2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference2nd Eastern
2016–17 record50–21–11
Home record31–6–4
Road record19–15–7
Goals for282
Goals against234
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsChris Kunitz
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Average attendance19,762 (110.2%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)WBS Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsSidney Crosby (44)
AssistsPhil Kessel (47)
PointsSidney Crosby (89)
Penalty minutesEvgeni Malkin (77)
Plus/minusJustin Schultz (+27)
WinsMatt Murray (32)
Goals against averageMatt Murray (2.41)

The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The Penguins would win the Stanley Cup championship in back to back years, defeating the Nashville Predators in the 2017 Finals after winning the Stanley Cup in 2016.

Off-season

On the first day of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they will officially change their uniform colors from Black and Vegas Gold, used from 2002 to 2003 through 2015–16, back to the Black and "Pittsburgh Gold" they have used as an alternate jersey for the past two season revealing a new Visitor jersey reflecting the same format used in the early 1990s.[3]

Pre-season

Game log

2016 Pre-season game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–1–0)[4]
# Date Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record
1 Sept 27 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (16,279) 0–1–0
2 Sept 28 8:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (20,195) 1–1–0
3 Sept 30 7:00 pm Chicago Blackhawks 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,084) 2–1–0
4 Oct 2 4:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (11,966) 3–1–0
5 Oct 5 7:00 pm Detroit Red Wings 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (17,848) 3–2–0
6 Oct 8 4:00 pm Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,258) 3–3–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Statistics

Final
Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com

Preseason statistics
Skaters
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Scott Wilson 5 2 3 5 1 4
Eric Fehr 4 0 3 3 4 2
Chris Kunitz 3 2 1 3 3 4
Kris Letang 2 2 0 2 2 0
Evgeni Malkin 2 1 1 2 –1 2
Garrett Wilson 4 2 0 2 1 24
Carter Rowney 5 2 0 2 2 0
Tom Kostopoulos 1 0 1 1 2 0
Olli Maatta 2 0 1 1 –1 2
Matt Cullen 2 0 1 1 –2 0
Trevor Daley 3 0 1 1 –1 0
Cameron Gaunce 2 0 1 1 2 0
Nick Bonino 3 0 1 1 –1 0
Conor Sheary 4 0 1 1 –2 0
David Warsofsky 3 0 1 1 0 0
Brian Dumoulin 4 0 1 1 4 0
Justin Schultz 5 0 1 1 1 2
Kevin Porter 4 0 1 1 1 0
Tom Kuhnhackl 5 1 0 1 0 2
Josh Archibald 4 0 1 1 1 0
Ian Cole 2 0 0 0 –1 0
Reid McNeill 1 0 0 0 –1 0
Ethan Prow 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sahir Gill 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Haggerty 1 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Hagelin 1 0 0 0 0 2
Adam Krause 1 0 0 0 0 0
Patric Hornqvist 2 0 0 0 –3 0
Phil Kessel 2 0 0 0 –2 2
Stuart Percy 2 0 0 0 –1 0
Chad Ruhwedel 2 0 0 0 0 2
Steve Oleksy 3 0 0 0 1 11
Tom Sestito 5 0 0 0 0 17
Jean-Sebastien Dea 4 0 0 0 0 4
Dominik Simon 4 0 0 0 –1 2
Derrick Pouliot 4 0 0 0 –1 4
Jake Guentzel 5 0 0 0 0 2
Goaltenders
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tristan Jarry 2 2 119:50 2 0 0 0 0.00 54 1.000 2 0 0 0
Marc-Andre Fleury 4 4 213:49 1 3 0 12 3.37 103 0.896 1 0 0 0
Casey DeSmith 1 0 18:10 0 0 0 1 3.30 5 0.800 0 0 0 0
Total 6 351:49 3 3 0 13 2.22 162 0.926 3 0 0 0

