League: | NHL |
Season: | 2014–15 |
Year: | 2014 |
Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Conference: | Eastern |
Conferencerank: | 8th |
Division: | Metropolitan |
Divisionrank: | 4th |
Record: | 43–27–12 |
Homerecord: | 23–14–4 |
Roadrecord: | 20–13–8 |
Goalsfor: | 221 |
Goalsagainst: | 210 |
Generalmanager: | Jim Rutherford |
Coach: | Mike Johnston |
Captain: | Sidney Crosby |
Altcaptain: | Chris Kunitz Evgeni Malkin |
Arena: | Consol Energy Center |
Attendance: | 18,617[1] (41 games) |
Minorleague: | WBS Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby (28) |
Assistsleader: | Sidney Crosby (56) |
Pointsleader: | Sidney Crosby (84) |
Plusminusleader: | Paul Martin (+17) |
Pimleader: | Steve Downie (238) |
Winsleader: | Marc-Andre Fleury (34) |
Gaaleader: | Jeff Zatkoff (1.62) |
The 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]
It was a somewhat slow season for the Penguins, as they finished with a sub-.600 points percentage for the first time in 9 years.
On May 16, 2014, Penguins' co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle fired general manager Ray Shero after the team captured the Metropolitan Division title, but failed to beat the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[3] On June 6, 2014, the Penguins named Jim Rutherford as the new GM, and fired Head Coach Dan Bylsma.[4] On June 25, 2014, over two weeks after new GM Rutherford fired Bylsma, the Penguins appointed Mike Johnston as their new head coach. They also proceeded to fire Tony Granato and Todd Reirden while hiring Rick Tocchet as an assistant coach to Johnston.[5]
On June 27, 2014, during the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Penguins traded right winger James Neal to the Nashville Predators in exchange for right winger Patric Hornqvist and restricted free agent Nick Spaling.
The Penguins released their 2014 pre-season schedule on June 18, 2014.[6]
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 1 || Sept 22 || 7:00 pm || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || WPCW || 0–1–0|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 2 || Sept 23 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–2 || Columbus Blue Jackets || – || 0–2–0|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 3 || Sept 25 || 7:00 pm || Minnesota Wild || 2–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || – || 1–2–0|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 4 || Sept 27 || 4:00 pm || Columbus Blue Jackets || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || WPCW || 2–2–0|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 5 || Sept 29 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Minnesota Wild || ROOT || 2–3–0|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 6 || Oct 1 || 7:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Detroit Red Wings || ROOT || 3–3–0|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss
Updated as of October 2, 2014
Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 5 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || 9 || 7:00 pm || Anaheim Ducks || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,633) || 1–0–0 || 2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || 11 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Air Canada Centre (19,039) || 2–0–0 || 4|- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || 16 || 7:00 pm || Dallas Stars || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,615) || 2–1–0 || 4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || 18 || 7:00 pm || New York Islanders || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,655) || 3–1–0 || 6|- style="background:#fcf;"| 5 || 22 || 8:00 pm || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,661) || 3–2–0 || 6|- style="background:#ffc;"| 6 || 23 || 7:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 OT || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena (20,027) || 3–2–1 || 7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || 25 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–0 || Nashville Predators || Bridgestone Arena (17,218) || 4–2–1 || 9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || 28 || 7:00 pm || New Jersey Devils || 3–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,650) || 5–2–1 || 11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || 30 || 7:00 pm || Los Angeles Kings || 0–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,570) || 6–2–1 || 13|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || 1 || 7:00 pm || Buffalo Sabres || 0–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,652) || 7–2–1 || 15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11 || 4 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Minnesota Wild || Xcel Energy Center (18,788) || 8–2–1 || 17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12 || 6 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 SO || Winnipeg Jets || MTS Centre (15,016) || 9–2–1 || 19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || 8 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–1 || Buffalo Sabres || First Niagara Center (19,070) || 10–2–1 || 21|- style="background:#fcf;"| 14 || 11 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–5 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (18,006) || 