2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The Penguins clinched a playoff spot on April 4, 2019, after a 4–1 win against the Detroit Red Wings.[3]

2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division3rd Metropolitan
Conference6th Eastern
2018–19 record44–26–12
Home record23–14–4
Road record21–12–8
Goals for273
Goals against241
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Average attendance18,565[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJake Guentzel (40)
AssistsSidney Crosby (65)
PointsSidney Crosby (100)
Penalty minutesEvgeni Malkin (89)
Plus/minusBrian Dumoulin (+31)
WinsMatt Murray (29)
Goals against averageMatt Murray (2.69)

The Penguins qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, where they were swept in the first round by the New York Islanders.

Standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 82 48 26 8 44 278 249 +29 104
2 x – New York Islanders 82 48 27 7 43 228 196 +32 103
3 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 44 26 12 42 273 241 +32 100
4 x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 46 29 7 44 245 223 +22 99
5 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 47 31 4 45 258 232 +26 98
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 37 37 8 34 244 281 −37 82
7 New York Rangers 82 32 36 14 26 227 272 −45 78
8 New Jersey Devils 82 31 41 10 28 222 275 −53 72
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2018.[5]

2018 preseason game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 18Pittsburgh2–3BuffaloKeyBank Center15,6020–1–0
2September 19Pittsburgh2–3 OTDetroitLittle Caesars Arena15,1070–1–1
3September 22Columbus3–7PittsburghPPG Paints Arena17,1901–1–1
4September 23Detroit3–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,3061–2–1
5September 26Buffalo1–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena16,5162–2–1
6September 28Pittsburgh6–7ColumbusNationwide Arena13,9762–3–1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018.[6]

2018–19 game log
October: 6–2–2 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–0–1), 14 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 4Washington6–7 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6271–0–02
2October 6Montreal5–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6221–1–02
3October 11Vegas2–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6102–1–04
4October 13Pittsburgh3–4 SOMontrealBell Centre21,3022–1–15
5October 16Vancouver3–2 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4922–1–26
6October 18Pittsburgh3–0TorontoScotiabank Arena19,4833–1–28
7October 23Pittsburgh6–5 OTEdmontonRogers Place18,3474–1–210
8October 25Pittsburgh9–1CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome17,8345–1–212
9October 27Pittsburgh5–0VancouverRogers Arena17,5376–1–214
10October 30NY Islanders6–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,5096–2–214
November: 4–7–3 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–4–2), 11 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
11November 1Pittsburgh2–3 SONY IslandersBarclays Center10,9106–2–315
12November 3Toronto5–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6386–3–315
13November 5New Jersey5–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4206–4–315
14November 7Pittsburgh1–2WashingtonCapital One Arena18,5066–5–315
15November 10Arizona0–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,5967–5–317
16November 13Pittsburgh2–4New JerseyPrudential Center15,1087–6–317
17November 15Tampa Bay4–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4227–7–317
18November 17Pittsburgh4–6OttawaCanadian Tire Centre17,6927–8–317
19November 19Buffalo5–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6187–8–418
20November 21Dallas1–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,3408–8–420
21November 23Pittsburgh1–2 OTBostonTD Garden17,5658–8–521
22November 24Columbus2–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6029–8–523
23November 27Pittsburgh4–3WinnipegBell MTS Place15,32110–8–525
24November 28Pittsburgh3–6ColoradoPepsi Center17,34810–9–525
December: 11–3–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 5–1–1), 23 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
25December 1Philadelphia4–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65310–10–525
26December 4Colorado3–6PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,41511–10–527
27December 6NY Islanders2–6PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,44012–10–529
28December 8Pittsburgh1–2 OTOttawaCanadian Tire Centre15,79512–10–630
29December 10Pittsburgh2–1 SONY IslandersNassau Coliseum13,91713–10–632
30December 12Pittsburgh3–6ChicagoUnited Center21,23213–11–632
31December 14Boston3–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,54914–11–634
32December 15Los Angeles3–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,62715–11–636
33December 17Anaheim4–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,57515–12–636
34December 19Pittsburgh2–1WashingtonCapital One Arena18,50616–12–638
35December 20Minnesota1–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,43517–12–640
36December 22Pittsburgh3–0CarolinaPNC Arena16,26418–12–642
37December 27Detroit2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63919–12–644
38December 29Pittsburgh6–1St. LouisEnterprise Center17,47520–12–646
39December 31Pittsburgh3–2MinnesotaXcel Energy Center19,16321–12–648
January: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0), 12 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
40January 2Pittsburgh7–2NY RangersMadison Square Garden18,00622–12–650
41January 4Winnipeg0–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64223–12–652
42January 6Chicago5–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,62323–13–652
43January 8Florida1–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,52624–13–654
44January 11Pittsburgh7–4AnaheimHonda Center17,47325–13–656
45January 12Pittsburgh2–5Los AngelesStaples Center18,41425–14–656
46January 15Pittsburgh2–5San JoseSAP Center17,29225–15–656
47January 18Pittsburgh3–2 OTArizonaGila River Arena14,75726–15–658
48January 19Pittsburgh3–7VegasT-Mobile Arena18,51126–16–658
49January 28New Jersey6–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,60926–17–658
50January 30Tampa Bay2–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,51427–17–660
February: 6–5–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–2), 14 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
51February 1Ottawa3–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,61828–17–662
52February 2Pittsburgh2–3TorontoScotiabank Arena19,47728–18–662
53February 5Carolina4–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,43528–19–662
54February 7Pittsburgh2–3 OTFloridaBB&T Center14,71228–19–763
55February 9Pittsburgh4–5Tampa BayAmalie Arena19,09228–20–763
56February 11Pittsburgh4–1PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center19,10329–20–765
57February 13Edmonton1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,75030–20–767
58February 16Calgary5–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,66730–21–767
59February 17NY Rangers5–6PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64631–21–769
60February 19Pittsburgh4–3New JerseyPrudential Center15,82432–21–771
61February 21San Jose4–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,36232–22–771
62February 23Pittsburgh3–4 OTPhiladelphiaLincoln Financial Field (outdoors)69,62032–22–872
63February 26Pittsburgh5–2ColumbusNationwide Arena18,77633–22–874
March: 10–3–3 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 5–1–2), 23 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
64March 1Pittsburgh3–4 OTBuffaloKeyBank Center19,07033–22–975
65March 2Pittsburgh5–1MontrealBell Centre21,30234–22–977
66March 5Florida2–3 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,48435–22–979
67March 7Columbus0–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,61136–22–981
68March 9Pittsburgh1–4ColumbusNationwide Arena19,14636–23–981
69March 10Boston2–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,57837–23–983
70March 12Washington3–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64038–23–985
71March 14Pittsburgh5–0BuffaloKeyBank Arena18,68039–23–987
72March 16St. Louis5–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64139–24–987
73March 17Philadelphia2–1 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63639–24–1088
74March 19Pittsburgh2–3 SOCarolinaPNC Arena14,67739–24–1189
75March 21Pittsburgh2–1 SONashvilleBridgestone Arena17,72940–24–1191
76March 23Pittsburgh3–2DallasAmerican Airlines Center18,53241–24–1193
77March 25Pittsburgh5–2NY RangersMadison Square Garden17,40142–24–1195
78March 29Nashville3–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63242–25–1195
79March 31Carolina1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,61643–25–1197
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–0), 3 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
80April 2Pittsburgh1–4DetroitLittle Caesars Arena19,51543–26–1197
81April 4Detroit1–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,57444–26–1199
82April 6NY Rangers4–3 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,66044–26–12100
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Detailed records