Regular season

Game log

2016–17 schedule[5]
October: 6–2–1 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–2–0), 13 Points
# Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
1 13 7:00 pm Washington Capitals 2–3 SO Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,630) 1–0–0 2
2 15 7:00 pm Anaheim Ducks 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,452) 2–0–0 4
3 17 7:00 pm Colorado Avalanche 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,431) 2–0–1 5
4 18 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,288) 2–1–1 5
5 20 7:00 pm San Jose Sharks 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,511) 3–1–1 7
6 22 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (17,113) 3–2–1 7
7 25 7:00 pm Florida Panthers 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,434) 4–2–1 9
8 27 7:00 pm New York Islanders 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,422) 5–2–1 11
9 29 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,927) 6–2–1 13
November: 7–5–2 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 4–3–2), 16 Points
# Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
10 2 10:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Anaheim Ducks Honda Center (15,543) 7–2–1 15
11 3 10:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18,230) 7–2–2 16
12 5 10:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose (17,562) 8–2–2 18
13 8 7:00 pm Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,576) 9–2–2 20
14 10 7:00 pm Minnesota Wild 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,458) 9–3–2 20
15 12 7:00 pm Toronto Maple Leafs 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,668) 10–3–2 22
16 16 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–7 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 10–4–2 22
17 18 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT New York Islanders Barclays Center (13,365) 11–4–2 24
18 19 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 SO Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,817) 11–4–3 25
19 21 7:00 pm New York Rangers 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,632) 11–5–3 25
20 23 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,006) 12–5–3 27
21 25 4:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (19,212) 12–6–3 27
22 26 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 3–4 SO Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,615) 13–6–3 29
23 30 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 New York Islanders Barclays Center (12,149) 13–7–3 29
December: 12–1–2 (Home: 9–0–1; Road: 3–1–1), 26 Points
# Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
24 1 7:00 pm Dallas Stars 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,420) 14–7–3 31
25 3 7:00 pm Detroit Red Wings 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,661) 15–7–3 33
26 5 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 5–8 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,414) 16–7–3 35
27 8 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (14,068) 17–7–3 37
28 10 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (19,092) 18–7–3 39
29 12 7:00 pm Arizona Coyotes 0–7 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,420) 19–7–3 41
30 14 7:30 pm Boston Bruins 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,415) 20–7–3 43
31 16 7:00 pm Los Angeles Kings 1–0 OT Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,544) 20–7–4 44
32 17 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,553) 20–7–5 45
33 20 7:00 pm New York Rangers 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,541) 21–7–5 47
34 22 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–7 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (19,115) 21–8–5 47
35 23 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,625) 22–8–5 49
36 27 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (16,514) 23–8–5 51
37 28 7:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,653) 24–8–5 53
38 31 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,633) 25–8–5 55
January: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–4–0), 12 Points
# Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
39 8 1:00 pm Tampa Bay Lightning 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,633) 26–8–5 57
40 11 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 26–9–5 57
41 12 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (17,769) 26–10–5 57
42 14 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (20,027) 26–11–5 57
43 16 7:00 pm Washington Capitals 7–8 OT Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,653) 27–11–5 59
44 18 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,288) 28–11–5 61
45 20 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (17,312) 29–11–5 63
46 22 3:00 pm Boston Bruins 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,506) 30–11–5 65
47 24 7:00 pm St. Louis Blues 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,563) 30–12–5 65
48 26 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 30–13–5 65
27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles Staples Center
49 31 7:00 pm Nashville Predators 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,455) 31–13–5 67
February: 7–2–3 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–1–2), 17 Points
# Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
50 3 7:00 pm Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,649) 32–13–5 69
51 4 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center (19,496) 33–13–5 71
52 7 7:00 pm Calgary Flames 3–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,556) 33–13–6 72
53 9 9:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center (16,777) 34–13–6 74
54 11 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena (15,879) 34–13–7 75
55 14 7:00 pm Vancouver Canucks 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,653) 35–13–7 77
56 16 7:00 pm Winnipeg Jets 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,638) 36–13–7 79
57 17 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (19,188) 36–13–8 80
58 19 3:00 pm Detroit Red Wings 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,664) 36–14–8 80
59 21 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (12,145) 37–14–8 82
60 25 8:00 pm Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Heinz Field (67,318) 38–14–8 84
61 28 8:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center (18,235) 38–15–8 84
March: 9–4–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 5–2–2), 21 Points
# Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
62 1 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (22,012) 38–16–8 84
63 3 7:00 pm Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,640) 39–16–8 86
64 5 5:00 pm Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,653) 40–16–8 88
65 8 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre (15,294) 41–16–8 90
66 10 9:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 SO Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place (18,347) 42–16–8 92
67 11 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena (18,865) 43–16–8 94
68 13 9:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 SO Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289) 43–16–9 95
69 15 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,514) 43–17–9 95
70 17 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,651) 44–17–9 97
71 19 1:00 pm Florida Panthers 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,653) 45–17–9 99
72 21 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,313) 46–17–9 101
73 23 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 SO Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (18,102) 46–17–10 102
74 24 7:00 pm New York Islanders 4–3 SO Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,659) 46–17–11 103
75 26 7:00 pm Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,654) 46–18–11 103
76 29 8:00 pm Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,657) 46–19–11 103
77 31 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 SO New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,006) 47–19–11 105
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–2–0), 6 Points
# Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
78 2 5:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,631) 48–19–11 107
79 4 7:00 pm Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,632) 49–19–11 109
80 6 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (14,012) 50–19–11 111
81 8 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,561) 50–20–11 111
82 9 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,006) 50–21–11 111
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Season standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 55 19 8 53 263 182 +81 118
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 50 21 11 46 282 234 +48 111
3 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 50 24 8 47 249 195 +54 108
4 x – New York Rangers 82 48 28 6 45 256 220 +36 102
5 New York Islanders 82 41 29 12 39 241 242 −1 94
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 39 33 10 32 219 236 −17 88
7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 31 15 33 215 236 −21 87
8 New Jersey Devils 82 28 40 14 25 183 244 −61 70
Source: National Hockey League[6]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Detailed records

