2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] Their regular season games began on October 8, 2015 against the Dallas Stars.[3] On December 12, the team had a record of 15–10–3. The organization then fired head coach Mike Johnston and replaced him with Mike Sullivan, head coach of the organization's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre.[4]

2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference2nd Eastern
2015–16 record48–26–8
Home record26–11–4
Road record22–15–4
Goals for245
Goals against203
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
Coach
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captains
ArenaConsol Energy Center
Average attendance18,550 (100.9%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)
Team leaders
GoalsSidney Crosby (36)
AssistsKris Letang (51)
PointsSidney Crosby (85)
Penalty minutesKris Letang (66)
Plus/minusChris Kunitz (+29)
WinsMarc-Andre Fleury (35)
Goals against averageMatt Murray (2.00)

The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season. They earned second place in the Metropolitan Division with 104 points. They began the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 13 against the New York Rangers, the team they were eliminated by in the Stanley Cup playoffs both of the previous two seasons. They went on to beat the Rangers in five games. In the second round the Pens defeated the Washington Capitals, the winners of the Presidents' Trophy, in six games. The team then played in their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2013 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Pens defeated the Lightning in seven games, despite trailing the series 3–2 after Game 5, to earn the franchise's fifth berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Finals, the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games to win the franchise's fourth league title.

Pre-season

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Game log

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2015 Pre-season game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)[5]
# Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Record
1 Sept. 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 SO Columbus Blue Jackets 11,363 1–0–0
2 Sept. 22 Carolina Hurricanes 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,781 2–0–0
3 Sept. 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 Detroit Red Wings 15,677 2–1–0
4 Sept. 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 18,265 2–2–0
5 Sept. 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens –– 2–3–0
6[a] Sept. 29 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins –– 3–3–0
9 Sept. 30 Detroit Red Wings 7–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 18,207 3–4–0
8 Oct. 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes 7,986 3–5–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
a Kraft Hockeyville game

Statistics

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

Preseason statistics
Skaters
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Phil Kessel 4 3 2 5 −1 2
Kris Letang 4 1 3 4 3 2
Sidney Crosby 4 2 2 4 0 2
Evgeni Malkin 4 1 3 4 0 4
Patric Hornqvist 4 0 4 4 0 2
Sergei Plotnikov 5 1 2 3 1 0
Chris Kunitz 4 0 3 3 0 4
Daniel Sprong 5 2 1 3 −1 0
Beau Bennett 4 3 0 3 −2 2
Olli Maatta 4 1 1 2 5 0
Ian Cole 4 1 1 2 −2 4
Adam Clendening 4 1 1 2 1 0
Sergei Gonchar 4 1 1 2 −8 2
Tom Kuhnhackl 1 0 1 1 0 0
Will O'Neill 2 0 1 1 0 0
David Perron 4 0 1 1 0 4
Pascal Dupuis 4 1 0 1 −1 0
Derrick Pouliot 4 0 1 1 −3 0
Brian Dumoulin 4 0 1 1 −2 2
Nick Bonino 3 0 0 0 −2 0
Kael Mouillierat 3 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Cullen 4 0 0 0 0 2
Tim Erixon 3 0 0 0 0 2
Kevin Porter 4 0 0 0 −4 0
Bryan Rust 4 0 0 0 −2 2
Niclas Andersen 2 0 0 0 −1 0
Tyler Biggs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Oleksy 3 0 0 0 0 12
Ben Lovejoy 4 0 0 0 −3 8
Oskar Sundqvist 4 0 0 0 −1 0
Matia Marcantuoni 3 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Farnham 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jean-Sebastien Dea 4 0 0 0 −1 2
Reid McNeill 2 0 0 0 0 7
Conor Sheary 4 0 0 0 −4 2
Tom Kostopoulos 1 0 0 0 0 0
David Warsofsky 3 0 0 0 −3 0
Anton Zlobin 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Sestito 3 0 0 0 0 15
Dominik Uher 4 0 0 0 −1 2
Dominik Simon 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Scuderi 3 0 0 0 0 2
Josh Archibald 2 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Wilson 5 0 0 0 0 0

