2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins season explained

League:NHL
Season:2009–10
Year:2009
Team:Pittsburgh Penguins
Conferencerank:4th
Divisionrank:2nd
Record:47–28–7
Homerecord:25–12–4
Roadrecord:22–16–3
Goalsfor:257
Goalsagainst:237
Goalsleader:Sidney Crosby (51)
Assistsleader:Sidney Crosby (58)
Pointsleader:Sidney Crosby (109)
Plusminusleader:Jordan Staal (+19)
Pimleader:Michael Rupp (120)
Winsleader:Marc-Andre Fleury (37)
Gaaleader:Alexander Pechurski (1.67)

The 2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. It was scheduled to be the last season with the Penguins' home venue as Mellon Arena before they moved into their new arena, the Consol Energy Center, which was being constructed adjacent to the Mellon Arena across Centre Avenue.

The regular season began with a home game against the New York Rangers in which the Penguins held a banner-raising ceremony beforehand.

The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. They did not become champions of the Atlantic Division, but nonetheless finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 101 points. They began the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 14 against the Ottawa Senators. They beat the Senators but they were upset in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals by the Montreal Canadiens, losing in seven games.

Pre-season

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1 || September 15 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || OT || Fleury || 15,766 || 1–0–0 || Recap|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 2 || September 18||Toronto Maple Leafs||4–3||Pittsburgh Penguins||||Johnson||16,621||1–1–0|| Recap|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 3 || September 21||Pittsburgh Penguins||3–4||Montreal Canadiens||||Curry||21,273||1–2–0|| Recap|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"| 4 || September 22||Pittsburgh Penguins||2–3||Toronto Maple Leafs||SO||Johnson||18,910||1–2–1|| Recap|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 5 || September 24||Pittsburgh Penguins||2–5||Columbus Blue Jackets||||Fleury||12,638||1–3–1|| Recap|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 6 || September 27||Pittsburgh Penguins||1–4||Detroit Red Wings||||Fleury||13,891||1–4–1|| Recap|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

First half: October to December

The Penguins began the 2009–10 season on Friday, October 2. Prior to the game the team raised the Stanley Cup banner at Mellon Arena.[1] The ceremonial banner raising was shown on a video board outside Mellon Arena, which displayed highlights from the previous season during the days leading up the game.[2] The Penguins won their opening night game over the New York Rangers and defeated the New York Islanders the following night.[3] After their first loss of the season to the Phoenix Coyotes, the Penguins embarked on a four-game road trip to complete a series of five games in eight days.[4] The Penguins swept the four game road trip, setting a new franchise record for consecutive road wins to start a season.[5] The Penguins extended their overall win-streak to seven games by winning the first three games of their ensuing homestand; the win-streak ended with a loss to the New Jersey Devils on October 24.[6]

The Penguins began November with a three-game road trip in California. After defeating the Anaheim Ducks, the Penguins lost their first back-to-back games of the season to the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks. The team then lost to the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. During the four-game losing streak, the Penguins were outscored 17–3. Against the Bruins, Sidney Crosby did not score a point for the fifth-consecutive game, the longest point-drought of his career.[7] The Penguins ended their skid with a 6–5 overtime victory against Boston on November 14. Bill Guerin tied the game with .04 second left, and Pascal Dupuis scored in overtime.[8]

Extended injuries hindered the team throughout much of the early season. On November 16, the Penguins played without four of the six defenceman that had started with the team. Additionally, they were without forwards Tyler Kennedy, Maxime Talbot and Chris Kunitz. Evgeni Malkin had also missed significant time.[9] Later in the week, it was announced that defenceman Jay McKee would miss two to four weeks, but that Sergei Gonchar and Maxime Talbot, who had surgery during the off-season, would both likely return on November 19.[10]

In late December through January 1, rosters for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver were announced, and five Penguins were selected. Malkin and Gonchar were selected to play for Russia, Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury for Canada and Brooks Orpik for the United States.

The Penguins concluded the first half of their season with their 41st game on December 30 against the New Jersey Devils. Through the first 41 games, the Penguins earned a 26–14–1 record. While the Penguins won five straight in the middle of the month, they ending losing three in a row, and four of their last five, including shutouts of 0–2 and 0–4 to the Devils. The 0–4 shutout earned Devils' goalie Martin Brodeur his 104th career shutout and the NHL record.

