League: | NHL |
Season: | 2019–20 |
Year: | 2019 |
Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Division: | Metropolitan |
Divisionrank: | 3rd |
Conference: | Eastern |
Conferencerank: | 5th |
Record: | 40–23–6 |
Homerecord: | 23–8–4 |
Roadrecord: | 17–15–2 |
Goalsfor: | 224 |
Goalsagainst: | 196 |
Generalmanager: | Jim Rutherford |
Coach: | Mike Sullivan |
Captain: | Sidney Crosby |
Altcaptain: | Kris Letang Evgeni Malkin |
Arena: | PPG Paints Arena |
Attendance: | 18,537[1] |
Minorleague: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Bryan Rust (27) |
Assistsleader: | Evgeni Malkin (49) |
Pointsleader: | Evgeni Malkin (74) |
Plusminusleader: | Brian Dumoulin John Marino (+17) |
Pimleader: | Evgeni Malkin (58) |
Winsleader: | Tristan Jarry Matt Murray (20) |
Gaaleader: | Tristan 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.
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]
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[7] |- style="background:#ffc;"| 1 || September 16 || Pittsburgh || 4–5 || Buffalo || Pegula Ice Arena || 5,497 || 0–0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || September 19 || Columbus || 1–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 15,649 || 1–0–1|- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || September 21 || Pittsburgh || 1–3 || Columbus || Nationwide Arena || 13,637 || 1–1–1|- style="background:#ffc;"| 4 || September 22 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || Detroit || Little Caesars Arena || 16,093 || 1–1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || September 25 || Detroit || 2–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 15,112 || 2–1–2|- style="background:#ffc;"| 6 || September 28 || Buffalo || 3–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,325 || 2–1–3|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[8] |- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || October 3 || Buffalo || 3–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,616 || 0–1–0 || 0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || October 5 || Columbus || 2–7 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,595 || 1–1–0 || 2 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || October 8 || Winnipeg || 4–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,420 || 1–2–0 || 2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || October 10 || Anaheim || 1–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,414 || 2–2–0 || 4 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || October 12 || Pittsburgh || 7–4 || Minnesota || Xcel Energy Center || 19,157 || 3–2–0 || 6 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || October 13 || Pittsburgh || 7–2 || Winnipeg || Bell MTS Place || 15,325 || 4–2–0 || 8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || October 16 || Colorado || 2–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,458 || 5–2–0 || 10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || October 18 || Dallas || 2–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,482 || 6–2–0 || 12|- style="background:#fcf;"| 9 || October 19 || Vegas || 3–0 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 19,610 || 6–3–0 || 12|- style="background:#fcf;"| 10 || October 22 || Pittsburgh || 2–4 || Florida || BB&T Center || 12,738 || 6–4–0 || 12|- style="background:#fcf;"| 11 || October 23 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || Tampa Bay || Amalie Arena || 19,092 || 6–5–0 || 12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12 || October 26 || Pittsburgh || 3–0 || Dallas || American Airlines Center || 18,532 || 7–5–0 || 14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || October 29 || Philadelphia || 1–7 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,560 || 8–5–0 || 16 |-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 14 || November 2 || Edmonton || 2–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,618 || 8–5–1 || 17|- style="background:#fcf;"| 15 || November 4 || Pittsburgh || 4–6 || Boston || TD Garden || 17,193 || 8–6–1 || 17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || November 7 || Pittsburgh || 4–3 || NY Islanders || Barclays Center || 12,613 || 9–6–1 || 19 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 17 || November 9 || Chicago || 2–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,653 || 10–6–1 || 21 |- style="background:#ffc;"| 18 || November 12 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || NY Rangers || Madison Square Garden || 16,904 || 10–6–2 || 22|- style="background:#fcf;"| 19 || November 15 || Pittsburgh || 1–2 || New Jersey || Prudential Center || 16,514 || 10–7–2 || 22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || November 16 || Toronto || 1–6 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,587 || 11–7–2 || 24|- style="background:#ffc;"| 21 || November 19 || NY Islanders || 5–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,411 || 11–7–3 || 25|- style="background:#ffc;"| 22 || November 21 || Pittsburgh || 3–4 || NY Islanders || Barclays Center || 13,212 || 11–7–4 || 26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23 || November 22 || New Jersey || 1–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,420 || 12–7–4 || 28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || November 25 || Calgary || 2–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,437 || 13–7–4 || 30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || November 27 || Vancouver || 6–8 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,465 || 14–7–4 || 32|- style="background:#fcf;"| 26 || November 29 || Pittsburgh || 2–5 || Columbus || Nationwide Arena || 17,402 || 14–8–4 || 32|- style="background:#fcf;"| 27 || November 30 || Pittsburgh || 2–5 || St. Louis || Enterprise Center || 18,096 || 14–9–4 || 32|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || December 4 || St. Louis || 0–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,411 || 15–9–4 || 34|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || December 6 || Arizona || 0–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,432 || 16–9–4 || 36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30 || December 7 || Pittsburgh || 5–3 || Detroit || Little Caesars Arena || 19,515 || 17–9–4 || 38 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 31 || December 10 || Montreal || 4–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,422 || 17–10–4 || 