Regular season

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Game log

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2015–16 schedule[3]
October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–0), 14 Points
# Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
1 8 8:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center (18,532) 0–1–0 0
2 10 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena (17,125) 0–2–0 0
3 13 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,626) 0–3–0 0
4 15 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,486) 1–3–0 2
5 17 7:00 pm Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,650) 2–3–0 4
6 20 7:00 pm Florida Panthers 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,471) 3–3–0 6
7 22 7:00 pm Dallas Stars 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,490) 3–4–0 6
8 24 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (17,163) 4–4–0 8
9 28 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 5–4–0 10
10 29[A] 7:00 pm Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,415) 6–4–0 12
11 31 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,197) 7–4–0 14
November: 6–4–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–1), 14 Points
# Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
12 4 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena (18,570) 8–4–0 16
13 6 9:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Rexall Place (16,839) 9–4–0 18
14 7 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289) 9–5–0 18
15 11[A] 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 3–4 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,455) 10–5–0 20
16 13 7:00 pm Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,610) 10–6–0 20
17 14 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–4 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (16,514) 10–7–0 20
18 17[A] 7:30 pm Minnesota Wild 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,495) 11–7–0 22
19 19 7:00 pm Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,430) 12–7–0 24
20 21 7:00 pm San Jose Sharks 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,534) 12–8–0 24
21 25 7:00 pm St. Louis Blues 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,569) 13–8–0 26
22 27 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18,205) 13–8–1 27
23 28[A] 7:00 pm Edmonton Oilers 3–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,656) 13–8–2 28
December: 5–7–2 (Home: 1–3–2 ; Road: 4–4–0), 12 Points
# Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
24 1 10:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose (16,624) 14–8–2 30
25 5 4:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18,230) 14–9–2 30
26 6 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Anaheim Ducks Honda Center (15,836) 14–10–2 30
27 9 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center (15,838) 15–10–2 32
28 11 7:00 pm Los Angeles Kings 3–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,489) 15–10–3 33
29 14 7:00 pm Washington Capitals 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,520) 15–11–3 33
30 16 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 15–12–3 33
31 18[A] 7:00 pm Boston Bruins 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,585) 15–13–3 33
32 19 7:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,590) 15–14–3 33
33 21 7:00 pm Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,602) 16–14–3 35
34 26 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (19,234) 17–14–3 37
35 27 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre (15,294) 17–15–3 37
36 30 7:00 pm Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,662) 17–15–4 38
37 31[A] 6:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (20,027) 18–15–4 40
Thick border represents transition between Head Coach Mike Johnston to Mike Sullivan.
January: 6–2–3 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 1–2–2), 15 Points
# Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
38 2[A] 7:00 pm New York Islanders 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,665) 19–15–4 42
39 5 7:00 pm Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,656) 19–15–5 43
40 6 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (21,908) 19–16–5 43
41 9 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,288) 20–16–5 45
42 12 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (13,012) 20–16–6 46
43 15 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (19,092) 20–16–7 47
44 17 3:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 0–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,528) 21–16–7 49
45 18 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center (19,312) 21–17–7 49
46 21[A] 7:00 pm Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,652) 22–17–7 51
47 23 12:30 pm Vancouver Canucks 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,539) 23–17–7 53
24 12:30 pm Game rescheduled to March 1 due to hazardous weather.[6][7]
48 26 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,442) 24–17–7 55
February: 8–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–1, 17 Points
# Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
49 2 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,420) 25–17–7 57
50 5 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (19,092) 25–18–7 57
51 6 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Florida Panthers BB&T Center (20,295) 26–18–7 59
52 8 7:00 pm Anaheim Ducks 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,418) 27–18–7 61
53 10[A] 8:00 pm New York Rangers 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,539) 27–19–7 61
54 12 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 SO Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (15,783) 28–19–7 63
55 15 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 SO Florida Panthers BB&T Center (15,595) 28–19–8 64
56 18 7:00 pm Detroit Red Wings 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,584) 29–19–8 66
57 20 12:30 pm Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,643) 29–20–8 66
58 21 12:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (19,070) 30–20–8 68
59 24 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 30–21–8 68
60 27[A] 3:00 pm Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,650) 31–21–8 70
61 29 7:00 pm Arizona Coyotes 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,435) 32–21–8 72
March: 12–4–0 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 6–2–0), 24 Points
# Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
62 1[7] 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 32–22–8 72
63 3[A] 7:00 pm New York Rangers 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,492) 33–22–8 74
64 5 3:00 pm Calgary Flames 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,663) 33–23–8 74
65 6 5:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (15,856) 34–23–8 76
66 8 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 New York Islanders Barclays Center (14,724) 34–24–8 76
67 11 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18,205) 35–24–8 78
68 13 12:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,006) 36–24–8 80
69 15 7:00 pm New York Islanders 1–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,456) 37–24–8 82
70 17[A] 7:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,455) 38–24–8 84
71 19 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,967) 39–24–8 86
72 20[A] 6:00 pm Washington Capitals 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,656) 40–24–8 88
73 24 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,610) 40–25–8 88
74 26 2:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (20,027) 41–25–8 90
75 27 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,006) 42–25–8 92
76 29 7:00 pm Buffalo Sabres 4–5 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,513) 43–25–8 94
77 31 7:00 pm Nashville Predators 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,560) 44–25–8 96
April: 4–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0), 8 Points
# Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
78 2 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 New York Islanders Barclays Center (15,795) 45–25–8 98
79 3 3:00 pm Philadelphia Flyers 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,673) 46–25–8 100
80 5 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (19,284) 47–25–8 102
81 7 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 48–25–8 104
82 9 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,919) 48–26–8 104
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
A – Alternate Jersey[8]