10–3–1 || 21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || 14 || 7:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Air Canada Centre (19,295) || 11–3–1 || 23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || 15 || 7:00 pm || New York Rangers || 2–3 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,652) || 12–3–1 || 25|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17 || 18 || 7:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–0 || Montreal Canadiens || Bell Centre (21,287) || 13–3–1 || 27|- style="background:#ffc;"| 18 || 21 || 7:00 pm || New York Islanders || 5–4 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,653) || 13–3–2 || 28 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 19 || 22 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || New York Islanders || Nassau Coliseum (16,170) || 13–4–2 || 28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || 24 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Boston Bruins || TD Garden (17,565) || 14–4–2 || 30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || 26 || 7:30 pm || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,645) || 15–4–2 || 32|- style="background:#fcf;"| 22 || 28 || 7:00 pm || Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,665) || 15–5–2 || 32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23 || 29 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Carolina Hurricanes || PNC Arena (11,225) || 16–5–2 || 34|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || 2 || 7:00 pm || New Jersey Devils || 0–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,572) || 17–5–2 || 36|- style="background:#fcf;"| 25 || 4 || 7:00 pm || Vancouver Canucks || 3–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,463) || 17–6–2 || 36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || 6 || 1:00 pm || Ottawa Senators || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,492) || 18–6–2 || 38|- style="background:#ffc;"| 27 || 8 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 OT || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (18,006) || 18–6–3 || 39|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || 12 || 7:00 pm || Calgary Flames || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,471) || 19–6–3 || 41|- style="background:#ffc;"| 29 || 13 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 SO || Columbus Blue Jackets || Nationwide Arena (18,663) || 19–6–4 || 42|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30 || 15 || 7:00 pm || Tampa Bay Lightning || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,487) || 20–6–4 || 44|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31 || 18 || 7:00 pm || Colorado Avalanche || 0–1 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,603) || 21–6–4 || 46|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || 20 || 7:00 pm || Florida Panthers || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,668) || 22–6–4 || 48|- style="background:#ffc;"| 33 || 22 || 7:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 SO || Florida Panthers || BB&T Center (15,947) || 22–6–5 || 49 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 34 || 23 || 7:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || Tampa Bay Times Forum (19,204) || 22–7–5 || 49|- style="background:#fcf;"| 35 || 27 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,663) || 22–8–5 || 49|- style="background:#fcf;"| 36 || 29 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (16,592) || 22–9–5 || 49|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37 || 31 || 7:00 pm || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,639) || 23–9–5 || 51|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || 2 || 7:00 pm || Tampa Bay Lightning || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,655) || 24–9–5 || 53|- style="background:#fcf;"| 39 || 3 || 7:00 pm || Montreal Canadiens || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,630) || 24–10–5 || 53|- style="background:#ffc;"| 40 || 7 || 8:00 pm || Boston Bruins || 3–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,650) || 24–10–6 || 54|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || 10 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 OT || Montreal Canadiens || Bell Centre (21,287) || 25–10–6 || 56|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42 || 13 || 7:00 pm || Minnesota Wild || 2–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,642) || 26–10–6 || 58|- style="background:#fcf;"| 43 || 16 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || New York Islanders || Nassau Coliseum (16,170) || 26–11–6 || 58 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 44 || 18 || 12:30 pm || New York Rangers || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,687) || 26–12–6 || 58|- style="background:#ffc;"| 45 || 20 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 OT || Philadelphia Flyers || Wells Fargo Center (19,982) || 26–12–7 || 59|- style="background:#ffc;"| 46 || 21 || 8:00 pm || Chicago Blackhawks || 2–3 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,655) || 26–12–8 || 60|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || 27 || 7:00 pm || Winnipeg Jets || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,627) || 