Final[7]

Eastern Conference
Atlantic GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Boston Bruins 3 2 1 0 96–126 12 8 4–10 1–13 87–118
Buffalo Sabres 3 2 0 1 127–112 8 5 3–10 1–10 97–102
Detroit Red Wings 3 1 2 0 94–89 10 14 1–11 1–11 86–102
Florida Panthers 3 3 0 0 80–72 12 3 1–9 2–11 77–85
Montreal Canadiens 3 2 1 0 103–92 8 8 1–15 1–9 99–116
Ottawa Senators 3 1 1 1 111–97 10 10 1–10 6–12 91–103
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 3 0 0 112–82 15 7 6–11 3–11 97–85
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 1 1 1 101–115 8 8 3–9 1–9 79–86
Division Total 24 15 6 3 824–785 83 63 20–84 16–85 713–797
Metropolitan GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Carolina Hurricanes 4 4 0 0 115–139 16 6 4–9 2–11 109–137
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 2 1 1 125–137 10 13 1–8 1–8 95–135
New Jersey Devils 5 5 0 0 188–151 25 14 5–17 4–18 170–175
New York Islanders 4 2 1 1 144–135 13 12 3–14 2–13 128–127
New York Rangers 5 3 2 0 175–139 20 14 3–13 3–10 149–165
Philadelphia Flyers 4 2 2 0 106–141 11 16 3–11 3–12 102–143
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals 4 2 2 0 125–138 13 21 4–13 5–19 122–162
Division Total 30 20 8 2 978–980 108 96 23–95 20–91 841–1006
Conference Total 54 35 14 5 1802–1765 191 159 43–170 35–177 1588–1841
Western Conference
Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Chicago Blackhawks 2 0 2 0 69–65 2 9 0–2 0–5 56–48
Colorado Avalanche 2 1 0 1 61–59 7 5 3–8 3–9 66–54
Dallas Stars 2 1 1 0 60–67 8 5 1–6 1–4 69–55
Minnesota Wild 2 0 2 0 77–80 4 10 2–7 4–7 63–63
Nashville Predators 2 1 1 0 73–69 5 7 1–5 2–6 68–71
St. Louis Blues 2 1 1 0 65–51 4 4 0–11 1–4 61–65
Winnipeg Jets 2 2 0 0 71–82 11 7 4–7 0–9 65–71
Division Total 14 6 7 1 476–473 41 47 11–46 11–44 448–427
Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Anaheim Ducks 2 2 0 0 79–69 8 3 2–6 2–6 53–72
Arizona Coyotes 2 1 0 1 65–57 10 4 2–11 1–7 71–54
Calgary Flames 2 0 0 2 68–60 5 5 1–6 1–7 68–56
Edmonton Oilers 2 2 0 0 63–70 6 5 0–5 1–4 39–65
Los Angeles Kings 2 0 0 2 62–55 2 4 0–7 0–4 60–70
San Jose Sharks 2 2 0 0 45–66 8 2 1–6 0–8 58–68
Vancouver Canucks 2 2 0 0 90–56 7 0 0–5 0–2 66–49
Division Total 14 9 0 5 472–433 46 23 6–46 5–38 405–434
Conference Total 28 15 7 6 948–906 87 70 17–92 15–81 863–861
NHL Total 82 50 21 11 2750–2672 278 229 58–262 52–259 2472–2702