Season standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 +59 120
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 +42 104
3 x – New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 +19 101
4 x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
5 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
7 New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
Source: National Hockey League[9]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

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Final[10]

Eastern Conference
Atlantic GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Boston Bruins 3 0 3 0 108–92 3 14 0–9 2–8 100–97
Buffalo Sabres 3 3 0 0 106–110 13 10 1–8 4–8 115–95
Detroit Red Wings 3 3 0 0 117–96 18 7 4–9 1–6 90–92
Florida Panthers 3 2 0 1 102–105 7 6 3–10 1–10 106–103
Montreal Canadiens 3 2 1 0 99–102 9 7 1–10 2–10 89–102
Ottawa Senators 3 3 0 0 108–75 13 8 2–10 0–8 89–113
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 0 2 1 109–74 9 15 1–11 3–12 106–86
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 2 0 1 106–84 8 4 2–13 0–10 92–96
Division Total 24 15 6 3 855–738 80 71 14–80 13–72 787–784
Metropolitan GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Carolina Hurricanes 5 3 1 1 169–132 14 8 2–12 3–19 129–147
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 2 1 1 120–122 10 8 4–17 1–13 134–131
New Jersey Devils 4 2 2 0 121–104 8 8 2–12 2–14 122–111
New York Islanders 4 3 1 0 145–117 13 5 4–13 3–13 114–146
New York Rangers 4 3 1 0 125–104 12 9 2–10 1–9 112–111
Philadelphia Flyers 4 3 1 0 138–115 15 9 3–10 3–14 124–159
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals 5 3 2 0 166–153 16 13 1–18 2–16 162–156
Division Total 30 19 9 2 984–847 88 60 18–92 15–98 897–961
Conference Total 54 34 15 5 1839–1585 168 131 32–172 28–170 1684–1745
Western Conference
Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Chicago Blackhawks 2 0 1 1 54–67 3 6 1–4 0–5 55–53
Colorado Avalanche 2 2 0 0 63–57 8 5 1–6 1–10 61–56
Dallas Stars 2 0 2 0 71–47 1 7 0–8 3–8 75–74
Minnesota Wild 2 2 0 0 61–55 7 4 3–9 2–10 64–65
Nashville Predators 2 2 0 0 66–63 7 3 2–7 0–7 62–46
St. Louis Blues 2 1 1 0 72–57 6 8 1–7 1–4 67–53
Winnipeg Jets 2 1 1 0 63–56 4 2 0–3 1–4 61–45
Division Total 14 8 5 1 450–402 36 35 8–44 8–48 445–392
Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Anaheim Ducks 2 1 1 0 59–63 7 4 0–3 0–3 67–62
Arizona Coyotes 2 1 1 0 61–69 7 2 1–9 0–7 57–61
Calgary Flames 2 0 2 0 56–61 4 9 1–4 1–6 73–60
Edmonton Oilers 2 1 0 1 74–64 4 4 2–8 1–6 73–71
Los Angeles Kings 2 0 1 1 62–77 5 8 0–5 1–5 68–66
San Jose Sharks 2 1 1 0 68–63 6 4 2–8 1–7 69–58
Vancouver Canucks 2 2 0 0 53–52 8 6 2–8 0–5 57–61
Division Total 14 6 6 2 433–449 41 37 8–45 4–39 464–439
Conference Total 28 14 11 3 883–851 77 72 16–89 12–87 909–831
NHL Total 82 48 26 8 2722–2436 245 203 48–261 40–257 2593–2576

