2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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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 53rd season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] This season saw the team try to extend their playoffs streak to 14 seasons.

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of 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. These events loomed large as the modified playoff format cost the Penguins of being amongst the top four teams in the conference of having a bye directly into the first round. When the Penguins returned to play as the fifth-seed, they were upset in four games 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)
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record
1 September 16 Pittsburgh 4–5 OT Buffalo Pegula Ice Arena 5,497 0–0–1
2 September 19 Columbus 1–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 15,649 1–0–1
3 September 21 Pittsburgh 1–3 Columbus Nationwide Arena 13,637 1–1–1
4 September 22 Pittsburgh 2–3 OT Detroit Little Caesars Arena 16,093 1–1–2
5 September 25 Detroit 2–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 15,112 2–1–2
6 September 28 Buffalo 3–2 SO Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,325 2–1–3
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)
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points
1 October 3 Buffalo 3–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,616 0–1–0 0
2 October 5 Columbus 2–7 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,595 1–1–0 2
3 October 8 Winnipeg 4–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,420 1–2–0 2
4 October 10 Anaheim 1–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,414 2–2–0 4
5 October 12 Pittsburgh 7–4 Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 19,157 3–2–0 6
6 October 13 Pittsburgh 7–2 Winnipeg Bell MTS Place 15,325 4–2–0 8
7 October 16 Colorado 2–3 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,458 5–2–0 10
8 October 18 Dallas 2–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,482 6–2–0 12
9 October 19 Vegas 3–0 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 19,610 6–3–0 12
10 October 22 Pittsburgh 2–4 Florida BB&T Center 12,738 6–4–0 12
11 October 23 Pittsburgh 2–3 Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 19,092 6–5–0 12
12 October 26 Pittsburgh 3–0 Dallas American Airlines Center 18,532 7–5–0 14
13 October 29 Philadelphia 1–7 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,560 8–5–0 16
November: 6–4–4 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 1–4–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points
14 November 2 Edmonton 2–1 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,618 8–5–1 17
15 November 4 Pittsburgh 4–6 Boston TD Garden 17,193 8–6–1 17
16 November 7 Pittsburgh 4–3 OT NY Islanders Barclays Center 12,613 9–6–1 19
17 November 9 Chicago 2–3 SO Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,653 10–6–1 21
18 November 12 Pittsburgh 2–3 OT NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 16,904 10–6–2 22
19 November 15 Pittsburgh 1–2 New Jersey Prudential Center 16,514 10–7–2 22
20 November 16 Toronto 1–6 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,587 11–7–2 24
21 November 19 NY Islanders 5–4 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,411 11–7–3 25
22 November 21 Pittsburgh 3–4 OT NY Islanders Barclays Center 13,212 11–7–4 26
23 November 22 New Jersey 1–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,420 12–7–4 28
24 November 25 Calgary 2–3 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,437 13–7–4 30
25 November 27 Vancouver 6–8 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,465 14–7–4 32
26 November 29 Pittsburgh 2–5 Columbus Nationwide Arena 17,402 14–8–4 32
27 November 30 Pittsburgh 2–5 St. Louis Enterprise Center 18,096 14–9–4 32
December: 10–2–0 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points
28 December 4 St. Louis 0–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,411 15–9–4 34
29 December 6 Arizona 0–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,432 16–9–4 36
30 December 7 Pittsburgh 5–3 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 19,515 17–9–4 38
31 December 10 Montreal 4–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,422 17–10–4 38
32 December 12 Columbus 0–1 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,415 18–10–4 40
33 December 14 Los Angeles 4–5 SO Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,581 19–10–4 42
34 December 17 Pittsburgh 4–1 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 18,412 20–10–4 44
35 December 20 Pittsburgh 5–2 Edmonton Rogers Place 18,347 21–10–4 46
36 December 21 Pittsburgh 1–4 Vancouver Rogers Arena 18,285 21–11–4 46
37 December 27 Pittsburgh 5–2 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 17,849 22–11–4 48
38 December 28 Nashville 4–6 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,628 23–11–4 50
39 December 30 Ottawa 2–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,653 24–11–4 52
January: 8–3–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points
40 January 2 San Jose 3–2 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,620 24–11–5 53
41 January 4 Pittsburgh 3–2 OT Montreal Bell Centre 21,302 25–11–5 55
42 January 5 Florida 4–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,564 25–12–5 55
43 January 7 Pittsburgh 4–3 Vegas T-Mobile Arena 18,298 26–12–5 57
44 January 10 Pittsburgh 4–3 OT Colorado Pepsi Center 18,132 27–12–5 59
45 January 12 Pittsburgh 4–3 SO Arizona Gila River Arena 13,755 28–12–5 61