Playoffs

Main article: 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
Bryan Rust scores the series-winning goal against the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round

Game log

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Columbus Blue Jackets: Penguins won 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap
1 April 12 Columbus 1–3 Pittsburgh Fleury 18,563 1–0 Recap
2 April 14 Columbus 1–4 Pittsburgh Fleury 18,622 2–0 Recap
3 April 16 Pittsburgh 5–4 Columbus OT Fleury 19,092 3–0 Recap
4 April 18 Pittsburgh 4–5 Columbus Fleury 19,093 3–1 Recap
5 April 20 Columbus 2–5 Pittsburgh Fleury 18,585 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Penguins won 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap
1 April 27 Pittsburgh 3–2 Washington Fleury 18,506 1–0 Recap
2 April 29 Pittsburgh 6–2 Washington Fleury 18,506 2–0 Recap
3 May 1 Washington 3–2 Pittsburgh OT Fleury 18,625 2–1 Recap
4 May 3 Washington 2–3 Pittsburgh Fleury 18,617 3–1 Recap
5 May 6 Pittsburgh 2–4 Washington Fleury 18,506 3–2 Recap
6 May 8 Washington 5–2 Pittsburgh Fleury 18,594 3–3 Recap
7 May 10 Pittsburgh 2–0 Washington Fleury 18,506 4–3 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (A2) Ottawa Senators: Penguins won 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap
1 May 13 Ottawa 2–1 Pittsburgh OT Fleury 18,614 0–1 Recap
2 May 15 Ottawa 0–1 Pittsburgh Fleury 18,610 1–1 Recap
3 May 17 Pittsburgh 1–5 Ottawa Fleury 18,615 1–2 Recap
4 May 19 Pittsburgh 3–2 Ottawa Murray 19,145 2–2 Recap
5 May 21 Ottawa 0–7 Pittsburgh Murray 18,635 3–2 Recap
6 May 23 Pittsburgh 1–2 Ottawa Murray 18,111 3–3 Recap
7 May 25 Ottawa 2–3 Pittsburgh 2OT Murray 18,604 4–3 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Penguins won 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap
1 May 29 Nashville 3–5 Pittsburgh Murray 18,618 1–0 Recap
2 May 31 Nashville 1–4 Pittsburgh Murray 18,643 2–0 Recap
3 June 3 Pittsburgh 1–5 Nashville Murray 17,283 2–1 Recap
4 June 5 Pittsburgh 1–4 Nashville Murray 17,260 2–2 Recap
5 June 8 Nashville 0–6 Pittsburgh Murray 18,605 3–2 Recap
6 June 11 Pittsburgh 2–0 Nashville Murray 17,271 4–2 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[10]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray 49 47 2765:48 32 10 4 111 2.41 1450 0.923 4 0 2 0
Marc-Andre Fleury 38 34 2125:15 18 10 7 107 3.02 1181 0.909 1 0 0 6
Mike Condon‡ 1 0 20:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 1.000 0 0 0 0
Tristan Jarry 1 1 58:45 0 1 0 3 3.06 25 0.880 0 0 0 0
Total 82 4969:48 50 21 11 221 2.67 2663 0.917 5 0 2 6
Playoffs[11]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury 15 15 866:31 9 6 -- 37 2.56 490 0.924 2 0 0 0
Matt Murray 11 10 668:55 7 3 -- 19 1.70 303 0.937 3 0 0 0
Total 25 1535:26 16 9 0 56 2.19 793 0.929 5 0 0 0

