List of Pittsburgh Penguins seasons
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File:Mellon Arena 2008.jpg served as the Penguins' home arena from 1967 to 2010 and saw the team win the Stanley Cup three times. The Penguins name was inspired by the arena, which was nicknamed "The Igloo".{{cite book |title= Professional Sports Team Histories: Hockey |last= Cooper|first= Bruce C.|editor= Michael L. LaBlanc|year= 1994|publisher= Gale Research Inc.|location= Detroit, Michigan|page=324|isbn= 978-0-8103-8862-8}}]]
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The franchise was established as one of six new teams in the 1967 NHL expansion and is a member of the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division. The Penguins played their home games at Mellon Arena from the team's inception until 2010, when they moved into the PPG Paints Arena.{{Cite web|url=http://penguins.nhl.com/arena/index.htm |title=Consol Energy Center |access-date=6 January 2009 |publisher=PittsburghPenguins.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822023358/http://penguins.nhl.com/arena/index.htm |archive-date=22 August 2008 |url-status=dead }} Pittsburgh has qualified for the playoffs 36 times, winning the Stanley Cup five times: 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, and 2017. From 2007 to 2022, the Penguins qualified for the playoffs for sixteen consecutive seasons.
Table key
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|+Key of colors and symbols !scope="col" |Color/symbol !scope="col" |Explanation |
| scope="row" style="background:#D0E7FF" |{{dagger}} |
|---|
| scope="row" style="background:#DDFFDD" |{{double dagger}}
|Conference champions |
| scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" |{{Up-arrow}}
|Division champions |
| scope="row" style="background:#FFCCCC" | {{Hashtag}} |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|+Key of terms and abbreviations |
| scope="col" |Term or abbreviation
!scope="col" |Definition |
|---|
| scope="row" |Finish
|Final position in division or league standings |
| scope="row" |GP
|Number of games played |
| scope="row" |W
|Number of wins |
| scope="row" |L
|Number of losses |
| scope="row" |T
|Number of ties |
| scope="row" |OT
|Number of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season) |
| scope="row" |Pts
|Number of points |
| scope="row" |GF
|Goals for (goals scored by the Penguins) |
| scope="row" |GA
|Goals against (goals scored by the Penguins' opponents) |
| scope="row" |—
|Does not apply |
Year by year
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%" |
| rowspan="2"|Season
! rowspan="2"|Penguins season ! rowspan="2"|Conference ! rowspan="2"|Division ! colspan="9"|Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, OT—Overtime/Shootout losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points ! colspan="6"|PostseasonThe result of the playoff series shows the Penguins result first regardless of the outcome, followed by the opposing team in parentheses. |
|---|
| Finish
! GP ! W ! L ! TBeginning in 2005, all games have a winner. Ties were eliminated ! OTBeginning in 1999, overtime (and later shootout) losses are worth one point ! Pts ! GF ! GA ! GP ! W ! L ! GF ! GA ! Result |
| 1967–68
|— |West |5th |74 |27 |34 |13 |— |67 |195 |216 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1968–69
|— |West |5th |76 |20 |45 |11 |— |51 |189 |252 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1969–70
|— |West |2nd |76 |26 |38 |12 |— |64 |182 |238 |10 |6 |4 |23 |25 |Won in quarterfinals, 4–0 (Seals) |
| 1970–71
|— |West |6th |78 |21 |37 |20 |— |62 |221 |240 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1971–72
|— |West |4th |78 |26 |38 |14 |— |66 |220 |258 |4 |0 |4 |8 |14 |Lost in quarterfinals, 0–4 (Black Hawks) |
| 1972–73
|— |West |5th |78 |32 |37 |9 |— |73 |257 |265 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1973–74
|— |West |5th |78 |28 |41 |9 |— |65 |242 |273 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1974–75
|Wales{{ref label|Norris|a|a}} |3rd |80 |37 |28 |15 |— |89 |326 |289 |9 |5 |4 |27 |27 |Won in preliminary round, 2–0 (Blues) |
| 1975–76
|Wales |Norris |3rd |80 |35 |33 |12 |— |82 |339 |303 |3 |1 |2 |3 |8 |Lost in preliminary round, 1–2 (Maple Leafs) |
