2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins season
2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Division | 3rd Metropolitan |
Conference | 5th Eastern |
2019–20 record | 40–23–6 |
Home record | 23–8–4 |
Road record | 17–15–2 |
Goals for | 224 |
Goals against | 196 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jim Rutherford |
Coach | Mike Sullivan |
Captain | Sidney Crosby |
Alternate captains | Kris Letang Evgeni Malkin |
Arena | PPG Paints Arena |
Average attendance | 18,537[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bryan Rust (27) |
Assists | Evgeni Malkin (49) |
Points | Evgeni Malkin (74) |
Penalty minutes | Evgeni Malkin (58) |
Plus/minus | Brian Dumoulin John Marino (+17) |
Wins | Tristan Jarry Matt Murray (20) |
Goals against average | 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.
Background
[edit]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]
Standings
[edit]Divisional standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Eastern Conference
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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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 |
Schedule and results
[edit]Preseason
[edit]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)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss |
Regular season
[edit]The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[11]
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October: 8–5–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 3–2–0)
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November: 6–4–4 (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 1–4–2)
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December: 10–2–0 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 4–1–0)
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January: 8–3–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 5–2–0)
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February: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–6–0)
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March: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–0–0)
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Cancelled games
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Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss |
Playoffs
[edit]The Penguins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens in the qualifying round in four games.[12]
2020 Stanley Cup playoffs |
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Eastern Conference Qualifying Round vs. (12) Montreal Canadiens: Montreal won 3–1 |
Legend: = Win = Loss |
Player statistics
[edit]- Skaters
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tristan Jarry | 33 | 31 | 1926:29 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 78 | 2.43 | 985 | 0.921 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Murray | 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 | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Matt Murray | 3 | 3 | 192:07 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 | 93 | 0.914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tristan Jarry | 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 |
†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.
Awards and honours
[edit]- Kris Letang became the first defenseman to record 500 points for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a 7–2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on October 13.
Transactions
[edit]The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | |
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June 29, 2019[17] | To Arizona Coyotes Phil Kessel Dane Birks 4th-round pick in 2021 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Galchenyuk Pierre-Olivier Joseph |
October 25, 2019[18] | To Anaheim Ducks Erik Gudbranson | To Pittsburgh Penguins Andreas Martinsen 7th-round pick in 2021 |
February 10, 2020[19] | To Minnesota Wild Alex Galchenyuk Calen Addison Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Jason Zucker |
February 24, 2020[20] | To San Jose Sharks Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020.[a] | To Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick Marleau |
February 24, 2020[21] | To Buffalo Sabres Dominik Kahun | To Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary Evan Rodrigues |
August 25, 2020 | 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 | To Minnesota Wild Nick Bjugstad* | To Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional 7th-round pick in 2021 |
September 24, 2020 | 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
[edit]Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms |
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Brandon Tanev[22] | Winnipeg Jets | July 1, 2019 | 6-years for $21 million | |
Andrew Agozzino[23] | Colorado Avalanche | July 1, 2019 | 2-years for $1.4 million | |
David Warsofsky[24] | Colorado Avalanche | July 1, 2019 | 2-years for $1.4 million |
Waivers
[edit]Date | Player | To/From | Team |
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December 19, 2019[25] | Stefan Noesen | → | San Jose Sharks |
Contract terminations
[edit]Date | Player | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2019 |
Retirement
[edit]Date | Player | Ref |
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Signings
[edit]Player | Date | Contract terms |
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Kevin Czuczman[26] | June 26, 2019 | 2-years for $700,000[ext] |
Zach Trotman[26] | June 26, 2019 | 2-years for $700,000[ext] |
Joseph Blandisi[27] | July 3, 2019 | 1-year for $700,000 |
Adam Johnson[28] | July 3, 2019 | 1-year for $700,000 |
Teddy Blueger[29] | July 16, 2019 | 2-years for $1.5 million |
Zach Aston-Reese[30] | July 22, 2019 | 2-years for $2 million |
John Marino[31] | August 8, 2019 | Entry-level contract |
Marcus Pettersson[32] | January 28, 2020 | 5-years for $20,125,875[ext] |
- ext - Contract extension.
Draft picks
[edit]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 | Canada | Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) |
3 | 74[1] | Nathan Legare | RW | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
5 | 145 | Judd Caulfield | RW | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
7 | 203[2] | Valtteri Puustinen | RW | Finland | HPK (Liiga) |
7 | 211[3] | Santeri Airola | D | Finland | SaiPa U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) |
Notes:
- 1 - The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Buffalo's fourth-round pick, Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick and a seventh-round pick all in 2019 (98th, 151st and 207th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[33]
- 2 The Vegas Golden Knights' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Vegas in exchange for this pick.[34]
- 3 The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[35]
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