2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division3rd Metropolitan
Conference5th Eastern
2019–20 record40–23–6
Home record23–8–4
Road record17–15–2
Goals for224
Goals against196
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Average attendance18,537[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBryan Rust (27)
AssistsEvgeni Malkin (49)
PointsEvgeni Malkin (74)
Penalty minutesEvgeni Malkin (58)
Plus/minusBrian Dumoulin
John Marino (+17)
WinsTristan Jarry
Matt Murray (20)
Goals against averageTristan Jarry (2.43)

The 2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the fifty-third season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] This season saw the team try to extend its playoff streak to fourteen seasons.

Background

This season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations suspended their seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5]

The Penguins advanced to the playoffs. Prior to the pause however, after taking the lead in the Metropolitan Division on February 18, the Penguins suffered a crucial six-game losing streak which coincided with both the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers (the latter of whom were on a nine-game winning streak) surpassing the Penguins in the standings. This dropped the Penguins into third in the division and fifth in the conference. The modified playoff format kept the Penguins from being among the top four teams in the conference. When the Penguins returned to play as the fifth seed, the team lost to the twelfth-seeded Montreal Canadiens in the best-of-five qualifying round.[6]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 +25 90
2 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 +36 89
3 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 +28 86
4 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 +29 81
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 7 81
6 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 1 80
7 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 +12 79
8 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 41 68
Source: National Hockey League[7]

Eastern Conference

Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 +53 .714 Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[8]
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 +50 .657
3 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 +25 .652
4 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 +36 .645
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 +28 .623 Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[8]
6 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 +29 .596
7 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 1 .588
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 +11 .579
9 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 7 .579
10 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 +3 .565
11 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 +12 .564
12 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 9 .500
13 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 22 .493
14 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 41 .493
15 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 52 .437
16 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 122 .275
Source: National Hockey League[9]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[10]

2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 16Pittsburgh4–5 OTBuffaloPegula Ice Arena5,4970–0–1
2September 19Columbus1–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena15,6491–0–1
3September 21Pittsburgh1–3ColumbusNationwide Arena13,6371–1–1
4September 22Pittsburgh2–3 OTDetroitLittle Caesars Arena16,0931–1–2
5September 25Detroit2–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena15,1122–1–2
6September 28Buffalo3–2 SOPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,3252–1–3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[11]

