2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] They entered the season as two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. It was the first season since the 2002–03 season in which the team played without goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who was drafted to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft. The Penguins failed to defend their title, after being eliminated in the Second Round of the playoffs by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals, ending their chances of a possible three-peat, the first three-peat in the NHL since the New York Islanders won 4 straight from 1980 to 1983, and the first in a North American professional sports league since the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers from 2000 to 2002.

2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference5th Eastern
2017–18 record47–29–6
Home record30–9–2
Road record17–20–4
Goals for272
Goals against250
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Average attendance18,579[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsEvgeni Malkin (42)
AssistsSidney Crosby (60)
PointsEvgeni Malkin (98)
Penalty minutesEvgeni Malkin (87)
Plus/minusJustin Schultz (+20)
WinsMatt Murray (27)
Goals against averageCasey DeSmith (2.40)

Standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team 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)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 19Pittsburgh3–4 OTBuffaloPegula Ice Arena—0–0–1
2September 20Detroit5–6 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena17,7841–0–1
3September 22Pittsburgh4–3ColumbusNationwide Arena12,1152–0–1
4September 24St. Louis4–1PittsburghUPMC Lemieux Sports Complex1,5002–1–1
5September 25Pittsburgh1–4DetroitLittle Caesars Arena16,7702–2–1
6September 27Buffalo4–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena17,6933–2–1
7September 30Columbus3–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,3383–3–1
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
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 4St. Louis5–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6520–0–11
2October 5Pittsburgh1–10ChicagoUnited Center21,7050–1–11
3October 7Nashville0–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6451–1–13
4October 11Pittsburgh3–2WashingtonCapital One Arena18,5062–1–15
5October 12Pittsburgh4–5Tampa BayAmalie Arena19,0922–2–15
6October 14Florida3–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,5823–2–17
7October 17Pittsburgh5–4 OTNY RangersMadison Square Garden18,0064–2–19
8October 20Pittsburgh4–3FloridaBB&T Center15,7565–2–111
9October 21Pittsburgh1–7Tampa BayAmalie Arena19,0925–3–111
10October 24Edmonton1–2 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6256–3–113
11October 26Winnipeg1–2 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4457–3–115
12October 28Pittsburgh1–2MinnesotaXcel Energy Center19,0647–4–115
13October 29Pittsburgh1–7WinnipegBell MTS Place15,3217–5–115
November: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–2), 14 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
14November 1Pittsburgh3–2EdmontonRogers Place18,3478–5–117
15November 2Pittsburgh1–2 OTCalgaryScotiabank Saddledome18,8378–5–218
16November 4Pittsburgh2–4VancouverRogers Arena18,8658–6–218
17November 7Arizona1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4989–6–220
18November 10Pittsburgh1–4WashingtonCapital One Arena18,5069–7–220
19November 11Pittsburgh4–5 SONashvilleBridgestone Arena17,3979–7–321
20November 14Buffalo4–5 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,43810–7–323
21November 16Pittsburgh3–1OttawaCanadian Tire Centre17,14411–7–325
22November 18Chicago2–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63811–8–325
23November 22Vancouver5–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,60611–9–325
24November 24Pittsburgh3–4BostonTD Garden17,56511–10–325
25November 25Tampa Bay2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65912–10–327
26November 27Philadelphia4–5 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,50513–10–329
December: 6–8–0 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 2–4–0), 12 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
27December 1Pittsburgh4–0BuffaloKeyBank Center19,07014–10–331
28December 2Buffalo1–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,58215–10–333
29December 5NY Rangers4–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,41415–11–333
30December 7NY Islanders3–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,43316–11–335
31December 9Toronto4–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65816–12–335
32December 11Colorado2–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,41116–13–335
33December 14Pittsburgh1–2VegasT-Mobile Arena18,02916–14–335
34December 16Pittsburgh4–2ArizonaGila River Arena13,05117–14–337
35December 18Pittsburgh2–4ColoradoPepsi Center15,82417–15–337
36December 21Columbus2–3 SOPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,62518–15–339
37December 23Anaheim4–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,62218–16–339
38December 27Columbus4–5 SOPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65219–16–341
39December 29Pittsburgh1–2CarolinaPNC Arena17,97519–17–341
40December 31Pittsburgh1–4DetroitLittle Caesars Arena19,51519–18–341
January: 9–3–0 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0), 18 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
41January 2Pittsburgh5–1PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center19,55820–18–343
42January 4Carolina4–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,59520–19–343
43January 5Pittsburgh4–0NY IslandersBarclays Center13,64121–19–345
44January 7Boston5–6 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,55322–19–347
45January 13Detroit1–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63723–19–349
46January 14NY Rangers2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64724–19–351
47January 17Pittsburgh3–5AnaheimHonda Center17,29124–20–351
48January 18Pittsburgh3–1Los AngelesStaples Center18,23025–20–353
49January 20Pittsburgh1–2San JoseSAP Center17,56225–21–353
50January 23Carolina1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,42126–21–355
51January 25Minnesota3–6PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,45327–21–357
52January 30San Jose2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,46928–21–359
February: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–1), 17 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
53February 2Washington4–7PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65229–21–361
54February 3Pittsburgh1–3New JerseyPrudential Center16,51429–22–361
55February 6Vegas4–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64430–22–363
56February 9Pittsburgh3–4 SODallasAmerican Airlines Center18,53230–22–464
57February 11Pittsburgh4–1St. LouisScottrade Center18,97531–22–466
58February 13Ottawa3–6PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,44832–22–468
59February 15Los Angeles1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,60433–22–470
60February 17Toronto3–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64734–22–472
61February 18Pittsburgh5–2ColumbusNationwide Arena19,10035–22–474
62February 23Pittsburgh6–1CarolinaPNC Arena18,18036–22–476
63February 24Pittsburgh5–6FloridaBB&T Center17,58136–23–476
64February 27New Jersey3–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,58136–24–476
March: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–4–1), 20 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
65March 1Pittsburgh4–8BostonTD Garden17,56536–25–476
66March 3NY Islanders2–3 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,66137–25–478
67March 5Calgary3–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63038–25–480
68March 7Pittsburgh5–2PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center19,62439–25–482
69March 10Pittsburgh2–5TorontoAir Canada Centre19,50439–26–482
70March 11Dallas1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63740–26–484
71March 14Pittsburgh3–4 OTNY RangersMadison Square Garden17,37940–26–585
72March 15Pittsburgh5–3MontrealBell Centre21,30241–26–587
73March 20Pittsburgh1–4NY IslandersBarclays Center10,44241–27–587
74March 21Montreal3–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,57442–27–589
75March 23New Jersey4–3 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65842–27–690
76March 25Philadelphia4–5 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65543–27–692
77March 27Pittsburgh2–5DetroitLittle Caesars Arena19,51543–28–692
78March 29Pittsburgh4–3 OTNew JerseyPrudential Center16,51444–28–694
79March 31Montreal2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63645–28–696
April: 2–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0), 4 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
80April 1Washington3–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63945–29–696
81April 5Pittsburgh5–4 OTColumbusNationwide Arena19,15746–29–698
82April 6Ottawa0–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63347–29–6100
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 Bruins312081–9613173–83–997–106
Buffalo Sabres330099–991452–122–11102–83
Detroit Red Wings312098–797103–102–10101–84
Florida Panthers3210118–10713125–81–1079–110
Montreal Canadiens3300111–761586–102–5106–85
Ottawa Senators330080–901342–91–988–101
Tampa Bay Lightning3120103–10110145–146–16118–100
Toronto Maple Leafs3120115–8310121–83–597–102
Division total241590774–698958227–7920–75788–771
Metropolitan GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Carolina Hurricanes4220121–1291081–60–7123–114
Columbus Blue Jackets4400144–13216126–122–12138–133
New Jersey Devils4121132–14110130–73–9136–123
New York Islanders4310157–1241294–81–15115–131
New York Rangers4211164–12216142–124–12119–111
Philadelphia Flyers4400137–13320115–132–16104–133
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals4220140–12012136–192–18121–138
Division total281882993–901958024–7714–89856–883
Conference total52331721747–159819116251–15634–1641644–1657
Western Conference
Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Chicago Blackhawks202065–822121–52–1172–68
Colorado Avalanche202076–65360–61–851–56
Dallas Stars210167–54641–71–750–70
Minnesota Wild211069–55753–51–958–55
Nashville Predators210164–54840–92–1160–71
St. Louis Blues210156–68861–71–770–66
Winnipeg Jets211068–55381–71–562–58
Division total14563425–39536437–437–53383–415
Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Anaheim Ducks202062–56392–61–460–57
Arizona Coyotes220070–42731–100–364–55
Calgary Flames210176–72550–31–661–60
Edmonton Oilers220074–67532–71–765–56
Los Angeles Kings220070–64622–91–557–54
San Jose Sharks211063–78640–63–868–57
Vancouver Canucks202084–58493–92–563–65
Vegas Golden Knights211063–51660–81–566–44
Division total16961562–488424110–5810–41504–448
Conference total3014114987–883798417–10115–96887–863
NHL total82472962787–247927024668–25749–2602528–2517

