2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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
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)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Background

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.

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Source: National Hockey League^[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Preseason

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) # Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record 1 September 19 Pittsburgh 3–4 OT Buffalo Pegula Ice Arena — 0–0–1 2 September 20 Detroit 5–6 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 17,784 1–0–1 3 September 22 Pittsburgh 4–3 Columbus Nationwide Arena 12,115 2–0–1 4 September 24 St. Louis 4–1 Pittsburgh UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex 1,500 2–1–1 5 September 25 Pittsburgh 1–4 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 16,770 2–2–1 6 September 27 Buffalo 4–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 17,693 3–2–1 7 September 30 Columbus 3–0 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,338 3–3–1

Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.^[5]

2017–18 game log
October: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–5–0), 15 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points 1 October 4 St. Louis 5–4 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,652 0–0–1 1 2 October 5 Pittsburgh 1–10 Chicago United Center 21,705 0–1–1 1 3 October 7 Nashville 0–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,645 1–1–1 3 4 October 11 Pittsburgh 3–2 Washington Capital One Arena 18,506 2–1–1 5 5 October 12 Pittsburgh 4–5 Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2–1 5 6 October 14 Florida 3–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,582 3–2–1 7 7 October 17 Pittsburgh 5–4 OT NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 18,006 4–2–1 9 8 October 20 Pittsburgh 4–3 Florida BB&T Center 15,756 5–2–1 11 9 October 21 Pittsburgh 1–7 Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 19,092 5–3–1 11 10 October 24 Edmonton 1–2 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,625 6–3–1 13 11 October 26 Winnipeg 1–2 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,445 7–3–1 15 12 October 28 Pittsburgh 1–2 Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 19,064 7–4–1 15 13 October 29 Pittsburgh 1–7 Winnipeg Bell MTS Place 15,321 7–5–1 15
November: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–2), 14 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points 14 November 1 Pittsburgh 3–2 Edmonton Rogers Place 18,347 8–5–1 17 15 November 2 Pittsburgh 1–2 OT Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 18,837 8–5–2 18 16 November 4 Pittsburgh 2–4 Vancouver Rogers Arena 18,865 8–6–2 18 17 November 7 Arizona 1–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,498 9–6–2 20 18 November 10 Pittsburgh 1–4 Washington Capital One Arena 18,506 9–7–2 20 19 November 11 Pittsburgh 4–5 SO Nashville Bridgestone Arena 17,397 9–7–3 21 20 November 14 Buffalo 4–5 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,438 10–7–3 23 21 November 16 Pittsburgh 3–1 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 17,144 11–7–3 25 22 November 18 Chicago 2–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,638 11–8–3 25 23 November 22 Vancouver 5–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,606 11–9–3 25 24 November 24 Pittsburgh 3–4 Boston TD Garden 17,565 11–10–3 25 25 November 25 Tampa Bay 2–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,659 12–10–3 27 26 November 27 Philadelphia 4–5 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,505 13–10–3 29
December: 6–8–0 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), 12 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points 27 December 1 Pittsburgh 4–0 Buffalo KeyBank Center 19,070 14–10–3 31 28 December 2 Buffalo 1–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,582 15–10–3 33 29 December 5 NY Rangers 4–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,414 15–11–3 33 30 December 7 NY Islanders 3–4 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,433 16–11–3 35 31 December 9 Toronto 4–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,658 16–12–3 35 32 December 11 Colorado 2–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,411 16–13–3 35 33 December 14 Pittsburgh 1–2 Vegas T-Mobile Arena 18,029 16–14–3 35 34 December 16 Pittsburgh 4–2 Arizona Gila River Arena 13,051 17–14–3 37 35 December 18 Pittsburgh 2–4 Colorado Pepsi Center 15,824 17–15–3 37 36 December 21 Columbus 2–3 SO Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,625 18–15–3 39 37 December 23 Anaheim 4–0 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,622 18–16–3 39 38 December 27 Columbus 4–5 SO Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,652 19–16–3 41 39 December 29 Pittsburgh 1–2 Carolina PNC Arena 17,975 19–17–3 41 40 December 31 Pittsburgh 1–4 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 19,515 19–18–3 41