27–12–8 || 62 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 48 || 28 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–4 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 27–13–8 || 62|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || 30 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 OT || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (16,592) || 28–13–8 || 64 |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 50 || 1 || 2:00 pm || Nashville Predators || 4–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,535) || 28–14–8 || 64 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || 4 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Edmonton Oilers || Rexall Place (16,839) || 29–14–8 || 66|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || 6 || 9:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–0 || Calgary Flames || Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289) || 30–14–8 || 68|- style="background:#fcf;"| 53 || 7 || 10:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–5 || Vancouver Canucks || Rogers Arena (18,870) || 30–15–8 || 68|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || 11 || 8:00 pm || Detroit Red Wings || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,580) || 31–15–8 || 70 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 55 || 12 || 7:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 SO || Ottawa Senators || Canadian Tire Centre (18,826) || 32–15–8 || 72|- style="background:#ffc;"| 56 || 15 || 12:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 SO || Chicago Blackhawks || United Center (22,169) || 32–15–9 || 73|- style="background:#fcf;"| 57 || 17 || 7:00 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,602) || 32–16–9 || 73|- style="background:#fcf;"| 58 || 19 || 7:00 pm || Columbus Blue Jackets || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,597) || 32–17–9 || 73|- style="background:#cfc;"| 59 || 21 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || St. Louis Blues || Scottrade Center (19,621) || 33–17–9 || 75|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60 || 22 || 6:00 pm || Florida Panthers || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,592) || 34–17–9 || 77 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || 25 || 8:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,506) || 35–17–9 || 79|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62 || 1 || 5:00 pm || Columbus Blue Jackets || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,581) || 36–17–9 || 81|- style="background:#fcf;"| 63 || 4 || 10:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Colorado Avalanche || Pepsi Center (16,905) || 36–18–9 || 81 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || 6 || 10:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Anaheim Ducks || Honda Center (17,310) || 37–18–9 || 83 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || 7 || 10:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 OT || Los Angeles Kings || Staples Center (18,487) || 38–18–9 || 85 |- style="background:#ffc;"| 66 || 9 || 10:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 SO || San Jose Sharks || SAP Center at San Jose (17,336) || 38–18–10 || 86|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || 12 || 7:00 pm || Edmonton Oilers || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,662) || 39–18–10 || 88|- style="background:#fcf;"| 68 || 14 || 1:00 pm || Boston Bruins || 2–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,651) || 39–19–10 || 88|- style="background:#fcf;"| 69 || 15 || 7:30 pm || Detroit Red Wings || 5–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,668) || 39–20–10 || 88|- style="background:#fcf;"| 70 || 17 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–2 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (15,848) || 39–21–10 || 88|- style="background:#fcf;"| 71 || 19 || 8:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Dallas Stars || American Airlines Center (18,532) || 39–22–10 || 88|- style="background:#cfc;"| 72 || 21 || 9:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Arizona Coyotes || Jobing.com Arena (15,581) || 40–22–10 || 90|- style="background:#ffc;"| 73 || 24 || 7:00 pm || St. Louis Blues || 3–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,631) || 40–22–11 || 91 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 74 || 26 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Carolina Hurricanes || PNC Arena (13,738) || 40–23–11 || 91 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || 28 || 1:00 pm || Arizona Coyotes || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,627) || 41–23–11 || 93 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 76 || 29 || 7:30 pm || San Jose Sharks || 2–3 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,620) || 42–23–11 || 95 |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 77 || 1 || 8:00 pm || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,664) || 42–24–11 || 95 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 78 || 4 || 2:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Columbus Blue Jackets || Nationwide Arena (18,513) || 42–25–11 || 95 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 79 || 5 || 7:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || Wells Fargo Center (18,435) || 42–26–11 || 95 |- style="background:#ffc;"| 80 || 7 || 7:30 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 OT || Ottawa Senators || Canadian Tire Centre (20,263) || 42–26–12 || 96|- style="background:#fcf;"| 81 || 10 || 7:00 pm || New York Islanders || 3–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Consol Energy Center (18,673) || 42–27–12 || 96 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 82 || 11 || 7:00 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–0 || Buffalo Sabres || First Niagara Center (19,070) || 43–27–12 || 98|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss
– Alternate Jersey[7]
Final[8]
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||
Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 90–88 | 7 | 5 | 2–6 | 0–11 | 87–95 | ||
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84–92 | 13 | 9 | 2–8 | 1–10 | 75–94 | ||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90–80 | 8 | 10 | 0–9 | 2–8 | 87–81 | ||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102–83 | 5 | 7 | 1–10 | 0–8 | 82–99 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90–106 | 11 | 10 | 1–9 | 2–11 | 82–108 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87–118 | 11 | 6 | 2–13 | 1–12 | 110–94 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107–83 | 11 | 6 | 4–11 | 2–14 | 110–93 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111–67 | 13 | 1 | 5–10 | 0–7 | 94–79 | ||
Division Total | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 761–717 | 79 | 54 | 17–76 | 8–81 | 727–743 |
Metropolitan | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 158–166 | 12 | 19 | 4–9 | 2–14 | 145–140 | ||
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 162–108 | 12 | 9 | 4–15 | 1–14 | 138–126 | ||
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 117–127 | 5 | 13 | 1–17 | 4–19 | 105–136 | ||
Pittsburgh Penguins | |||||||||||
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 143–117 | 12 | 14 | 3–15 | 2–15 | 125–132 | ||
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 132–124 | 7 | 16 | 1–12 | 5–17 | 124–112 | ||
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 140–126 | 8 | 16 | 1–9 | 3–18 | 119–114 | ||
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 123–122 | 9 | 12 | 0–10 | 5–15 | 105–126 | ||
Division Total | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 975–890 | 65 | 99 | 14–87 | 22–112 | 861–886 | |
Conference Total | 54 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 1736–1607 | 144 | 153 | 31–163 | 30–193 | 1588–1629 |
Western Conference | |||||||||||
Central | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47–49 | 3 | 4 | 2–6 | 1–7 | 49–42 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72–58 | 3 | 5 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 54–66 | ||
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61–54 | 3 | 5 | 3–8 | 1–8 | 56–69 | ||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59–66 | 11 | 3 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 60–65 | ||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55–58 | 6 | 5 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 56–67 | ||
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77–51 | 2 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 58–62 | ||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65–59 | 9 | 6 | 2–8 | 0–4 | 55–54 | ||
Division Total | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 436–395 | 37 | 31 | 10–40 | 4–34 | 388–425 |
Pacific | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60–58 | 11 | 6 | 1–8 | 3–9 | 69–71 | ||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41–67 | 4 | 0 | 2–10 | 0–6 | 59–58 | ||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52–48 | 7 | 1 | 0–8 | 0–9 | 53–51 | ||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73–62 | 4 | 4 | 1–5 | 1–9 | 64–62 | ||
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53–58 | 0 | 8 | 0–7 | 2–7 | 54–65 | ||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83–55 | 6 | 3 | 3–10 | 0–5 | 64–67 | ||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60–51 | 8 | 4 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 57–59 | ||
Division Total | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 422–399 | 40 | 26 | 8–51 | 8–50 | 420–433 | |
Conference Total | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 858–794 | 77 | 57 | 18–91 | 12–84 | 808–858 | |
NHL Total | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 2594–2401 | 221 | 210 | 49–254 | 42–277 | 2396–2487 |
Final[9]
width=18% | Player | width=22% class=unsortable | Injury | width=23% class=unsortable | Date | width=23% class=unsortable | Returned | width=14% class=unsortable | Games missed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Body | October 9, 2014[10] | November 8, 2014 | 10 games | ||||||
Lower Body | October 9, 2014[11] | November 1, 2014 | 10 games | ||||||
Thyroid Cancer | November 4, 2014[12] | November 15, 2014[13] | 6 games | ||||||
Illness | November 14, 2014 | November 15, 2014 | 1 game | ||||||
Blood Clot - Lung | November 18, 2014[14] | Remainder of season[15] | 65 games | ||||||
Lower Body, Mumps | November 26, 2014[16] [17] | December 29, 2014 | 16 games | ||||||