2019–20 game log
October: 8–5–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 3Buffalo3–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6160–1–00
2October 5Columbus2–7PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,5951–1–02
3October 8Winnipeg4–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4201–2–02
4October 10Anaheim1–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4142–2–04
5October 12Pittsburgh7–4MinnesotaXcel Energy Center19,1573–2–06
6October 13Pittsburgh7–2WinnipegBell MTS Place15,3254–2–08
7October 16Colorado2–3 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4585–2–010
8October 18Dallas2–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4826–2–012
9October 19Vegas3–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena19,6106–3–012
10October 22Pittsburgh2–4FloridaBB&T Center12,7386–4–012
11October 23Pittsburgh2–3Tampa BayAmalie Arena19,0926–5–012
12October 26Pittsburgh3–0DallasAmerican Airlines Center18,5327–5–014
13October 29Philadelphia1–7PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,5608–5–016
November: 6–4–4 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 1–4–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
14November 2Edmonton2–1 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6188–5–117
15November 4Pittsburgh4–6BostonTD Garden17,1938–6–117
16November 7Pittsburgh4–3 OTNY IslandersBarclays Center12,6139–6–119
17November 9Chicago2–3 SOPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65310–6–121
18November 12Pittsburgh2–3 OTNY RangersMadison Square Garden16,90410–6–222
19November 15Pittsburgh1–2New JerseyPrudential Center16,51410–7–222
20November 16Toronto1–6PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,58711–7–224
21November 19NY Islanders5–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,41111–7–325
22November 21Pittsburgh3–4 OTNY IslandersBarclays Center13,21211–7–426
23November 22New Jersey1–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,42012–7–428
24November 25Calgary2–3 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,43713–7–430
25November 27Vancouver6–8PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,46514–7–432
26November 29Pittsburgh2–5ColumbusNationwide Arena17,40214–8–432
27November 30Pittsburgh2–5St. LouisEnterprise Center18,09614–9–432
December: 10–2–0 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 4–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
28December 4St. Louis0–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,41115–9–434
29December 6Arizona0–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,43216–9–436
30December 7Pittsburgh5–3DetroitLittle Caesars Arena19,51517–9–438
31December 10Montreal4–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,42217–10–438
32December 12Columbus0–1 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,41518–10–440
33December 14Los Angeles4–5 SOPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,58119–10–442
34December 17Pittsburgh4–1CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome18,41220–10–444
35December 20Pittsburgh5–2EdmontonRogers Place18,34721–10–446
36December 21Pittsburgh1–4VancouverRogers Arena18,28521–11–446
37December 27Pittsburgh5–2NashvilleBridgestone Arena17,84922–11–448
38December 28Nashville4–6PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,62823–11–450
39December 30Ottawa2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65324–11–452
January: 8–3–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
40January 2San Jose3–2 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,62024–11–553
41January 4Pittsburgh3–2 OTMontrealBell Centre21,30225–11–555
42January 5Florida4–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,56425–12–555
43January 7Pittsburgh4–3VegasT-Mobile Arena18,29826–12–557
44January 10Pittsburgh4–3 OTColoradoPepsi Center18,13227–12–559
45January 12Pittsburgh4–3 SOArizonaGila River Arena13,75528–12–561
46January 14Minnesota3–7PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,54529–12–563
47January 16Pittsburgh1–4BostonTD Garden17,85029–13–563
48January 17Pittsburgh2–1 OTDetroitLittle Caesars Arena19,51530–13–565
49January 19Boston3–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65531–13–567
50January 21Pittsburgh0–3PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center19,12031–14–567
51January 31Philadelphia3–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64732–14–569
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–6–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
52February 2Pittsburgh4–3WashingtonCapital One Arena18,57333–14–571
53February 6Pittsburgh2–4Tampa BayAmalie Arena19,09233–15–571
54February 8Pittsburgh3–2FloridaBB&T Center17,77334–15–573
55February 11Tampa Bay2–1 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,44534–15–674
56February 14Montreal1–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65035–15–676
57February 16Detroit1–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65436–15–678
58February 18Toronto2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,46637–15–680
59February 20Pittsburgh0–4TorontoScotiabank Arena19,38637–16–680
60February 22Buffalo5–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,62037–17–680
61February 23Pittsburgh3–5WashingtonCapital One Arena18,57337–18–680
62February 26Pittsburgh1–2Los AngelesStaples Center16,89837–19–680
63February 28Pittsburgh2–3AnaheimHonda Center16,58837–20–680
64February 29Pittsburgh0–5San JoseSAP Center17,56237–21–680
March: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
65March 3Ottawa3–7PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,45538–21–682
66March 5Pittsburgh4–2BuffaloKeyBank Center18,23639–21–684
67March 7Washington5–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65639–22–684
68March 8Carolina6–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,54839–23–684
69March 10Pittsburgh5–2New JerseyPrudential Center13,47340–23–686
Cancelled games
#DateVisitorHomeLocation
70March 12PittsburghColumbusNationwide Arena
71March 14PittsburghCarolinaPNC Arena
72March 15NY IslandersPittsburghPPG Paints Arena
73March 18PittsburghNY RangersMadison Square Garden
74March 20NY RangersPittsburghPPG Paints Arena
75March 22WashingtonPittsburghPPG Paints Arena
76March 24CarolinaPittsburghPPG Paints Arena
77March 25PittsburghChicagoUnited Center
78March 28PittsburghCarolinaPNC Arena
79March 29PittsburghPhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
80March 31New JerseyPittsburghPPG Paints Arena
81April 2NY RangersPittsburghPPG Paints Arena
82April 4PittsburghOttawaCanadian Tire Centre
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

