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2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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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 attendance18,578 (101.0%)[1]
(42 games)
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)

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season is the 51st season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] They will enter the season as two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. It is the first season since the 2002–03 season in which the team will play without goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who was drafted to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft.

Standings

Divisional 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

Conference standings

Template:2017–18 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 19, 2017.[4]

Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

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

2017–18 game log
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

Game log

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

As of April 26, 2018[7]

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[13]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray 49 45 2,732:58 27 15 3 133 2.92 1423 0.907 1 0 1 2
Tristan Jarry 26 23 1,363:16 14 6 2 63 2.77 687 0.908 2 0 2 4
Casey DeSmith 14 11 700:09 6 4 1 28 2.40 356 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 4,922:31 47 29 6 239 2.91 2545 0.906 4 0 4 8
Playoffs[14]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray 7 7 414:22 5 2 0 15 2.17 180 .917 2 0 0 0
Total 7 414:22 5 2 0 15 2.17 180 .917 2 0 0 0

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.

Roster

Updated December 3, 2024[15][16]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
55 United States Noel Acciari C/RW R 33 2023 Johnston, Rhode Island
72 Canada Anthony Beauvillier LW L 27 2024 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
8 Canada Michael Bunting LW L 29 2024 Scarborough, Ontario
87 Canada Sidney Crosby (C) C L 37 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
19 Canada Cody Glass C R 25 2024 Winnipeg, Manitoba
27 Canada Ryan Graves D L 29 2023 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
24 United States Matt Grzelcyk D L 30 2024 Boston, Massachusetts
13 United States Kevin Hayes LW L 32 2024 Boston, Massachusetts
35 Canada Tristan Jarry G L 29 2013 Surrey, British Columbia
65 Sweden Erik Karlsson D R 34 2023 Landsbro, Sweden
58 Canada Kris Letang (A) D R 37 2005 Montreal, Quebec
46 United States Blake Lizotte C L 26 2024 Lindstrom, Minnesota
71 Russia Evgeni Malkin (A) C L 38 2004 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union
39 United States Alex Nedeljkovic G L 28 2023 Parma, Ohio
83 United States Matt Nieto LW L 32 2023 Long Beach, California
10 United States Drew O'Connor LW L 26 2020 Chatham, New Jersey
28 Sweden Marcus Pettersson D L 28 2018 Skellefteå, Sweden
38 Canada Owen Pickering D L 20 2022 St. Adolphe, Manitoba
18 Finland Jesse Puljujarvi RW R 26 2024 Älvkarleby, Sweden
67 Sweden Rickard Rakell RW R 31 2022 Sundbyberg, Sweden
17 United States Bryan Rust RW R 32 2010 Pontiac, Michigan
5 United States Ryan Shea D L 27 2023 Milton, Massachusetts
53 Canada Philip Tomasino C R 23 2024 Mississauga, Ontario


Notable achievements

Awards

Team awards

Awarded week of April 01

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[disambiguation needed]
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

Transactions

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