Lower Body | November 29, 2014[18] | December 8, 2014 | 5 games | ||||||
Foot | November 29, 2014 | December 2, 2014 | 2 games | ||||||
Foot | December 2, 2014[19] | December 18, 2014 | 8 games | ||||||
Leg | December 4, 2014 | January 13, 2015[20] | 18 games | ||||||
Upper Body | December 6, 2014[21] | December 8, 2014 | 2 games | ||||||
Shoulder Surgery, Mumps | December 8, 2014[22] [23] | – | 55 games | ||||||
Mumps | December 12, 2014[24] [25] | December 15, 2014 | 3 games | ||||||
Upper Body | December 13, 2014 | January 3, 2015 | 11 games | ||||||
Upper Body | December 15, 2014[26] | December 23, 2014 | 5 games | ||||||
Mumps Testing | December 18, 2014[27] | December 19, 2014 | 1 game | ||||||
Undisclosed | December 20, 2014[28] | December 29, 2014 | 5 games | ||||||
Lower Body | December 20, 2014 | December 29, 2014 | 5 games | ||||||
Undisclosed | December 20, 2014 | January 3, 2015 | 8 games | ||||||
Mumps | December 22, 2014[29] [30] | December 31, 2014 | 5 games | ||||||
Mumps | December 22, 2014 | December 27, 2014 | 3 games | ||||||
Mumps Testing | December 22, 2014 | December 23, 2014 | 2 games | ||||||
Upper Body | December 23, 2014 | February 11, 2015 | 20 games | ||||||
Lower Body | December 29, 2014[31] | January 27, 2015 | 11 games | ||||||
Illness | January 7, 2015[32] | January 10, 2015 | 1 game | ||||||
Illness | January 20, 2015[33] | January 27, 2015 | 2 games | ||||||
Concussion | January 21, 2015[34] | January 27, 2015 | 1 game | ||||||
Lower Body | January 21, 2015[35] | February 4, 2015[36] | 5 games | ||||||
Lower Body | January 27, 2015[37] | January 28, 2015 | 1 game | ||||||
Concussion | January 28, 2015[38] | February 25, 2015 | 12 games | ||||||
Concussion | March 1, 2015[39] | March 14, 2015 | 6 games | ||||||
Illness | March 14, 2015[40] | March 15, 2015 | 1 game | ||||||
Lower Body | March 14, 2015[41] | March 28, 2015[42] | 6 games | ||||||
Lower Body | March 15, 2015[43] | March 28, 2015 | 5 games | ||||||
Undisclosed | March 21, 2015 | March 24, 2015 | 1 game | ||||||
Concussion | March 24, 2015[44] | – | 9 games | ||||||
Illness | March 28, 2015 | March 29, 2015 | 1 game | ||||||
Concussion | March 28, 2015[45] | – | 7 games | ||||||
Undisclosed | April 1, 2015 | April 5, 2015 | 2 games | ||||||
Upper Body | April 4, 2015 | April 10, 2015 | 2 games | ||||||
Upper Body | April 7, 2015 | – | 2 games | ||||||
Total | 341 games |
See main article: 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the final Wild Card team.
|- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || April 16 || Pittsburgh || 1–2 || New York || || Fleury || 18,006 || 0–1 || Recap |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || April 18 || Pittsburgh || 4–3 || New York || || Fleury || 18,006 || 1–1 || Recap |- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || April 20 || New York || 2–1 || Pittsburgh || || Fleury || 18,645 || 1–2 || Recap |- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || April 22 || New York || 2–1 || Pittsburgh || OT || Fleury || 18,619 || 1–3 || Recap |- style="background:#fcf;"| 5 || April 24 || Pittsburgh || 1–2 || New York || OT || Fleury || 18,006 || 1–4 || Recap|-|- | Legend: = If needed = Win = Loss = Playoff series win
Final
width=16% | Player | width=30% class=unsortable | Injury | width=20% class=unsortable | Date | width=20% class=unsortable | Returned | width=14% class=unsortable | Games missed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blood Clot - Lung | From season | – | 5 games | ||||||
Upper Body - Shoulder | From season | – | 5 games | ||||||
Concussion | From season | – | 5 games | ||||||
Concussion | From season | – | 5 games | ||||||
Upper Body | From season | – | 5 games | ||||||
Upper Body | April 18, 2015 | – | 5 games | ||||||
Total | 28 games |
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 5 | 47 | ||
69 | 28 | 42 | 70 | -2 | 60 | ||
69 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 12 | 79 | ||
64 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 12 | 38 | ||
74 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 56 | ||
80 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 14 | ||
61 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 65 | ||
72 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 238 | ||
82 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -2 | 26 | ||
† | 43 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 42 | |
74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | ||
‡ | 59 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 64 | |
49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 26 | ||
49 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 16 | ||
16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | ||
82 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 17 | ||
† | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
† | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 7 | |
34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -11 | 4 | ||
70 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 44 | ||
‡ | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | |
‡ | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 68 | |
24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
† | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 8 | |