| 1976–77
|Wales |Norris |3rd |80 |34 |33 |13 |— |81 |240 |252 |3 |1 |2 |10 |13 |Lost in preliminary round, 1–2 (Maple Leafs) |
| 1977–78
|Wales |Norris |4th |80 |25 |37 |18 |— |68 |254 |321 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1978–79
|Wales |Norris |2nd |80 |36 |31 |13 |— |85 |281 |279 |7 |2 |5 |16 |25 |Won in preliminary round, 2–1 (Sabres) |
| 1979–80
|Wales |Norris |3rd |80 |30 |37 |13 |— |73 |251 |303 |5 |2 |3 |14 |21 |Lost in preliminary round, 2–3 (Bruins) |
| 1980–81
|Wales |Norris |4th |80 |30 |37 |13 |— |73 |302 |345 |5 |2 |3 |21 |20 |Lost in preliminary round, 2–3 (Blues) |
| 1981–82
|Wales |Patrick{{ref label|Wales|b|b}} |4th |80 |31 |36 |13 |— |75 |310 |337 |5 |2 |3 |13 |22 |Lost in division semifinals, 2–3 (Islanders) |
| 1982–83
|Wales |Patrick |6th |80 |18 |53 |9 |— |45 |257 |394 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1983–84
|Wales |Patrick |6th |80 |16 |58 |6 |— |38 |254 |390 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1984–85
|Wales |Patrick |6th |80 |24 |51 |5 |— |53 |276 |385 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1985–86
|Wales |Patrick |5th |80 |34 |38 |8 |— |76 |313 |305 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1986–87
|Wales |Patrick |5th |80 |30 |38 |12 |— |72 |297 |290 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1987–88
|Wales |Patrick |6th |80 |36 |35 |9 |— |81 |319 |316 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1988–89
|Wales |Patrick |2nd |80 |40 |33 |7 |— |87 |347 |349 |11 |7 |4 |43 |42 |Won in division semifinals, 4–0 (Rangers) |
| 1989–90
|Wales |Patrick |5th |80 |32 |40 |8 |— |72 |318 |359 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 1990–91
|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Wales{{double dagger|alt=Conference champions}} |style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Patrick{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}} |1st |80 |41 |33 |6 |— |88 |342 |305 |24 |16 |8 |95 |68 |style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won in division semifinals, 4–3 (Devils) |
| 1991–92
|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Wales{{double dagger|alt=Conference champions}} |Patrick |3rd |80 |39 |32 |9 |— |87 |343 |308 |21 |16 |5 |83 |63 |style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won in division semifinals, 4–3 (Capitals) |
| 1992–93
|Wales |style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Patrick{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}} |1st |84 |56 |21 |7 |— |style="background: #ffbbbb;"|119{{Hash-tag|alt=Led league in points}} |367 |268 |12 |7 |5 |50 |37 |Won in division semifinals, 4–1 (Devils) |
| 1993–94
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Northeast{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}}{{ref label|Conference|c|c}} |1st |84 |44 |27 |13 |— |101 |299 |285 |6 |2 |4 |12 |20 |Lost in conference quarterfinals, 2–4 (Capitals) |
| 1994–95{{ref label|95Lockout|d|d}}
|Eastern |Northeast |2nd |48 |29 |16 |3 |— |61 |181 |158 |12 |5 |7 |37 |43 |Won in conference quarterfinals, 4–3 (Capitals) |
| 1995–96
|Eastern |style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Northeast{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}} |1st |82 |49 |29 |4 |— |102 |362 |284 |18 |11 |7 |57 |52 |Won in conference quarterfinals, 4–2 (Capitals) |
| 1996–97
|Eastern |Northeast |2nd |82 |38 |36 |8 |— |84 |285 |280 |5 |1 |4 |13 |20 |Lost in conference quarterfinals, 1–4 (Flyers) |
| 1997–98
|Eastern |style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Northeast{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}} |1st |82 |40 |24 |18 |— |98 |228 |188 |6 |2 |4 |15 |18 |Lost in conference quarterfinals, 2–4 (Canadiens) |
| 1998–99
|Eastern |3rd |82 |38 |30 |14 |— |90 |242 |225 |13 |6 |7 |35 |36 |Won in conference quarterfinals, 4–3 (Devils) |
| 1999–2000{{ref label|OT|e|e}}
|Eastern |Atlantic |3rd |82 |37 |31 |8 |6 |88 |241 |236 |11 |6 |5 |31 |23 |Won in conference quarterfinals, 4–1 (Capitals) |
| 2000–01
|Eastern |Atlantic |3rd |82 |42 |28 |9 |3 |96 |281 |256 |18 |9 |9 |38 |44 |Won in conference quarterfinals, 4–2 (Capitals) |
| 2001–02
|Eastern |Atlantic |5th |82 |28 |41 |8 |5 |69 |198 |249 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 2002–03