January: 9–3–0 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0), 18 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points 41 January 2 Pittsburgh 5–1 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 19,558 20–18–3 43 42 January 4 Carolina 4–0 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,595 20–19–3 43 43 January 5 Pittsburgh 4–0 NY Islanders Barclays Center 13,641 21–19–3 45 44 January 7 Boston 5–6 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,553 22–19–3 47 45 January 13 Detroit 1–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,637 23–19–3 49 46 January 14 NY Rangers 2–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,647 24–19–3 51 47 January 17 Pittsburgh 3–5 Anaheim Honda Center 17,291 24–20–3 51 48 January 18 Pittsburgh 3–1 Los Angeles Staples Center 18,230 25–20–3 53 49 January 20 Pittsburgh 1–2 San Jose SAP Center 17,562 25–21–3 53 50 January 23 Carolina 1–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,421 26–21–3 55 51 January 25 Minnesota 3–6 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,453 27–21–3 57 52 January 30 San Jose 2–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,469 28–21–3 59
February: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–1), 17 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points 53 February 2 Washington 4–7 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,652 29–21–3 61 54 February 3 Pittsburgh 1–3 New Jersey Prudential Center 16,514 29–22–3 61 55 February 6 Vegas 4–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,644 30–22–3 63 56 February 9 Pittsburgh 3–4 SO Dallas American Airlines Center 18,532 30–22–4 64 57 February 11 Pittsburgh 4–1 St. Louis Scottrade Center 18,975 31–22–4 66 58 February 13 Ottawa 3–6 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,448 32–22–4 68 59 February 15 Los Angeles 1–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,604 33–22–4 70 60 February 17 Toronto 3–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,647 34–22–4 72 61 February 18 Pittsburgh 5–2 Columbus Nationwide Arena 19,100 35–22–4 74 62 February 23 Pittsburgh 6–1 Carolina PNC Arena 18,180 36–22–4 76 63 February 24 Pittsburgh 5–6 Florida BB&T Center 17,581 36–23–4 76 64 February 27 New Jersey 3–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,581 36–24–4 76
March: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–1), 20 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points 65 March 1 Pittsburgh 4–8 Boston TD Garden 17,565 36–25–4 76 66 March 3 NY Islanders 2–3 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,661 37–25–4 78 67 March 5 Calgary 3–4 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,630 38–25–4 80 68 March 7 Pittsburgh 5–2 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 19,624 39–25–4 82 69 March 10 Pittsburgh 2–5 Toronto Air Canada Centre 19,504 39–26–4 82 70 March 11 Dallas 1–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,637 40–26–4 84 71 March 14 Pittsburgh 3–4 OT NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 17,379 40–26–5 85 72 March 15 Pittsburgh 5–3 Montreal Bell Centre 21,302 41–26–5 87 73 March 20 Pittsburgh 1–4 NY Islanders Barclays Center 10,442 41–27–5 87 74 March 21 Montreal 3–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,574 42–27–5 89 75 March 23 New Jersey 4–3 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,658 42–27–6 90 76 March 25 Philadelphia 4–5 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,655 43–27–6 92 77 March 27 Pittsburgh 2–5 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 19,515 43–28–6 92 78 March 29 Pittsburgh 4–3 OT New Jersey Prudential Center 16,514 44–28–6 94 79 March 31 Montreal 2–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,636 45–28–6 96
April: 2–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0), 4 points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points 80 April 1 Washington 3–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,639 45–29–6 96 81 April 5 Pittsburgh 5–4 OT Columbus Nationwide Arena 19,157 46–29–6 98 82 April 6 Ottawa 0–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,633 47–29–6 100
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Detailed records

Final^[6]

Eastern Conference
Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
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
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
Pittsburgh Penguins
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

Western Conference
Central	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
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
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