Injuries

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Player Injury Date Returned Games missed
Eric Fehr Elbow Surgery Off-Season[11] October 31, 2015[12] 10 games
Pascal Dupuis Lower Body Pre-Season[13] October 22, 2015[14] 6 games
Beau Bennett Upper Body October 13, 2015[15] October 28, 2015[16] 5 games
Bryan Rust Undisclosed October 24, 2015[17] November 30, 2015[18] 15 games
Pascal Dupuis Blood Clot Testing November 6, 2015[19] November 11, 2015 2 games
Nick Bonino Undisclosed November 17, 2015[20] November 19, 2015[21] 1 game
Olli Maatta Upper Body November 17, 2015[22] December 5, 2015[23] 6 games
Kris Letang Undisclosed December 5, 2015[23] December 9, 2015 2 games
Kris Letang Upper Body December 9, 2015[24] December 26, 2015[25] 6 games
Beau Bennett Upper Body December 14, 2015[26] January 23, 2016 17 games
Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion December 14, 2015[26] January 2, 2016[27] 8 games
Nick Bonino Illness December 16, 2015[28] December 18, 2015 1 game
Sidney Crosby Lower Body December 19, 2015[29] December 26, 2015[25] 1 game
Kris Letang Upper Body December 26, 2015 December 30, 2015[30] 1 game
Nick Bonino Hand Injury January 12, 2016[31] February 27, 2016[32] 16 games
Kris Letang Undisclosed January 15, 2016 January 18, 2016 1 game
David Warsofsky Concussion January 17, 2016 February 21, 2016[33] 13 games
Chris Kunitz Lower Body January 21, 2016[34] February 2, 2016 2 games
Beau Bennett Upper Body January 23, 2016[34] March 24, 2016 25 games
Eric Fehr Lower Body February 2, 2016[35] March 11, 2016 17 games
Evgeni Malkin Lower Body February 2, 2016[35] February 27, 2016[32] 10 games
Ben Lovejoy Upper Body February 20, 2016[36] March 26, 2016 16 games
Kevin Porter Lower Body March 3, 2016[37] 19 games
Carl Hagelin Illness March 5, 2016 March 11, 2016 2 games
Evgeni Malkin Upper Body March 11, 2016[38] April 16, 2016[39] 16 games
Scott Wilson Lower Body March 11, 2016[40] 15 games
Olli Maatta Lower Body March 24, 2016[41] 9 games
Brian Dumoulin Concussion March 26, 2016 April 2, 2016 3 games
Bryan Rust Lower Body March 29, 2016[42] 6 games
Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion April 2, 2016[43] 5 games
Beau Bennett Undisclosed April 5, 2016 2 games
Total 257 games