Second half: January to April

The Penguins began the second half of their season with their 42nd game on January 2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Penguins went on to lose both of their first two games of the second half of the season with the second coming against the Florida Panthers. The Penguins then returned home for a two-game home stand in which they split by first defeating the Atlanta Thrashers and then losing in a high scoring 7–4 contest to the Philadelphia Flyers. After the home stand, the Penguins embarked on a five-game road trip of Canada and Minnesota, in which they finished the trip with a decent 3–2 record with wins coming against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. They battled with a struggling New Jersey Devils team for the Atlantic Division title, but ultimately fell short due in large part to having lost all six divisional games against the Devils. The Penguins had a 21–14–6 record in the second half of the season, placing them in fourth place in the Eastern Conference (despite having the third-best points total). It would be the third time in four years that the Penguins had over 100 points in a season (having missed out by a single point the previous year) and the fourth-straight year with 45 wins or more.

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || 2 || 7:30 PM || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 1–0–0 || 2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || 3 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 SO || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,234) || 2–0–0 || 4|- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || 7 || 7:30 PM || Phoenix Coyotes || 3–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,975) || 2–1–0 || 4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || 8 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || Wells Fargo Center (19,611) || 3–1–0 || 6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || 10 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Air Canada Centre (19,374) || 4–1–0 || 8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || 12 || 7:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Ottawa Senators || Scotiabank Place (17,014) || 5–1–0 || 10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || 14 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 SO || Carolina Hurricanes || RBC Center (14,053) || 6–1–0 || 12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || 17 || 7:30 PM || Tampa Bay Lightning || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 7–1–0 || 14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || 20 || 7:00 PM || St. Louis Blues || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 8–1–0 || 16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || 23 || 7:30 PM || Florida Panthers || 2–3 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,971) || 9–1–0 || 18|- style="background:#fcf;"| 11 || 24 || 7:30 PM || New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 9–2–0 || 18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12 || 28 || 7:30 PM || Montreal Canadiens || 1–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,965) || 10–2–0 || 20|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || 30 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 SO || Columbus Blue Jackets || Nationwide Arena (19,136) || 11–2–0 || 22|- style="background:#fcf;"| 14 || 31 || 7:30 PM || Minnesota Wild || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,960) || 11–3–0 || 22|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || 3 || 10:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Anaheim Ducks || Honda Center (16,128) || 12–3–0 || 24|- style="background:#fcf;"| 16 || 5 || 10:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Los Angeles Kings || Staples Center (18,118) || 12–4–0 || 24|- style="background:#fcf;"| 17 || 7 || 10:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–5 || San Jose Sharks || HP Pavilion at San Jose (17,562) || 12–5–0 || 24|- style="background:#fcf;"| 18 || 10 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–3 || Boston Bruins || TD Garden (17,565) || 12–6–0 || 24|- style="background:#fcf;"| 19 || 12 || 7:30 PM || New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,005) || 12–7–0 || 24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || 14 || 7:30 PM || Boston Bruins || 5–6 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 13–7–0 || 26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || 16 || 7:30 PM || Anaheim Ducks || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,052) || 14–7–0 || 28|- style="background:#fcf;"| 22 || 19 || 7:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Ottawa Senators || Scotiabank Place (17,039) || 14–8–0 || 28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23 || 21 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Atlanta Thrashers || Philips Arena (17,588) || 15–8–0 || 30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || 23 || 7:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Florida Panthers || BankAtlantic Center (17,024) || 16–8–0 || 32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || 25 || 7:30 PM || Montreal Canadiens || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,094) || 17–8–0 || 34|- style="background:#fcf;"| 26 || 27 || 2:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,262) || 17–9–0 || 34|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || 28 || 7:30 PM || New York Rangers || 3–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,122) || 18–9–0 || 36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || 30 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) || 19–9–0 || 38|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || 3 || 7:30 PM || Colorado Avalanche || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,968) || 20–9–0 || 40|- style="background:#ffc;"| 30 || 5 || 7:30 PM || Chicago Blackhawks || 2–1 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 20–9–1 || 41|- style="background:#fcf;"| 31 || 7 || 7:30 PM || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,964) || 20–10–1 || 41|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || 10 || 7:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Montreal Canadiens || Bell Centre (21,273) || 21–10–1 || 43|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || 12 || 7:30 PM || Florida Panthers || 2–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,977) || 22–10–1 || 45|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || 15 || 7:00 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,086) || 23–10–1 || 47|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || 17 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 SO || Philadelphia Flyers || Wachovia Center (19,689) || 24–10–1 || 49|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || 19 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 SO || Buffalo Sabres || HSBC Arena (18,690) || 25–10–1 || 51|- style="background:#fcf;"| 37 || 21 || 7:30 PM || New Jersey Devils || 4–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 25–11–1 || 