Playoffs

Main article: 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

Game log

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers: Penguins won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 Philadelphia 0–7 Pittsburgh Murray 18,556 1–0 Recap 2 April 13 Philadelphia 5–1 Pittsburgh Murray 18,648 1–1 Recap 3 April 15 Pittsburgh 5–1 Philadelphia Murray 19,955 2–1 Recap 4 April 18 Pittsburgh 5–0 Philadelphia Murray 19,644 3–1 Recap 5 April 20 Philadelphia 4–2 Pittsburgh Murray 18,632 3–2 Recap 6 April 22 Pittsburgh 8–5 Philadelphia Murray 19,861 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Capitals won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 26 Pittsburgh 3–2 Washington Murray 18,506 1–0 Recap 2 April 29 Pittsburgh 1–4 Washington Murray 18,506 1–1 Recap 3 May 1 Washington 4–3 Pittsburgh Murray 18,634 1–2 Recap 4 May 3 Washington 1–3 Pittsburgh Murray 18,650 2–2 Recap 5 May 5 Pittsburgh 3–6 Washington Murray 18,506 2–3 Recap 6 May 7 Washington 2–1 Pittsburgh OT Murray 18,621 2–4 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[7] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Evgeni Malkin 78 42 56 98 16 87 Phil Kessel 82 34 58 92 -4 36 Sidney Crosby 82 29 60 89 0 46 Kris Letang 79 9 42 51 -9 56 Patric Hornqvist 70 29 20 49 2 58 Jake Guentzel 82 22 26 48 -9 42 Bryan Rust 69 13 25 38 11 26 Riley Sheahan† 73 11 21 32 4 4 Carl Hagelin 81 10 21 31 8 28 Conor Sheary 79 18 12 30 2 10 Olli Maatta 82 7 22 29 -1 28 Justin Schultz 63 4 23 27 22 14 Brian Dumoulin 80 5 13 18 -5 30 Jamie Oleksiak† 47 4 10 14 13 69 Ian Cole‡ 47 3 10 13 3 52 Dominik Simon 33 4 8 12 2 16 Matt Hunwick 42 4 6 10 -4 21 Ryan Reaves‡ 58 4 4 8 -9 84 Derick Brassard† 14 3 5 8 1 4 Tom Kuhnhackl 69 2 6 8 -6 6 Zach Aston-Reese 16 4 2 6 2 2 Carter Rowney 44 2 3 5 -13 4 Chad Ruhwedel 44 2 3 5 -8 16 Greg McKegg 26 2 2 4 -4 8 Daniel Sprong 8 2 1 3 2 0 Zach Trotman 3 0 0 0 -3 0 Scott Wilson 3 0 0 0 -2 0 Frank Corrado 5 0 0 0 -1 2 Josh Archibald 3 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Jooris 9 0 0 0 0 0 Total 269 459 728 — 749

Playoffs[8] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jake Guentzel 12 10 11 21 10 8 Sidney Crosby 12 9 12 21 7 6 Patric Hornqvist 10 5 6 11 -2 22 Kris Letang 12 3 8 11 0 15 Phil Kessel 12 1 8 9 -5 2 Evgeni Malkin 9 4 4 8 -7 16 Justin Schultz 12 1 7 8 5 2 Brian Dumoulin 12 1 6 7 3 2 Derick Brassard 12 1 3 4 -1 4 Bryan Rust 12 3 0 3 2 4 Carl Hagelin 9 2 1 3 1 2 Riley Sheahan 12 1 2 3 -2 2 Dominik Simon 8 0 3 3 0 4 Olli Maatta 12 0 2 2 8 4 Conor Sheary 12 0 2 2 -2 2 Jamie Oleksiak 12 1 0 1 -2 7 Zach Aston-Reese 9 0 1 1 -1 4 Tom Kuhnhackl 12 0 0 0 0 4 Carter Rowney 3 0 0 0 0 0 Chad Ruhwedel 12 0 0 0 -2 2 Total 42 76 118 — 112

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[9]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
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

Playoffs^[10]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
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.

Notable achievements

• Kris Letang set the franchise record for career assists by a defenseman with 341. He broke the previous record of 332 held by Paul Coffey on March 3 against the New York Islanders.