The Penguins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens in the qualifying round in four games.[12]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Qualifying Round vs. (12) Montreal Canadiens: Montreal won 3–1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesRecap
1August 1Montreal3–2PittsburghOTMurray0–1Recap
2August 3Montreal1–3PittsburghMurray1–1Recap
3August 5Pittsburgh3–4MontrealMurray1–2Recap
4August 7Pittsburgh0–2MontrealJarry1–3Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[15]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tristan Jarry33311926:2920121782.439850.9213000
Matt Murray38382237:30201151072.8710550.8991012
Total694163:59402361852.6720400.9094012
Playoffs[16]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray33192:0712082.5930.9140000
Tristan Jarry1158:4601011.02210.9520000
Total4250:5313092.161140.9210000

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.

Awards and honours

  • Kris Letang became the first defenseman to record 500 points for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a 7–2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on October 13.

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

DateDetails
June 29, 2019[17] To Arizona Coyotes
Phil Kessel
Dane Birks
4th-round pick in 2021
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Galchenyuk
Pierre-Olivier Joseph
October 25, 2019[18] To Anaheim Ducks
Erik Gudbranson
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Andreas Martinsen
7th-round pick in 2021
February 10, 2020[19] To Minnesota Wild
Alex Galchenyuk
Calen Addison
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jason Zucker
February 24, 2020[20] To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020.[a]
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Patrick Marleau
February 24, 2020[21] To Buffalo Sabres
Dominik Kahun
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Conor Sheary
Evan Rodrigues
August 25, 2020 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Kasperi Kapanen
Pontus Åberg
Jesper Lindgren
To Toronto Maple Leafs
David Warsofsky
Evan Rodrigues
Filip Hållander
1st-round pick in 2020
September 11, 2020 To Minnesota Wild
Nick Bjugstad*
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2021
September 24, 2020 To Florida Panthers
Patric Hörnqvist
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Mike Matheson
Colton Sceviour
  • a - Third-round pick becomes a second-rounder if the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2020.

Free agents

Player Acquired from Lost to Date Contract terms
Brandon Tanev[22]Winnipeg JetsJuly 1, 20196-years for $21 million
Andrew Agozzino[23]Colorado AvalancheJuly 1, 20192-years for $1.4 million
David Warsofsky[24]Colorado AvalancheJuly 1, 20192-years for $1.4 million

Waivers

DatePlayerTo/FromTeam
December 19, 2019[25]Stefan NoesenSan Jose Sharks

Contract terminations

DatePlayerViaRef
July 1, 2019

Retirement

DatePlayerRef

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Kevin Czuczman[26]June 26, 20192-years for $700,000[ext]
Zach Trotman[26]June 26, 20192-years for $700,000[ext]
Joseph Blandisi[27]July 3, 20191-year for $700,000
Adam Johnson[28]July 3, 20191-year for $700,000
Teddy Blueger[29]July 16, 20192-years for $1.5 million
Zach Aston-Reese[30]July 22, 20192-years for $2 million
John Marino[31]August 8, 2019Entry-level contract
Marcus Pettersson[32]January 28, 20205-years for $20,125,875[ext]
  • ext - Contract extension.

Draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 21 Samuel Poulin RW  Canada Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
3 74[1] Nathan Legare RW  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
5 145 Judd Caulfield RW  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
7 203[2] Valtteri Puustinen RW  Finland HPK (Liiga)
7 211[3] Santeri Airola D  Finland SaiPa U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)

Notes:

  • 1 - The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Buffalo's fourth-round pick, Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick and a seventh-round pick all in 2019 (98th, 151st and 207th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[33]
  • 2 The Vegas Golden Knights' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Vegas in exchange for this pick.[34]
  • 3 The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[35]

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