Final[7]

Eastern Conference
Atlantic GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Boston Bruins3201102–1291072–81–794–104
Buffalo Sabres3102112–961295–101–7106–78
Detroit Red Wings3210126–891074–92–4101–81
Florida Panthers320199–1131061–92–1086–85
Montreal Canadiens311175–1089102–81–12104–97
Ottawa Senators3111108–9410111–83–1094–85
Tampa Bay Lightning312085–9511112–85–1095–104
Toronto Maple Leafs312099–104582–81–685–111
Division total241176806–826776919–6816–66765–745
Metropolitan GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Carolina Hurricanes4211121–148880–61–10123–126
Columbus Blue Jackets4310123–1201381–111–1098–129
New Jersey Devils4130135–14210182–134–13126–128
New York Islanders4211121–10112123–141–12123–103
New York Rangers4301141–13921133–132–8127–112
Philadelphia Flyers4112145–15210110–62–13101–128
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals4310143–13115126–172–15134–110
Division total281585929–933898215–8013–81832–836
Conference total522615111736–175916615134–14829–1471597–1581
Western Conference
Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Chicago Blackhawks202077–606110–52–558–54
Colorado Avalanche211057–71992–71–462–57
Dallas Stars220060–50832–40–548–54
Minnesota Wild220069–74531–41–363–54
Nashville Predators211076–55340–61–566–50
St. Louis Blues211071–57764–81–461–56
Winnipeg Jets220063–60831–40–354–64
Division total14950473–427463910–386–29422–389
Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Anaheim Ducks211066–61982–71–442–56
Arizona Coyotes220067–72722–61–873–57
Calgary Flames211074–701365–61–661–61
Edmonton Oilers220065–85961–42–760–64
Los Angeles Kings211076–66682–72–649–57
San Jose Sharks202050–62290–43–854–51
Vancouver Canucks210163–55730–50–367–50
Vegas Golden Knights211059–72790–31–467–60
Division total16961520–543605112–4211–46473–456
Conference total3018111993–9701069022–8017–75885–845
NHL total824426122828–272927224156–22846–2222482–2426

Playoffs
Main article: 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Penguins faced the New York Islanders in the First Round of the playoffs, where they were swept in four games.[8]

Game log
2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) New York Islanders: Islanders won 4–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 10Pittsburgh3–4NY IslandersOTMurray13,9170–1Recap
2April 12Pittsburgh1–3NY IslandersMurray13,9170–2Recap
3April 14NY Islanders4–1PittsburghMurray18,6100–3Recap
4April 16NY Islanders3–1PittsburghMurray18,6090–4Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Final[9]

Skaters

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray50502,880:14291461292.691594.9194004
Casey DeSmith36301,943:3315115892.751060.9163002
Tristan Jarry22120:0301173.5062.8870000
Total824,943:504426122252.7327160.9177006
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray44238:4404123.02127.9060000
Total4238:4404123.02127.9060000

†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.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Milestones

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

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