] | Detroit Red Wings | July 1, 2017 | 3-year, $9.534 million | |
Matt Hunwick[26] | Toronto Maple Leafs | July 1, 2017 | 3-year, $6.75 million | |
Antti Niemi[27] | Dallas Stars | July 1, 2017 | 1-year, $700,000 | |
Ron Hainsey[28] | Toronto Maple Leafs | July 1, 2017 | 2-year, $6 million | |
Nick Bonino[29] | Nashville Predators | July 1, 2017 | 4-year, $16.4 million | |
Kevin Porter[30] | Buffalo Sabres | July 1, 2017 | 2-year, $1.3 million | |
Cameron Gaunce[31] | Columbus Blue Jackets | July 1, 2017 | 1-year, $650,000 | |
Chris Kunitz[32] | Tampa Bay Lightning | July 1, 2017 | 1-year, $2 million | |
Chris Summers[33] | New York Rangers | July 1, 2017 | 2-year, $1.3 million | |
Jarred Tinordi[33] | Arizona Coyotes | July 1, 2017 | 1-year, $650,000 | |
Zach Trotman[33] | Los Angeles Kings | July 1, 2017 | 1-year, $650,000 | |
Greg McKegg[33] | Tampa Bay Lightning | July 1, 2017 | 1-year, $650,000 | |
Casey DeSmith[34] | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | July 1, 2017 | 2-year, $1.3 million | |
David Warsofsky[35] | Colorado Avalanche | July 1, 2017 | 2-year, $1.35 million | |
Kevin Czuczman[36] | Manitoba Moose | July 3, 2017 | 1-year, $650,000 | |
Adam Johnson[37] | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | July 6, 2017 | 2-year, $1.85 million[b] | |
Mark Streit[38] | Montreal Canadiens | July 25, 2017 | 1-year, $700,000 | |
Matt Cullen[39] | Minnesota Wild | August 16, 2017 | 1-year, $1 million | |
Tim Erixon[40] | New Jersey Devils | September 7, 2017 | Professional Tryout Contract | |
Alex D'Orio[41] | Saint John Sea Dogs | September 13, 2017 | 3-year, $2.15 million[b] | |
Jordy Bellerive[42] | Lethbridge Hurricanes | September 16, 2017 | 3-year, $2.15 million[b] | |
Sam Miletic[43] | London Knights | September 25, 2017 | 3-year, $2.13 million[b] | |
Stuart Percy[44] | Rochester Americans | October 19, 2017 | Professional Tryout Contract | |
Juuso Riikola[45] | Lukko | May 18, 2018 | 1-year, $1.775 million[b] | |
Lukas Bengtsson[46] | Linköpings HC | May 18, 2018 | 3-year |
Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
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Antti Niemi[47] | Florida Panthers | October 24, 2017 |
Player | Date | Contract terms |
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Frederik Tiffels[48] | June 22, 2017 | 2-year, $1.85 million[b] |
Chad Ruhwedel[49] | June 22, 2017 | 2-year, $1.3 million |
Garrett Wilson[50] | July 1, 2017 | 2-year, $1.3 million |
Justin Schultz[51] | July 1, 2017 | 3-year, $16.5 million |
Tom Sestito[34] | July 1, 2017 | 1-year, $650,000[a] |
Frank Corrado[34] | July 1, 2017 | 1-year, $650,000[a] |
Derrick Pouliot[52] | July 12, 2017 | 1-year, $800,000 |
Josh Archibald[52] | July 12, 2017 | 2-year, $1.35 million |
Brian Dumoulin[53] | July 24, 2017 | 6-year, $24.6 million |
Conor Sheary[54] | July 30, 2017 | 3-year, $9 million |
Jean-Sebastien Dea[55] | August 21, 2017 | 1-year, $650,000[a] |
Patric Hornqvist[56] | February 27, 2018 | 5-year, $26.5 million (contract extension) |
Sam Lafferty[57] | March 7, 2018 | 2-year, $1.85 million[b] |
Dane Birks[58] | March 28, 2018 | 2-year, $1.6 million[b] |
Anthony Angello[59] | April 6, 2018 | 2-year, $1.85 million[b] |
Linus Olund[60] | April 25, 2018 | 3-year, $2.775 million[b] |
Tobias Lindberg[61] | June 19, 2018 | 1-year, $650,000[a] (contract extension) |
Notes
Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 511 | Zachary Lauzon | D | ![]() |
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
3 | 93 | Clayton Phillips | D | ![]() |
Fargo Force (USHL) |
5 | 1522 | Jan Drozg | LW | ![]() |
Leksands IF J18 (J18 Elit) |
5 | 155 | Linus Olund | C | ![]() |
Brynäs IF (SHL) |
6 | 186 | Antti Palojarvi | D | ![]() |
Lukko U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) |
7 | 217 | William Reilly | D | ![]() |
RPI (ECAC) |
Draft notes:[62]
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