Playoffs

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The Penguins announced on April 11, 2016 that they will wear their Alternate jersey for all home games throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs.[44]

Game log

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2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) New York Rangers: Penguins won 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap
1 April 13 New York 2–5 Pittsburgh Zatkoff 18,588 1–0 Recap
2 April 16 New York 4–2 Pittsburgh Zatkoff 18,614 1–1 Recap
3 April 19 Pittsburgh 3–1 New York Murray 18,006 2–1 Recap
4 April 21 Pittsburgh 5–0 New York Murray 18,006 3–1 Recap
5 April 23 New York 3–6 Pittsburgh Murray 18,607 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Penguins won 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap
1 April 28 Pittsburgh 3–4 Washington OT Murray 18,506 0–1 Recap
2 April 30 Pittsburgh 2–1 Washington Murray 18,506 1–1 Recap
3 May 2 Washington 2–3 Pittsburgh Murray 18,601 2–1 Recap
4 May 4 Washington 2–3 Pittsburgh OT Murray 18,614 3–1 Recap
5 May 7 Pittsburgh 1–3 Washington Murray 18,506 3–2 Recap
6 May 10 Washington 3–4 Pittsburgh OT Murray 18,650 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Penguins won 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap
1 May 13 Tampa Bay 3–1 Pittsburgh Murray 18,554 0–1 Recap
2 May 16 Tampa Bay 2–3 Pittsburgh OT Murray 18,534 1–1 Recap
3 May 18 Pittsburgh 4–2 Tampa Bay Murray 19,092 2–1 Recap
4 May 20 Pittsburgh 3–4 Tampa Bay Murray 19,092 2–2 Recap
5 May 22 Tampa Bay 4–3 Pittsburgh OT Fleury 18,648 2–3 Recap
6 May 24 Pittsburgh 5–2 Tampa Bay Murray 19,092 3–3 Recap
7 May 26 Tampa Bay 1–2 Pittsburgh Murray 18,638 4–3 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Penguins won 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap
1 May 30 San Jose 2–3 Pittsburgh Murray 18,596 1–0 Recap
2 June 1 San Jose 1–2 Pittsburgh OT Murray 18,655 2–0 Recap
3 June 4 Pittsburgh 2–3 San Jose OT Murray 17,562 2–1 Recap
4 June 6 Pittsburgh 3–1 San Jose Murray 17,562 3–1 Recap
5 June 9 San Jose 4–2 Pittsburgh Murray 18,680 3–2 Recap
6 June 12 Pittsburgh 3–1 San Jose Murray 17,562 4–2 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Injuries

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Player Injury Date Returned Games missed
Kevin Porter Lower Body From season 24 games
Evgeni Malkin Upper Body From season April 16, 2016 1 game
Scott Wilson Lower Body From season 24 games
Olli Maatta Lower Body From season April 13, 2016 0 games
Bryan Rust Lower Body From season April 16, 2016 1 game
Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion From season May 2, 2016 7 games
Beau Bennett Undisclosed From season May 21, 2016 15 games
Matt Murray Upper Body From season April 19, 2016 2 games
Olli Maatta Concussion April 30, 2016 May 10, 2016 3 games
Eric Fehr Undisclosed May 2, 2016 May 7, 2016 1 game
Trevor Daley Broken Ankle May 20, 2016 9 games
Total 87 games

Suspensions

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Date of Incident Offender Offense(s) Date of Action Length
May 2, 2016 Kris Letang Interference against Marcus Johansson.[45] May 3, 2016 1 game

Post-season

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Injuries

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Player Injury Date Recovery
Daniel Sprong Shoulder surgery[46] June 17, 2016 7–8 months