46 January 14 Minnesota 3–7 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,545 29–12–5 63
47 January 16 Pittsburgh 1–4 Boston TD Garden 17,850 29–13–5 63
48 January 17 Pittsburgh 2–1 OT Detroit Little Caesars Arena 19,515 30–13–5 65
49 January 19 Boston 3–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,655 31–13–5 67
50 January 21 Pittsburgh 0–3 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 19,120 31–14–5 67
51 January 31 Philadelphia 3–4 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,647 32–14–5 69
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–6–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points
52 February 2 Pittsburgh 4–3 Washington Capital One Arena 18,573 33–14–5 71
53 February 6 Pittsburgh 2–4 Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 19,092 33–15–5 71
54 February 8 Pittsburgh 3–2 Florida BB&T Center 17,773 34–15–5 73
55 February 11 Tampa Bay 2–1 OT Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,445 34–15–6 74
56 February 14 Montreal 1–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,650 35–15–6 76
57 February 16 Detroit 1–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,654 36–15–6 78
58 February 18 Toronto 2–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,466 37–15–6 80
59 February 20 Pittsburgh 0–4 Toronto Scotiabank Arena 19,386 37–16–6 80
60 February 22 Buffalo 5–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,620 37–17–6 80
61 February 23 Pittsburgh 3–5 Washington Capital One Arena 18,573 37–18–6 80
62 February 26 Pittsburgh 1–2 Los Angeles Staples Center 16,898 37–19–6 80
63 February 28 Pittsburgh 2–3 Anaheim Honda Center 16,588 37–20–6 80
64 February 29 Pittsburgh 0–5 San Jose SAP Center 17,562 37–21–6 80
March: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Attendance Record Points
65 March 3 Ottawa 3–7 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,455 38–21–6 82
66 March 5 Pittsburgh 4–2 Buffalo KeyBank Center 18,236 39–21–6 84
67 March 7 Washington 5–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,656 39–22–6 84
68 March 8 Carolina 6–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,548 39–23–6 84
69 March 10 Pittsburgh 5–2 New Jersey Prudential Center 13,473 40–23–6 86
Cancelled games
# Date Visitor Home Location
70 March 12 Pittsburgh Columbus Nationwide Arena
71 March 14 Pittsburgh Carolina PNC Arena
72 March 15 NY Islanders Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
73 March 18 Pittsburgh NY Rangers Madison Square Garden
74 March 20 NY Rangers Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
75 March 22 Washington Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
76 March 24 Carolina Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
77 March 25 Pittsburgh Chicago United Center
78 March 28 Pittsburgh Carolina PNC Arena
79 March 29 Pittsburgh Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
80 March 31 New Jersey Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
81 April 2 NY Rangers Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
82 April 4 Pittsburgh Ottawa Canadian 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
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap
1 August 1 Montreal 3–2 Pittsburgh OT Murray 0–1 Recap
2 August 3 Montreal 1–3 Pittsburgh Murray 1–1 Recap
3 August 5 Pittsburgh 3–4 Montreal Murray 1–2 Recap
4 August 7 Pittsburgh 0–2 Montreal Jarry 1–3 Recap
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 Jarry 33 31 1,926:29 20 12 1 78 2.43 985 .921 3 0 0 0
Matt Murray 38 38 2,237:30 20 11 5 107 2.87 1,055 .899 1 0 1 2
Playoffs[16]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray 3 3 192:07 1 2 8 2.50 93 .914 0 0 0 0
Tristan Jarry 1 1 58:46 0 1 1 1.02 21 .952 0 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.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


Transactions[]

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

Trades[]

Date Details
June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)[17] To Arizona Coyotes
Phil Kessel

4th-round pick in 2021
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Galchenyuk
Pierre-Olivier Joseph
October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)[18] To Anaheim Ducks
Erik Gudbranson
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Andreas Martinsen
7th-round pick in 2021
February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)[19] To Minnesota Wild
Alex Galchenyuk
Calen Addison
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jason Zucker
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)[20] To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020.[a]
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Patrick Marleau
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)[21] To Buffalo Sabres
Dominik Kahun
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Conor Sheary
Evan Rodrigues
August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25) 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 (2020-09-11) To Minnesota Wild
Nick Bjugstad*
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2021
September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24) 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 Jets July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) 6-years for $21 million
Andrew Agozzino[23] Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) 2-years for $1.4 million
David Warsofsky[24] Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) 2-years for $1.4 million

Waivers[]

Date Player To/From Team
December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19)[25] Stefan Noesen San Jose Sharks
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