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded S. Crosby NHL Third Star of the Week[11] January 8, 2018 P. Kessel NHL Third Star of the Week[12] January 15, 2018 E. Malkin NHL First Star of the Month[13] February 1, 2018 E. Malkin NHL First Star of the Week[14] February 5, 2018 E. Malkin NHL Second Star of the Month[15] March 1, 2018 E. Malkin NHL Third Star of the Week[16] March 12, 2018

Team awards

Awarded week of April 1

Player	Award	Notes
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

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached T. Kuhnhackl 100th career NHL game October 4, 2017 K. Letang 300th career NHL assist October 12, 2017 P. Kessel 300th career NHL goal October 26, 2017 C. DeSmith 1st career NHL game October 29, 2017 R. Sheahan 300th career NHL game November 7, 2017 M. Murray 50th career NHL win November 7, 2017 S. Crosby 800th career NHL game November 10, 2017 R. Sheahan 100th career NHL point November 14, 2017 K. Letang 400th career NHL point November 14, 2017 P. Hornqvist 600th career NHL game November 25, 2017 T. Jarry 1st career NHL win 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point November 25, 2017 T. Jarry 1st career NHL shutout December 1, 2017 M. Hunwick 500th career NHL game December 21, 2017 B. Dumoulin 200th career NHL game December 23, 2017 P. Hornqvist 200th career NHL assist December 27, 2017 D. Sprong 1st career NHL assist January 5, 2018 C. Hagelin 200th career NHL point January 14, 2018 D. Simon 1st career NHL goal January 14, 2018 P. Kessel 700th career NHL point January 14, 2018 C. DeSmith 1st career NHL win January 18, 2018 J. Dea 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point January 23, 2018 Z. Aston-Reese 1st career NHL game February 3, 2018 Z. Aston-Reese 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point February 9, 2018 S. Crosby 400th career NHL goal February 11, 2018 Z. Aston-Reese 1st career NHL goal February 13, 2018 M. Murray 100th career NHL game February 15, 2018 J. Guentzel 100th career NHL game February 17, 2018 E. Malkin 900th career NHL point February 17, 2018 P. Kessel 400th career NHL assist March 3, 2018 P. Kessel 900th career NHL game March 7, 2018 C. Ruhwedel 100th career NHL game March 7, 2018 S. Crosby 1,100th career NHL point March 7, 2018 P. Hornqvist 400th career NHL point March 15, 2018 S. Crosby 700th career NHL assist March 21, 2018 J. Schultz 400th career NHL game March 23, 2018 P. Hornqvist 200th career NHL goal March 31, 2018 O. Maatta 300th career NHL game April 1, 2018 C. DeSmith 1st career NHL shutout April 6, 2018

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached J. Oleksiak 1st career playoff game April 11, 2018 Z. Aston-Reese 1st career playoff game April 11, 2018 E. Malkin 100th career playoff assist April 15, 2018 D. Simon 1st career playoff game 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point April 18, 2018 Z. Aston-Reese 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point April 18, 2018 J. Oleksiak 1st career playoff goal 1st career playoff point May 5, 2018

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21)[17]	To Vegas Golden Knights 2nd-round pick in 2020	To Pittsburgh Penguins Expansion Draft considerations1
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)[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 (2017-10-03)[19]	To Vancouver Canucks Derrick Pouliot	To Pittsburgh Penguins Andrey Pedan 4th-round pick in 2018
October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21)[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 (2017-12-19)[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 (2017-12-19)[22]	To Dallas Stars conditional 4th-round pick in 2019	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jamie Oleksiak
February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23)[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 (2018-02-23)[23]	To Vegas Golden Knights Ryan Reaves 4th-round pick in 2018	To Pittsburgh Penguins Derick Brassard[Note 1]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)[24]	To Carolina Hurricanes Greg McKegg	To Pittsburgh Penguins Josh Jooris

Notes:

1. The Vegas Golden Knights will select Marc-Andre Fleury in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
2. ^{Note 1} Vegas to retain 40% ($2 million) of salary as part of trade.