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[49]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury 58 58 3462:33 35 17 6 132 2.29 1665 0.921 5 0 1 2
Matt Murray 13 13 748:35 9 2 1 25 2.00 355 0.930 1 0 0 0
Jeff Zatkoff 14 11 732:03 4 7 1 34 2.79 408 0.917 0 0 0 0
Total 82 4943:11 48 26 8 191 2.32 2428 0.921 6 0 1 2
Playoffs[50]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray 21 21 1267:16 15 6 -- 44 2.08 575 0.923 1 0 0 4
Jeff Zatkoff 2 2 117:13 1 1 -- 6 3.07 65 0.908 0 0 0 0
Marc-Andre Fleury 2 1 79:19 0 1 -- 4 3.03 32 0.875 0 0 0 0
Total 24 1463:48 16 8 0 54 2.21 672 0.920 1 0 0 4

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

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Awards

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Team awards

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Awarded week of March 27

Player Award Notes
Pascal Dupuis Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes for the Penguins' Masterton nominee. Each NHL team selects a Masterton candidate from which the overall winner is chosen. The Masterton candidate is nominated as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
Sponsor: Trib Total Media
Bryan Rust Rookie of the Year Award Presented in memory of former Penguins forward Michel Briere to the player who makes a substantial contribution during his rookie season.
Sponsor: Highmark
Marc-Andre Fleury Player's Player Award The players hold a vote at the end of the season for the player they feel exemplifies leadership for the team, both on and off the ice, a player dedicated to teamwork.
Sponsor: American Eagle Outfitters
Sidney Crosby Edward J. DeBartolo Award The award recognizes the player who has donated a tremendous amount of time and effort during the season working on community and charity projects.
Sponsor: Verizon Wireless
Kris Letang Defensive Player of the Year This award honors the defensive skills of an individual player on the team.
Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management
Sidney Crosby Most Valuable Player Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team.
Sponsor: CONSOL Energy

Milestones

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Transactions

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The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

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July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)[60] To Toronto Maple Leafs

Nick Spaling
Kasperi Kapanen
Scott Harrington
Conditional 1st round pick in 2016 or
      1st round pick in 2017 or
      2nd round pick in 2017
3rd round pick in 2016

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Phil Kessel[Note 1]
Tim Erixon
Tyler Biggs
Conditional PIT's 2nd round pick in 2016 or
      TOR's 2nd round pick in 2017

July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)[61] To Vancouver Canucks

Brandon Sutter
BUF's 3rd round pick in 2016

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Nick Bonino
Adam Clendening
ANA's 2nd round pick in 2016

December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)[62] To Chicago Blackhawks

Rob Scuderi[Note 2]

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Trevor Daley

January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16)[63] To Anaheim Ducks

David Perron
Adam Clendening

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Carl Hagelin

February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)[64] To Edmonton Oilers

3rd round pick in 2016

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Justin Schultz[Note 3]

February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)[65] To Arizona Coyotes

Sergei Plotnikov

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Matthias Plachta
conditional 7th round pick in 2017

February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)[66] To Arizona Coyotes

Matia Marcantuoni

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Dustin Jeffrey
Dan O'Donoghue
James Melindy

Notes
  • Note 1 Toronto to retain 15% ($1.25 million) of salary as part of trade.
  • Note 2 Pittsburgh to retain 33% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
  • Note 3 Edmonton to retain 50% ($1.95 million) of salary as part of trade.

