2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 53rd season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.[1] This season saw the team try to extend their playoffs streak to 14 seasons. The longest playoff streak in any major North American sports league.

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
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 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.[2][3] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[4] The Penguins advanced to the playoffs, losing in four games to the Montreal Canadiens in the qualifying round.[5]

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[6]

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[7]
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[7]
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

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[8]

Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[9]

2019–20 game log
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

The Penguins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens in the qualifying round in four games.[10]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Legend:           = Win           = Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[13]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tristan Jarry33311,926:2920121782.43985.9213000
Matt Murray38382,237:30201151072.871,055.8991012
Playoffs[14]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray33192:071282.5093.9140000
Tristan Jarry1158:460111.0221.9520000

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.

Roster

Updated August 11, 2020[15][16]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
57 Anthony Angello RW R 24 2014 Manlius, New York
46 Zach Aston-Reese C L 26 2017 Staten Island, New York
27 Nick Bjugstad  C R 28 2019 Minneapolis, Minnesota
53 Teddy Blueger C L 25 2012 Riga, Latvia
87 Sidney Crosby (C) C L 33 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
7 Kevin Czuczman D L 29 2017 Port Elgin, Ontario
1 Casey DeSmith G L 29 2017 Rochester, New Hampshire
8 Brian Dumoulin D L 28 2012 Biddeford, Maine
59 Jake Guentzel LW L 25 2013 Omaha, Nebraska
72 Patric Hornqvist RW R 33 2014 Sollentuna, Sweden
35 Tristan Jarry G L 25 2013 Surrey, British Columbia
73 Pierre-Olivier Joseph D L 21 2019 Laval, Quebec
47 Adam Johnson LW L 26 2017 Hibbing, Minnesota
3 Jack Johnson D L 33 2018 Indianapolis, Indiana
37 Sam Lafferty C R 25 2014 Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
60 Emil Larmi G L 23 2019 Lahti, Finland
58 Kris Letang (A) D R 33 2005 Montreal, Quebec
71 Evgeni Malkin (A) C L 34 2004 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union
6 John Marino D R 23 2019 North Easton, Massachusetts
12 Patrick Marleau LW L 40 2020 Swift Current, Saskatchewan
19 Jared McCann C L 24 2019 Stratford, Ontario
30 Matt Murray G L 26 2012 Thunder Bay, Ontario
28 Marcus Pettersson D L 24 2018 Skellefteå, Sweden
50 Juuso Riikola D L 26 2018 Joensuu, Finland
9 Evan Rodrigues C R 27 2020 Toronto, Ontario
2 Chad Ruhwedel D R 30 2016 San Diego, California
17 Bryan Rust RW R 28 2010 Pontiac, Michigan
4 Justin Schultz D R 30 2016 Kelowna, British Columbia
43 Conor Sheary LW L 28 2020 Melrose, Massachusetts
18 Dominik Simon  C L 26 2015 Prague, Czech Republic
13 Brandon Tanev LW L 28 2019 Toronto, Ontario
44 Phil Varone C L 29 2020 Vaughan, Ontario
16 Jason Zucker LW L 28 2020 Newport Beach, California

Transactions

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

Trades

DateDetails
June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)[17] To Arizona Coyotes
Phil Kessel
Dane Birks
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 third-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
  • 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 JetsJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)6-years for $21 million
Andrew Agozzino[23]Colorado AvalancheJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)2-years for $1.4 million
David Warsofsky[24]Colorado AvalancheJuly 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)2-years for $1.4 million

Waivers

DatePlayerTo/FromTeam
December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19)[25]Stefan NoesenSan Jose Sharks
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