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
Trevor Daley[25]		Detroit Red Wings	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	3-year, $9.534 million
Matt Hunwick[26]	Toronto Maple Leafs		July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	3-year, $6.75 million
Antti Niemi[27]	Dallas Stars		July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	1-year, $700,000
Ron Hainsey[28]		Toronto Maple Leafs	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	2-year, $6 million
Nick Bonino[29]		Nashville Predators	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	4-year, $16.4 million
Kevin Porter[30]		Buffalo Sabres	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	2-year, $1.3 million
Cameron Gaunce[31]		Columbus Blue Jackets	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	1-year, $650,000
Chris Kunitz[32]		Tampa Bay Lightning	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	1-year, $2 million
Chris Summers[33]	New York Rangers		July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	2-year, $1.3 million
Jarred Tinordi[33]	Arizona Coyotes		July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	1-year, $650,000
Zach Trotman[33]	Los Angeles Kings		July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	1-year, $650,000
Greg McKegg[33]	Tampa Bay Lightning		July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	1-year, $650,000
Casey DeSmith[34]	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins		July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	2-year, $1.3 million
David Warsofsky[35]		Colorado Avalanche	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	2-year, $1.35 million
Kevin Czuczman[36]	Manitoba Moose		July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03)	1-year, $650,000
Adam Johnson[37]	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs		July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)	2-year, $1.85 million[b]
Mark Streit[38]		Montreal Canadiens	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	1-year, $700,000
Matt Cullen[39]		Minnesota Wild	August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)	1-year, $1 million
Tim Erixon[40]		New Jersey Devils	September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)	Professional Tryout Contract
Alex D'Orio[41]	Saint John Sea Dogs		September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13)	3-year, $2.15 million[b]
Jordy Bellerive[42]	Lethbridge Hurricanes		September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16)	3-year, $2.15 million[b]
Sam Miletic[43]	London Knights		September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)	3-year, $2.13 million[b]
Stuart Percy[44]		Rochester Americans	October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19)	Professional Tryout Contract
Juuso Riikola[45]	Lukko		May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)	1-year, $1.775 million[b]
Lukas Bengtsson[46]		Linköpings HC	May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)	3-year

Waivers

Player	Claimed from	Lost to	Date
Antti Niemi[47]		Florida Panthers	October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Frederik Tiffels[48]	June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)	2-year, $1.85 million[b]
Chad Ruhwedel[49]	June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)	2-year, $1.3 million
Garrett Wilson[50]	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	2-year, $1.3 million
Justin Schultz[51]	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	3-year, $16.5 million
Tom Sestito[34]	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	1-year, $650,000[a]
Frank Corrado[34]	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	1-year, $650,000[a]
Derrick Pouliot[52]	July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)	1-year, $800,000
Josh Archibald[52]	July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)	2-year, $1.35 million
Brian Dumoulin[53]	July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)	6-year, $24.6 million
Conor Sheary[54]	July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30)	3-year, $9 million
Jean-Sebastien Dea[55]	August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)	1-year, $650,000[a]
Patric Hornqvist[56]	February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27)	5-year, $26.5 million (contract extension)
Sam Lafferty[57]	March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)	2-year, $1.85 million[b]
Dane Birks[58]	March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)	2-year, $1.6 million[b]
Anthony Angello[59]	April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)	2-year, $1.85 million[b]
Linus Olund[60]	April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)	3-year, $2.775 million[b]
Tobias Lindberg[61]	June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)	1-year, $650,000[a] (contract extension)

Notes

• ^a – Two-way contract
• ^b – Entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

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)
2	511	Zachary Lauzon	D	Canada	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
3	93	Clayton Phillips	D	United States	Fargo Force (USHL)
5	1522	Jan Drozg	LW	Slovenia	Leksands IF J18 (J18 Elit)
5	155	Linus Olund	C	Sweden	Brynäs IF (SHL)
6	186	Antti Palojarvi	D	Finland	Lukko U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
7	217	William Reilly	D	Canada	RPI (ECAC)

Draft notes:^[62]

1. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent Oskar Sundqvist and a first-round pick in 2017 (31st overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Reaves and this pick.^[63]
2. The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 2, 2016, that Mike Condon to Ottawa exchange for this pick.^[64]

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