Free agents

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Player Acquired from Lost to Date Contract terms
Andrew Ebbett[67] SC Bern June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24) two-year contract
David Warsofsky[68] Boston Bruins July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 1 year/$600,000
Sergei Plotnikov[69] Lokomotiv Yaroslavl July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 1 year/$925,000
Kael Mouillierat[70] New York Islanders July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 1 year/$575,000
Kevin Porter[71] Detroit Red Wings July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 1 year/$575,000
Steven Oleksy[72] Washington Capitals July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 1 year/$575,000
Steve Downie[73] Arizona Coyotes July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 1 year/$1.75 million
Blake Comeau[74] Colorado Avalanche July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 3-year/$7.2 million
Paul Martin[75] San Jose Sharks July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 4-year/$19.4 million
Taylor Chorney[76] Washington Capitals July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 1 year/$700,000
Jayson Megna[77] New York Rangers July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 1 year/$600,000
Thomas Greiss[78] New York Islanders July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 2-year/$3 million
Daniel Winnik[79] Toronto Maple Leafs July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 2-year/$4.5 million
Will O'Neill[80] Winnipeg Jets July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) 1 year/$575,000
Eric Fehr[81] Washington Capitals July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28) 3 years/$6 million
Matt Cullen[82] Nashville Predators August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06) 1 year/$800,000
Sergei Gonchar[83] Montreal Canadiens August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14) Professional Tryout Contract
Christian Ehrhoff[84] Los Angeles Kings August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23) 1 year, $1.5 million
Tom Sestito[85] Vancouver Canucks August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26) Professional Tryout Contract
Maxim Lapierre[86] Modo Hockey September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01) one-year contract
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond[87] New Jersey Devils September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08) 1 year, $575,000
Tom Sestito[88] Vancouver Canucks February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01) 1 year, $575,000[a]
Dominik Uher[89] Sparta Prague June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01) one-year contract
Dustin Jeffrey[90] Lausanne HC June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) two-year contract
Niclas Andersen[91] Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) one-year contract
Anton Zlobin[92] Dynamo Moscow June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) try-out contract

Waivers

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Player Claimed from Lost to Date
Bobby Farnham[93] New Jersey Devils October 26, 2015
David Warsofsky[94] New Jersey Devils February 29, 2016

Signings

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Player Date Contract terms
Ian Cole[95] June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) 3 years/$6.3 million
Conor Sheary[96] July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) 2 years/$1.15 million[b]
Reid McNeill[97] July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) 2 years/$1.15 million[a]
Brian Dumoulin[98] July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) 2 years/$1.6 million
Bobby Farnham[99] July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) 1 year/$575,000[a]
Dominik Simon[100] July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14) 3 years/$2.0775 million[b]
Beau Bennett[101] July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) 1 year/$800,000
Dominik Uher[102] July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) 1 year/$575,000[a]
Daniel Sprong[103] August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28) 3 years/$2.775 million[b]
Olli Maatta[104] February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26) 6 years/$24.5 million (contract extension)
Carter Rowney[105] March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) 2 years/$1.225 million[a]
Bryan Rust[106] March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) 2 years/$1.28 million (contract extension)
Scott Wilson[106] March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) 2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension)
Tom Kuhnhackl[106] March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) 2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension)
Teddy Blueger[107] March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22) 2 years/$1.85 million[b]
Ethan Prow[108] March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29) 2 years/$1.46 million[b]
Sean Maguire[109] April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06) 2 years/$1.85 million[b]
Lukas Bengtsson[110] April 27, 2016 (2016-04-27) 2 years/$1.85 million[b]
Jake Guentzel[111] May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23) 3 years/$2.775 million[b]
Kevin Porter[112] June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) 1 year/$575,000[a]

Other

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Name Date Details
Tom Sestito[113] September 30, 2015 Released
Sergei Gonchar[114] October 3, 2015 Released
Sergei Gonchar[115] October 27, 2015 Named as Defensemen Development Coach
Pascal Dupuis[116] December 8, 2015 Unofficial Retirement
Mike Johnston[117] December 12, 2015 Relieved as head coach
Gary Agnew[117] December 12, 2015 Relieved as assistant coach
Mike Sullivan[117] December 12, 2015 Named as head coach
Craig Adams[118] January 26, 2016 Retirement
Notes
  • a – Two-way contract
  • b – Entry-level contract

Draft picks

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The 2015 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.[119]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 46 Daniel Sprong RW   Netherlands Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
5 137 Dominik Simon C   Czech Republic HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga)
6 167 Frederik Tiffels LW   Germany Western Michigan University (NCHC)
7 197 Nikita Pavlychev C   Russia Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
Draft notes[120]

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