†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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

Trades

June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)[16] To New Jersey Devils

Beau Bennett

To Pittsburgh Penguins

2016 third-round pick

November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02)[17] To Ottawa Senators

Mike Condon

To Pittsburgh Penguins

2017 fifth-round pick

November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19)[18] To St. Louis Blues

Reid McNeill

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Danny Kristo

February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23)[19] To Carolina Hurricanes

Danny Kristo
2017 second-round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Ron Hainsey[Note 1]

March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)[20] To Toronto Maple Leafs

Eric Fehr
Steven Oleksy
2017 fourth-round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Frank Corrado

March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)[21] To Tampa Bay Lightning

2018 fourth-round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Mark Streit[Note 2]

Notes
  • Note 1 Carolina to retain 50% ($1.25 million) of salary as part of trade.
  • Note 2 Tampa Bay to retain 50% ($2.50 million) of salary as part of trade.

Free agents

Player Acquired from Lost to Date Contract terms
Matthias Plachta[22] Adler Mannheim June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) N/A
Stuart Percy[23] Toronto Maple Leafs July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 1 year/$575,000
David Warsofsky[24] New Jersey Devils July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 1 year/$575,000
Ben Lovejoy[25] New Jersey Devils July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 3 years/$7.98 million
Cameron Gaunce[26] Florida Panthers July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 1 year/$575,000
Chad Ruhwedel[27] Buffalo Sabres July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 1 year/$575,000
Jeff Zatkoff[28] Los Angeles Kings July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 2 years/$1.80 million
Will O'Neill[29] Philadelphia Flyers July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 2 years/$1.225 million
Garrett Wilson[30] Florida Panthers July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07) 1 year/$575,000
Kael Mouillierat[31] Luleå HF July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21) 1 year
James Melindy[32] Wichita Thunder August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) 1 year
Thomas Di Pauli[33] University of Notre Dame August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) 2 years/$1.85 million[b]
Harrison Ruopp[34] Allen Americans September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28) 1 year
Tyler Biggs[35] Kalamazoo Wings October 19, 2016 (2016-10-19) 1 year
Zach Aston-Reese[36] Northeastern University March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) 2 years/$1.85 million[b]

Waivers

Player Claimed from Lost to Date
Mike Condon[37] Montreal Canadiens October 11, 2016

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Tom Sestito[38] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 1 year/$575,000[a]
Steven Oleksy[39] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 1 year/$575,000[a]
Justin Schultz[40] July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13) 1 year/$1.4 million
Matt Cullen[41] August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17) 1 year/$1 million
Jeff Taylor[42] March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27) 2 years/$1.85 million[b]
Filip Gustavsson[43] June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16) 3 years/$2.775 million[b]

Other

Name Date Details
Jim Rutherford[44] July 1, 2016 3 years contract extension
Jacques Martin[45] July 1, 2016 2 years contract extension
Mike Sullivan[46] December 26, 2016 3 years contract extension

Notes

  • a – Two-way contract
  • b – Entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.[47]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 55[a] Filip Gustavsson G  Sweden Lulea HF (SHL)
2 61[b] Kasper Bjorkqvist RW  Finland Espoo Blues (Liiga)
3 77[c] Connor Hall D  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
4 121 Ryan Jones D  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 151 Niclas Almari D  Finland Jokerit-jr. (FIN-jr.)
6 181 Joseph Masonius D  United States Connecticut Huskies (NCAA)
Draft notes[48]

References

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