†‡ | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
‡ | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 60 | |
14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | ||
† | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -13 | 16 | |
†‡ | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 14 | ||
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 4 | ||
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Total | 217 | 382 | 599 | — | 1,093 |
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | ||
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | ||
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | ||
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 16 | 24 | — | 46 |
Player | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | 64 | 3776:59 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 146 | 2.32 | 1831 | 0.920 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
20 | 18 | 1159:37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 2.59 | 546 | 0.908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 36:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.63 | 17 | 0.941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 82 | 4973:21 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 197 | 2.38 | 2394 | 0.918 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Player | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 5 | 311:44 | 1 | 4 | -- | 11 | 2.12 | 150 | 0.927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 5 | 311:44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2.12 | 150 | 0.927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Award | Awarded | |
---|---|---|---|
NHL Third Star of the Week[51] | October 13, 2014 | ||
NHL Third Star of the Week[52] | November 3, 2014 | ||
NHL Second Star of the Month[53] | November 3, 2014 | ||
NHL Third Star of the Week[54] | December 22, 2014 | ||
NHL All-Star game selection[55] | January 10, 2015 | ||
NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | ||
NHL All-Star game replacement selection[56] | January 15, 2015 | ||
NHL Third Star of the Week[57] | March 2, 2015 |
Awarded week of April 5
Player | Award | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Baz Bastien Memorial Award | Presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association to the player who the local media of the PHWA want to acknowledge for his cooperation throughout the year. The award is presented in memory of the late Aldege "Baz" Bastien, Penguins general manager from 1976 to 1983. Sponsor: UPMC--> | ||
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: Trib Total Media | ||
A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Cup | Presented in memory of A.T. Caggiano, long-time Penguins’ locker room attendant & Booster Club supporter, the award is presented by Penguins Booster Club members, who vote for the three stars after every home game and tally votes at the end of the regular season.--> | ||
Rookie of the Year Award | Presented in memory of former Penguins forward Michel Briere to the player who makes a substantial contribution during his rookie season. Sponsor: Highmark | ||
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: American Eagle Outfitters | ||
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: Verizon Wireless | ||
Defensive Player of the Year | This award honors the defensive skills of an individual player on the team. Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management | ||
Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsor: CONSOL Energy |
Player | Milestone | Reached | |
---|---|---|---|
1st career NHL win (coach) | October 9, 2014 | ||
300th Career NHL Game | October 13, 2014 | ||
500th Career NHL Assist | October 18, 2014 | ||
400th Career NHL Point | October 25, 2014 | ||
700th Career NHL Game | October 28, 2014 | ||
400th Career NHL Assist | October 30, 2014 | ||
30th Career NHL Shutout | October 30, 2014 | ||
100th Career NHL Game | November 14, 2014 | ||
900th Career NHL Game | November 22, 2014 | ||
C. Adams | 100th Career NHL Assist | November 24, 2014 | |
M. Fleury | 300th Career NHL Win | November 24, 2014 | |
S. Crosby | 800th Career NHL Point | November 26, 2014 | |
1st Career NHL Game | December 2, 2014 | ||
C. Adams | 314th Consecutive Game | December 6, 2014 | |
100th Career NHL Assist | December 8, 2014 | ||
1st Career NHL Game | December 13, 2014 | ||
1st Career NHL Game | December 13, 2014 | ||
B. Rust | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | December 15, 2014 | |
1st Career NHL Goal | December 15, 2014 | ||
1st Career NHL Game | December 18, 2014 | ||
1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | December 20, 2014 | ||
D. Pouliot | 1st Career NHL Assist | December 22, 2014 | |
1st Career NHL Game | December 23, 2014 | ||
B. Rust | 1st Career NHL Assist | January 2, 2015 | |
N. Spaling | 100th Career NHL Point | January 2, 2015 | |
600th Career NHL Game | January 10, 2015 | ||
1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | January 12, 2015 | ||
500th Career NHL Point | January 20, 2015 | ||
Z. Sill | 1st Career NHL Goal | January 21, 2015 | |
200th Career NHL Assist | January 27, 2015 | ||
100th Career NHL Game | January 28, 2015 | ||