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
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11Philadelphia0–7PittsburghMurray18,5561–0Recap
2April 13Philadelphia5–1PittsburghMurray18,6481–1Recap
3April 15Pittsburgh5–1PhiladelphiaMurray19,9552–1Recap
4April 18Pittsburgh5–0PhiladelphiaMurray19,6443–1Recap
5April 20Philadelphia4–2PittsburghMurray18,6323–2Recap
6April 22Pittsburgh8–5PhiladelphiaMurray19,8614–2Recap
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Capitals won 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 26Pittsburgh3–2WashingtonMurray18,5061–0Recap
2April 29Pittsburgh1–4WashingtonMurray18,5061–1Recap
3May 1Washington4–3PittsburghMurray18,6341–2Recap
4May 3Washington1–3PittsburghMurray18,6502–2Recap
5May 5Pittsburgh3–6WashingtonMurray18,5062–3Recap
6May 7Washington2–1PittsburghOTMurray18,6212–4Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Final[7]

Skaters
  • A B Team Total includes Skater Statistics, Goaltender Statistics and Bench Minor Penalties.

Goaltenders
Regular season[13]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray49452,732:58271531332.9214230.9071012
Tristan Jarry26231,363:161462632.776870.9082024
Casey DeSmith1411700:09641282.403560.9211002
Antti Niemi‡33128:08030167.49790.7970010
Total824,922:31472962392.9125450.9064048
Playoffs[14]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray1212715:35660292.43314.9082000
Total12715:35660292.43314.9082000

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Statistics reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Penguins only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Notable achievements

Awards

Team awards

Awarded week of April 1

Player Award Notes
Kris LetangBill Masterton Memorial Trophy nomineeThe 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 CrosbyPlayer's Player AwardThe 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 MurrayEdward J. DeBartolo AwardThe 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 MalkinMost Valuable PlayerBased on the overall contribution the player makes to the team.
Sponsor: PPG Paints

Milestones

Transactions

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

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