38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || December 12 || Columbus || 0–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,415 || 18–10–4 || 40|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || December 14 || Los Angeles || 4–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,581 || 19–10–4 || 42 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || December 17 || Pittsburgh || 4–1 || Calgary || Scotiabank Saddledome || 18,412 || 20–10–4 || 44|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || December 20 || Pittsburgh || 5–2 || Edmonton || Rogers Place || 18,347 || 21–10–4 || 46|- style="background:#fcf;"| 36 || December 21 || Pittsburgh || 1–4 || Vancouver || Rogers Arena || 18,285 || 21–11–4 || 46|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37 || December 27 || Pittsburgh || 5–2 || Nashville || Bridgestone Arena || 17,849 || 22–11–4 || 48|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || December 28 || Nashville || 4–6 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,628 || 23–11–4 || 50|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || December 30 || Ottawa || 2–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,653 || 24–11–4 || 52|-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 40 || January 2 || San Jose || 3–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,620 || 24–11–5 || 53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || January 4 || Pittsburgh || 3–2 || Montreal || Bell Centre || 21,302 || 25–11–5 || 55 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 42 || January 5 || Florida || 4–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,564 || 25–12–5 || 55 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 43 || January 7 || Pittsburgh || 4–3 || Vegas || T-Mobile Arena || 18,298 || 26–12–5 || 57|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || January 10 || Pittsburgh || 4–3 || Colorado || Pepsi Center || 18,132 || 27–12–5 || 59|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45 || January 12 || Pittsburgh || 4–3 || Arizona || Gila River Arena || 13,755 || 28–12–5 || 61|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || January 14 || Minnesota || 3–7 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,545 || 29–12–5 || 63|- style="background:#fcf;"| 47 || January 16 || Pittsburgh || 1–4 || Boston || TD Garden || 17,850 || 29–13–5 || 63|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || January 17 || Pittsburgh || 2–1 || Detroit || Little Caesars Arena || 19,515 || 30–13–5 || 65|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || January 19 || Boston || 3–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,655 || 31–13–5 || 67|- style="background:#fcf;"| 50 || January 21 || Pittsburgh || 0–3 || Philadelphia || Wells Fargo Center || 19,120 || 31–14–5 || 67 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || January 31 || Philadelphia || 3–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,647 || 32–14–5 || 69|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || February 2 || Pittsburgh || 4–3 || Washington || Capital One Arena || 18,573 || 33–14–5 || 71|- style="background:#fcf;"| 53 || February 6 || Pittsburgh || 2–4 || Tampa Bay || Amalie Arena || 19,092 || 33–15–5 || 71 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || February 8 || Pittsburgh || 3–2 || Florida || BB&T Center || 17,773 || 34–15–5 || 73|- style="background:#ffc;"| 55 || February 11 || Tampa Bay || 2–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,445 || 34–15–6 || 74|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || February 14 || Montreal || 1–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,650 || 35–15–6 || 76|- style="background:#cfc;"| 57 || February 16 || Detroit || 1–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,654 || 36–15–6 || 78 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 58 || February 18 || Toronto || 2–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,466 || 37–15–6 || 80 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 59 || February 20 || Pittsburgh || 0–4 || Toronto || Scotiabank Arena || 19,386 || 37–16–6 || 80|- style="background:#fcf;"| 60 || February 22 || Buffalo || 5–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,620 || 37–17–6 || 80|- style="background:#fcf;"| 61 || February 23 || Pittsburgh || 3–5 || Washington || Capital One Arena || 18,573 || 37–18–6 || 80|- style="background:#fcf;"| 62 || February 26 || Pittsburgh || 1–2 || Los Angeles || Staples Center || 16,898 || 37–19–6 || 80|- style="background:#fcf;"| 63 || February 28 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || Anaheim || Honda Center || 16,588 || 37–20–6 || 80|- style="background:#fcf;"| 64 || February 29 || Pittsburgh || 0–5 || San Jose || SAP Center || 17,562 || 37–21–6 || 80|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || March 3 || Ottawa || 3–7 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,455 || 38–21–6 || 82|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66 || March 5 || Pittsburgh || 4–2 || Buffalo || KeyBank Center || 18,236 || 39–21–6 || 84|- style="background:#fcf;"| 67 || March 7 || Washington || 5–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,656 || 39–22–6 || 84|- style="background:#fcf;"| 68 || March 8 || Carolina || 6–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,548 || 39–23–6 || 84|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || March 10 || Pittsburgh || 5–2 || New Jersey || Prudential Center || 13,473 || 40–23–6 || 86|-|- style="background:#;"| 70 || March 12 || Pittsburgh || Columbus || Nationwide Arena|- style="background:#;"| 71 || March 14 || Pittsburgh || Carolina || PNC Arena|- style="background:#;"| 72 || March 15 || NY Islanders || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena|- style="background:#;"| 73 || March 18 || Pittsburgh || NY Rangers || Madison Square Garden|- style="background:#;"| 74 || March 20 || NY Rangers || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena|- style="background:#;"| 75 || March 22 || Washington || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena|- style="background:#;"| 76 || March 24 || Carolina || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena|- style="background:#;"| 77 || March 25 || Pittsburgh || Chicago || United Center|- style="background:#;"| 78 || March 28 || Pittsburgh || Carolina || PNC Arena|- style="background:#;"| 79 || March 29 || Pittsburgh || Philadelphia || Wells Fargo Center|- style="background:#;"| 80 || March 31 || New Jersey || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena|- style="background:#;"| 81 || April 2 || NY Rangers || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena|- style="background:#;"| 82 || April 4 || Pittsburgh || Ottawa || Canadian Tire Centre|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss
See main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Penguins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens in the qualifying round in four games.[9] |- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || August 1 || Montreal || 3–2 || Pittsburgh || OT || Murray || 0–1 || Recap|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || August 3 || Montreal || 1–3 || Pittsburgh || || Murray || 1–1 || Recap|- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || August 5 || Pittsburgh || 3–4 || Montreal || || Murray || 1–2 || Recap|- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || August 7 || Pittsburgh || 0–2 || Montreal || || Jarry || 1–3 || Recap|-|-| Legend: = Win = Loss
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 7 | 58 | ||
55 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 14 | 30 | ||
41 | 16 | 31 | 47 | -8 | 15 | ||
61 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 38 | ||
39 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 14 | ||
66 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 17 | ||
52 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 36 | ||
‡ | 50 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 8 | |
56 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 20 | ||
68 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -1 | 16 | ||
69 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 25 | ||
64 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 12 | ||
69 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 35 | ||
‡ | 45 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 10 | |
50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 23 | ||
57 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 28 | ||
† | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 2 | |
46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 6 | ||
67 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 26 | ||
28 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 10 | ||
36 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||
41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | ||
21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 10 | ||
† | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | |
† | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | ||
‡ | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
‡ | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | ||
† | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10 | ||
Total | 221 | 373 | 594 | — | 501 |
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | ||
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 15 | 23 | — | 24 |
Player | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | 31 | 1926:29 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 78 | 2.43 | 985 | 0.921 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
38 | 38 | 2237:30 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 107 | 2.87 | 1055 | 0.899 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Total | 69 | 4163:59 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 185 | 2.67 | 2040 | 0.909 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Player | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 192:07 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 | 93 | 0.914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 1 | 58:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.02 | 21 | 0.952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 4 | 250:53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2.16 | 114 | 0.921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.
Date | Details | ||
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[14] | To Arizona Coyotes Phil Kessel Dane Birks 4th-round pick in 2021 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Galchenyuk Pierre-Olivier Joseph | |
[15] | To Anaheim Ducks Erik Gudbranson | To Pittsburgh Penguins Andreas Martinsen 7th-round pick in 2021 | |
[16] | To Minnesota Wild Alex Galchenyuk Calen Addison Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Jason Zucker | |
[17] | To San Jose Sharks Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020. | To Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick Marleau | |
[18] | To Buffalo Sabres Dominik Kahun | To Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary Evan Rodrigues | |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Kasperi Kapanen Pontus Åberg Jesper Lindgren | To Toronto Maple Leafs David Warsofsky Evan Rodrigues Filip Hållander 1st-round pick in 2020 | ||
To Minnesota Wild Nick Bjugstad* | To Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional 7th-round pick in 2021 | ||
To Florida Panthers Patric Hörnqvist | To Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Matheson Colton Sceviour |
Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Tanev[19] | 6-years for $21 million | ||||
Andrew Agozzino[20] | 2-years for $1.4 million | ||||
David Warsofsky[21] | 2-years for $1.4 million |
Player | Date | Contract terms | |
---|---|---|---|
Kevin Czuczman[23] | June 26, 2019 | 2-years for $700,000 | |
June 26, 2019 | 2-years for $700,000 | ||
Joseph Blandisi[24] | July 3, 2019 | 1-year for $700,000 | |
Adam Johnson[25] | July 3, 2019 | 1-year for $700,000 | |
Teddy Blueger[26] | July 16, 2019 | 2-years for $1.5 million | |
Zach Aston-Reese[27] | July 22, 2019 | 2-years for $2 million | |
John Marino[28] | August 8, 2019 | Entry-level contract | |
Marcus Pettersson[29] | January 28, 2020 | 5-years for $20,125,875 |
See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins 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) | ||
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1 | 21 | Samuel Poulin | RW | Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) | ||
3 | 74 | Nathan Legare | RW | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) | ||
5 | 145 | Judd Caulfield | RW | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | ||
7 | 203 | Valtteri Puustinen | RW | HPK (Liiga) | ||
7 | 211 | Santeri Airola | D | SaiPa U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) |