|Eastern |Atlantic |5th |82 |27 |44 |6 |5 |65 |189 |255 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 2003–04
|Eastern |Atlantic |5th |82 |23 |47 |8 |4 |58 |190 |303 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 2004–05{{ref label|05Lockout|f|f}}
| colspan=17|Season not played due to lockout |
| 2005–06{{ref label|Shootout|g|g}}
|Eastern |Atlantic |5th |82 |22 |46 |— |14 |58 |244 |316 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 2006–07
|Eastern |Atlantic |2nd |82 |47 |24 |— |11 |105 |277 |246 |5 |1 |4 |10 |18 |Lost in conference quarterfinals, 1–4 (Senators) |
| 2007–08
|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Eastern{{double dagger|alt=Conference champions}} |style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Atlantic{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}} |1st |82 |47 |27 |— |8 |102 |247 |216 |20 |14 |6 |61 |43 |Won in conference quarterfinals, 4–0 (Senators) |
| 2008–09
|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Eastern{{double dagger|alt=Conference champions}} |Atlantic |2nd |82 |45 |28 |— |9 |99 |264 |239 |24 |16 |8 |79 |64 |style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won in conference quarterfinals, 4–2 (Flyers) |
| 2009–10
|Eastern |Atlantic |2nd |82 |47 |28 |— |7 |101 |257 |237 |13 |7 |6 |42 |38 |Won in conference quarterfinals, 4–2 (Senators) |
| 2010–11
|Eastern |Atlantic |2nd |82 |49 |25 |— |8 |106 |238 |199 |7 |3 |4 |14 |22 |Lost in conference quarterfinals, 3–4 (Lightning) |
| 2011–12
|Eastern |Atlantic |2nd |82 |51 |25 |— |6 |108 |282 |221 |6 |2 |4 |26 |30 |Lost in conference quarterfinals, 2–4 (Flyers) |
| 2012–13{{ref label|13Lockout|h|h}}
|Eastern |style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Atlantic{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}} |1st |48 |36 |12 |— |0 |72 |165 |119 |15 |8 |7 |49 |40 |Won in conference quarterfinals, 4–2 (Islanders) |
| 2013–14
|Eastern |style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Metropolitan{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}} |1st |82 |51 |24 |— |7 |109 |249 |207 |13 |7 |6 |35 |33 |Won in first round, 4–2 (Blue Jackets) |
| 2014–15
|Eastern |Metropolitan |4th |82 |43 |27 |— |12 |98 |221 |210 |5 |1 |4 |8 |11 |Lost in first round, 1–4 (Rangers) |
| 2015–16
|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Eastern{{double dagger|alt=Conference champions}} |Metropolitan |2nd |82 |48 |26 |— |8 |104 |245 |203 |24 |16 |8 |73 |55 |style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won in first round, 4–1 (Rangers) |
| 2016–17
|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Eastern{{double dagger|alt=Conference champions}} |Metropolitan |2nd |82 |50 |21 |— |11 |111 |282 |234 |25 |16 |9 |77 |57 |style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Won in first round, 4–1 (Blue Jackets) |
| 2017–18
|Eastern |Metropolitan |2nd |82 |47 |29 |— |6 |100 |272 |250 |12 |6 |6 |42 |34 |Won in first round, 4–2 (Flyers) |
| 2018–19
|Eastern |Metropolitan |3rd |82 |44 |26 |— |12 |100 |273 |241 |4 |0 |4 |6 |14 |Lost in first round, 0–4 (Islanders) |
| 2019–20{{ref label|COVID19|i|i}}
|Eastern |Metropolitan |3rd |69 |40 |23 |— |6 |86 |224 |196 |4 |1 |3 |8 |10 |Lost in qualifying round, 1–3 (Canadiens) |
| 2020–21{{ref label|COVID19|j|j}}
|— |style="background: #FFE6BD;"|East{{Up-arrow|alt=Division champions}} |1st |56 |37 |16 |— |3 |77 |196 |156 |6 |2 |4 |16 |21 |Lost in first round, 2–4 (Islanders) |
| 2021–22
|Eastern |Metropolitan |3rd |82 |46 |25 |— |11 |103 |272 |229 |7 |3 |4 |29 |28 |Lost in first round, 3–4 (Rangers) |
| 2022–23
|Eastern |Metropolitan |5th |82 |40 |31 |— |11 |91 |262 |264 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 2023–24
|Eastern |Metropolitan |5th |82 |38 |32 |— |12 |88 |255 |251 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| 2024–25
|Eastern |Metropolitan |7th |82 |34 |36 |— |12 |80 |243 |293 |— |— |— |— |— |Did not qualify |
| colspan="5"|TotalsTotals as of the completion of the 2023–24 season
! 4,499 ! 2,061 ! 1,858 ! 383 ! 197 ! 4,702 ! 14,906 ! 15,086 ! 398 ! 212 ! 186 ! 1,219 ! 1,159 ! 37 playoff appearances |
All-time records