C. Kunitz | 700th Career NHL Game | January 30, 2015 | |
400th Career NHL Game | February 1, 2015 | ||
M. Fleury | 8th Shutout Game (Season) | February 6, 2015 | |
S. Crosby | 600th Career NHL Game | February 11, 2015 | |
700th Career NHL Game | March 1, 2015 | ||
E. Malkin | 700th Career NHL Point | March 12, 2015 | |
600th Career NHL Game | March 14, 2015 | ||
400th Career NHL Game | March 21, 2015 | ||
S. Crosby | 300th Career NHL Goal | April 1, 2015 | |
R. Scuderi | 100th Career NHL Point | April 10, 2015 |
Player | Milestone | Reached | |
---|---|---|---|
1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 | ||
1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 | ||
1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 16, 2015 | ||
1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 18, 2015 | ||
1st Career Playoff Game | April 20, 2015 | ||
100th Career Playoff Game | April 22, 2015 | ||
100th Career Playoff Game | April 24, 2015 |
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
June 27, 2014[58] | To Nashville Predators----James Neal | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Patric Hornqvist Nick Spaling | |
December 5, 2014[59] | To Arizona Coyotes----Philip Samuelsson | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Rob Klinkhammer conditional 5th-round pick in 2016 | |
January 2, 2015[60] | To Edmonton Oilers----Rob Klinkhammer 1st-round pick in 2015 (To NYI–#16–Mathew Barzal) | To Pittsburgh Penguins----David Perron | |
January 27, 2015[61] | To St. Louis Blues----Marcel Goc | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Maxim Lapierre | |
February 25, 2015[62] | To Toronto Maple Leafs----Zach Sill 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2015 (To EDM to OTT–#107–Christian Wolanin) | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Daniel Winnik | |
March 2, 2015[63] | To St. Louis Blues----Robert Bortuzzo 7th-round pick in 2016 | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Ian Cole | |
March 2, 2015[64] | To Anaheim Ducks----Simon Despres | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Ben Lovejoy |
Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jussi Jokinen[65] | July 1, 2014 | 4-year/$16 million | |||
Christian Ehrhoff[66] | July 1, 2014 | 1 year/$4 million | |||
Blake Comeau[67] | July 1, 2014 | 1 year/$700,000 | |||
Thomas Greiss[68] | July 1, 2014 | 1 year/$1 million | |||
Tanner Glass[69] | July 1, 2014 | 3-year/$4.35 million | |||
Brooks Orpik[70] | July 1, 2014 | 5-year/$27.5 million | |||
Deryk Engelland[71] | July 1, 2014 | 3-year/$8.7 million | |||
Matt Niskanen[72] | July 1, 2014 | 7-year/$40.25 million | |||
Taylor Chorney[73] | July 1, 2014 | 1 year/$550,000 | |||
Chris Conner[74] | July 1, 2014 | 1 year/$550,000 | |||
Harry Zolnierczyk[75] | July 1, 2014 | 1 year/$600,000 | |||
Joe Vitale[76] | July 1, 2014 | 3-year/$3.35 million | |||
Chuck Kobasew[77] | July 2, 2014 | 2 years | |||
Steve Downie[78] | July 2, 2014 | 1 year/$1 million | |||
Brian Gibbons[79] | July 4, 2014 | 1 year/$750,000 | |||
Lee Stempniak[80] | July 19, 2014 | 1 year/$900,000 | |||
Taylor Pyatt[81] | July 24, 2014 | 1 year | |||
Daniel Carcillo[82] | September 4, 2014 | Professional Tryout Contract | |||
September 28, 2014 | Minor league contract |
Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Arcobello[83] | January 14, 2015 | |||
Mark Arcobello[84] | February 11, 2015 |
Player | Date | Contract terms | |
---|---|---|---|
Nick Drazenovic[85] | July 1, 2014 | 1 year/$550,000 | |
Marcel Goc[86] | July 1, 2014 | 1 year/$1.2 million | |
Zach Sill[87] | July 3, 2014 | 1 year/$550,000 | |
Jayson Megna[88] | July 10, 2014 | 1 year/$874,125 | |
Philip Samuelsson[89] | July 10, 2014 | 1 year/$550,000 | |
Kasperi Kapanen[90] | July 11, 2014 | 3 years/$2.775 million | |
Bobby Farnham[91] | July 15, 2014 | 1 year/$550,000 | |
Simon Despres[92] | July 18, 2014 | 2 years/$1.8 million | |
Nick Spaling[93] | July 31, 2014 | 2 years/$4.4 million | |
Brandon Sutter[94] | August 5, 2014 | 2 years/$6.6 million | |
Marc-Andre Fleury[95] | November 5, 2014 | 4 years/$23 million contract extension |
Name | Date | Details | |
---|---|---|---|
Gary Agnew[96] | July 10, 2014 | Named as Assistant Coach | |
Mark Recchi[97] | July 18, 2014 | Named as Player Development Coach | |
Jacques Martin[98] | July 23, 2014 | Named as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations | |
Daniel Carcillo[99] | October 2, 2014 | Released | |
Jeff Zatkoff[100] | October 4, 2014 | Waived | |
Tomas Vokoun[101] | December 15, 2014 | Retirement |
See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks. The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[102]
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||||
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align=center | 1 | align=center | 22 | Kasperi Kapanen | RW | KalPa (SM-liiga) | ||
align=center | 4 | align=center | 113 | Sam Lafferty | C/LW | Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA) | ||
align=center | 5 | align=center | 145 | Anthony Angello | C | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | ||
align=center | 6 | align=center | 173 | Jaden Lindo | RW | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) | ||
align=center | 7 | align=center | 203 | Jeff Taylor | D | Union College (ECAC) |