51|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || 23 || 7:00 PM || Ottawa Senators || 2–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 26–11–1 || 53|- style="background:#fcf;"| 39 || 27 || 7:00 PM || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 26–12–1 || 53|- style="background:#fcf;"| 40 || 29 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Buffalo Sabres || HSBC Arena (18,690) || 26–13–1 || 53|- style="background:#fcf;"| 41 || 30 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–2 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (17,625) || 26–14–1 || 53|-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 42 || 2 || 3:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Tampa Bay Lightning || St. Pete Times Forum (20,109) || 26–15–1 || 53|- style="background:#fcf;"| 43 || 3 || 5:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Florida Panthers || BankAtlantic Center (18,110) || 26–16–1 || 53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || 5 || 7:30 PM || Atlanta Thrashers || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,049) || 27–16–1 || 55|- style="background:#fcf;"| 45 || 7 || 7:30 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,095) || 27–17–1 || 55|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || 9 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Air Canada Centre (19,567) || 28–17–1 || 57|- style="background:#fcf;"| 47 || 11 || 8:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Minnesota Wild || Xcel Energy Center (19,044) || 28–18–1 || 57|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || 13 || 9:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Calgary Flames || Pengrowth Saddledome (19,289) || 29–18–1 || 59|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || 14 || 9:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Edmonton Oilers || Rexall Place (16,839) || 30–18–1 || 61|- style="background:#fcf;"| 50 || 16 || 10:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Vancouver Canucks || Rogers Arena (18,810) || 30–19–1 || 61|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || 19 || 7:30 PM || New York Islanders || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,981) || 31–19–1 || 63|- style="background:#fcf;"| 52 || 21 || 7:30 PM || Washington Capitals || 6–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 31–20–1 || 63|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || 24 || 12:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Philadelphia Flyers || Wachovia Center (19,798) || 32–20–1 || 65|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || 25 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) || 33–20–1 || 67|- style="background:#fcf;"| 55 || 28 || 7:00 PM || Ottawa Senators || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,084) || 33–21–1 || 67|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || 31 || 12:30 PM || Detroit Red Wings || 1–2 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,105) || 34–21–1 || 69|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 57 || 1 || 7:00 PM || Buffalo Sabres || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,029) || 35–21–1 || 71|- style="background:#fcf;"| 58 || 6 || 2:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Montreal Canadiens || Bell Centre (21,273) || 35–22–1 || 71|- style="background:#ffc;"| 59 || 7 || 12:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 OT || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,277) || 35–22–2 || 72|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60 || 10 || 7:30 PM || New York Islanders || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,980) || 36–22–2 || 74|- style="background:#ffc;"| 61 || 12 || 7:30 PM || New York Rangers || 3–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 36–22–3 || 75|- style="background:#ffc;"| 62 || 14 || 1:00 PM || Nashville Predators || 4–3 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 36–22–4 || 76|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 || 2 || 7:30 PM || Buffalo Sabres || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 37–22–4 || 78|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || 4 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 OT || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) || 38–22–4 || 80|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || 6 || 1:00 PM || Dallas Stars || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 39–22–4 || 82|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66 || 7 || 3:00 PM || Boston Bruins || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 40–22–4 || 84|- style="background:#ffc;"| 67 || 11 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 OT || Carolina Hurricanes || RBC Center (16,426) || 40–22–5 || 85|- style="background:#fcf;"| 68 || 12 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (17,625) || 40–23–5 || 85|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || 14 || 5:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || St. Pete Times Forum (20,230) || 41–23–5 || 87|- style="background:#fcf;"| 70 || 17 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (17,625) || 41–24–5 || 87|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71 || 18 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–0 || Boston Bruins || TD Garden (17,565) || 42–24–5 || 89|- style="background:#ffc;"| 72 || 20 || 1:00 PM || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,090) || 42–24–6 || 90|- style="background:#fcf;"| 73 || 22 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena (20,066) || 42–25–6 || 90|- style="background:#ffc;"| 74 || 24 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 SO || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,277) || 42–25–7 || 91|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || 27 || 1:00 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 43–25–7 || 93|- style="background:#cfc;"| 76 || 28 || 5:00 PM || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–5 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,104) || 44–25–7 || 95|- style="background:#fcf;"| 77 || 31 || 7:30 PM || Tampa Bay Lightning || 2–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 44–26–7 || 95|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78 || 3 || 1:00 PM || Atlanta Thrashers || 3–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,047) || 45–26–7 || 97|- style="background:#fcf;"| 79 || 6 || 7:30 PM || Washington Capitals || 6–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 45–27–7 || 97|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80 || 8 || 7:30 PM || New York Islanders || 3–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 46–27–7 || 99|- style="background:#fcf;"| 81 || 10 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–1 || Atlanta Thrashers || Philips Arena (18,959) || 46–28–7 || 99|- style="background:#cfc;"| 82 || 11 || 5:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 OT || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250) || 47–28–7 || 101|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss

Standings

Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference

Detailed records

Final[11]