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| Statistic || GP || W || L || T || OT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:left;|Regular season record (1967–present) | 4,417 | 2,027 | 1,822 | 383 | 185 |
| style="text-align:left;|Postseason record (1967–present) | 398 | 212 | 186 | — | — |
| style="text-align:left;|All-time regular and postseason record || 4,815 || 2,239 || 2,008 || 383 || 185 | |||||
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%"|All-time series record: 40–32 |
Statistics above are correct as of the end of the 2023–24 regular season.
Footnotes
- {{note label|Norris|a|a}}The NHL realigned before the 1974–75 season. The Penguins were placed in the Prince of Wales Conference's Norris Division.{{Cite book |last=McFarlane |first=Brian |year=1990|title=100 Years of Hockey|publisher=Summerhill Press|isbn=0-929091-26-4 |page=120}}
- {{note label|Wales|b|b}}Before the 1981–82 season, the NHL moved the Patrick Division to the Prince of Wales Conference.{{Cite book |last=McFarlane |first=Brian |year=1990|title=100 Years of Hockey|publisher=Summerhill Press|isbn=0-929091-26-4 |page=197}}
- {{note label|Conference|c|c}}The NHL realigned into Eastern and Western conferences prior to the 1993–94 season. Pittsburgh was placed in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.{{cite news |last= Lapointe |first= Joe |title= Hockey; N.H.L. Redraws Map In Realignment Plan |work= The New York Times |date= April 1, 1993 |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE4DB113AF932A35757C0A965958260 |access-date= December 5, 2008}}
- {{note label|95Lockout|d|d}}The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout.{{cite journal|last=Swift |first=E. M. |title=Drop Those Pucks! |journal=Sports Illustrated |date=January 23, 1995 |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006188/index.htm |access-date=December 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517111547/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1006188/index.htm |archive-date=May 17, 2009 }}
- {{note label|OT|e|e}}Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular-season game in overtime.{{cite news |last= Lapointe |first= Joe |title= Hockey: Preview '99-'00; Overtime Is Now Five Minutes in Hockey Heaven |work= The New York Times |date= September 30, 1999 |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DEEDE153EF933A0575AC0A96F958260 |access-date= December 6, 2008}}
- {{note label|05Lockout|f|f}}The season was cancelled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.{{cite web |title= Lockout over salary cap shuts down NHL |agency= Associated Press |work= ESPN.com |date= February 16, 2005 |url= https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=1992793 |access-date= December 5, 2008}}
- {{note label|Shootout|g|g}}Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular-season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.{{cite news |title= Shootouts are fan-friendly |newspaper= The Washington Times |date= October 19, 2005 |url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/oct/18/20051018-114500-9318r/ |access-date= December 5, 2008}}
- {{note label|13Lockout|h|h}}The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 2012–13 NHL lockout
- {{note label|COVID19|i|i}}The regular season was suspended on March 12, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually, the season resumed with the postseason in an expanded 24-team format on August 1, 2020.
- {{note label|COVID19|j|j}}Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 NHL season was shortened to 56 games.
References
;General
- {{cite web|url= http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_records|title= Season by Season Records|access-date= 2009-02-26|publisher= PittsburghPenguins.com|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090215204326/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_records|archive-date= 2009-02-15}}
- {{cite web |url= https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/|title= Pittsburgh Penguins|access-date=2009-02-26 |work= Teams|publisher= HockeyReference.com}}
- {{cite web |url= http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/teams/history/PIT|title= Pittsburgh Penguins|access-date=2009-02-26 |work= History|publisher= CBS Sports}}
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