Eastern Conference
AtlanticGPWLOTSHOTSGFGAPPPKFO W–L
6 0 6 0 187–165 5 22 0–21 3–17 155–144
6 5 1 0 192–211 28 19 7–28 5–30 228–169
6 5 0 1 207–168 27 16 7–21 3–20 176–167
6 5 1 0 182–180 24 16 7–28 7–31 179–190
Pittsburgh Penguins
Division Total 24 15 8 1 768–724 84 73 21–98 18–98 738–670
NortheastGPWLOTSHOTSGFGAPPPKFO W–L
4 3 1 0 124–101 11 9 0–10 2–13 95–127
4 3 1 0 121–118 13 11 2–11 3–21 107–103
4 3 1 0 129–96 15 9 2–15 3–13 97–123
4 2 2 0 122–137 15 13 4–20 1–17 122–120
4 3 1 0 141–119 17 11 5–13 3–15 130–107
Division Total 20 14 6 0 637–571 71 53 13–69 12–79 551–580
SoutheastGPWLOTSHOTSGFGAPPPKFO W–L
4 3 1 0 139–112 12 8 4–17 1–15 104–138
4 1 1 2 135–100 10 12 2–12 2–17 100–114
4 3 1 0 176–116 11 12 3–20 2–13 131–118
4 2 2 0 125–99 7 7 2–20 2–18 105–106
4 0 2 2 144–128 13 21 3–19 4–8 121–127
Division Total 20 9 7 4 719–555 53 60 14–88 11–71 561–603
Conference Total 64 38 21 5 2124–1850 208 186 48–255 41–248 1850–1853
Western Conference
CentralGPWLOTSHOTSGFGAPPPKFO W–L
1 0 0 1 33–31 1 2 0–1 0–3 30–44
1 1 0 0 32–32 4 3 0–5 1–7 29–34
2 1 1 0 74–57 3 4 0–4 0–9 46–73
1 0 0 1 33–26 3 4 1–4 1–7 33–24
1 1 0 0 43–23 5 1 2–4 0–2 21–30
Division Total 6 3 1 2 215–169 16 14 3–18 2–28 159–205
NorthwestGPWLOTSHOTSGFGAPPPKFO W–L
1 1 0 0 27–38 3 1 1–5 1–5 27–30
1 1 0 0 33–16 4 1 1–4 1–3 30–29
1 1 0 0 31–35 3 2 1–2 2–4 25–36
2 0 2 0 73–39 4 6 0–9 0–4 54–58
1 0 1 0 24–27 2 6 0–3 1–6 25–29
Division Total 6 3 3 0 188–155 16 16 3–23 5–22 161–182
PacificGPWLOTSHOTSGFGAPPPKFO W–L
2 2 0 0 53–54 9 5 1–13 0–5 55–47
1 1 0 0 34–30 6 3 1–5 0–6 38–35
1 0 1 0 23–32 2 5 0–3 0–3 23–35
1 0 1 0 24–25 0 3 0–5 2–9 26–27
1 0 1 0 27–35 0 5 0–4 2–6 30–28
Division Total 6 3 3 0 161–176 17 21 2–30 4–29 172–172
Conference Total 18 9 7 2 564–500 49 51 8–71 11–79 492–559
NHL Total 82 47 28 7 2688–2350 257 237 56–326 52–327 2342–2412

Stanley Cup playoffs

See main article: 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Penguins advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. They earned the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference and home-ice advantage in the opening round match-up with the Ottawa Senators. The Penguins defeated the Senators 4–2 and advanced to face the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens.

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals

The Penguins lost Game 1 of the series 5–4. The Penguins took an early 1–0 lead when Evgeni Malkin scored at 3:03 into the first period on the power play, but finished the first period trailing the Senators 2–1 after Peter Regin and Chris Neil both scored on rebounds. The Senators extended their lead to 3–1 early in the second period on the power play when Marc-Andre Fleury was caught out of the net on an odd bounce off of the end board in which Chris Kelly put into the open net. Malkin managed to decrease the deficit to 3–2 with his second power play goal of the night near the midway point of the second period. The Senators' lead was then re-extended the lead 3 minutes later when Erik Karlsson scored on the power play. Five minutes into the third period, Craig Adams scored on a backhand shot to decrease the Senators' lead back to one goal, but almost five minutes later, ex-Penguin Jarkko Ruutu scored what would be the game-winning goal. Alex Goligoski scored to make the score 5–4 with about a minute and a half off of a no-look feed from Sidney Crosby behind the net.

Looking to tie the series at 1–1 in Game 2, things did not get off on the right foot, with the Senators' Peter Regin scoring 18 seconds into the game to take an early 1–0 lead. Sidney Crosby leveled the game 8 minutes later, knocking in a rebound off of a Chris Kunitz shot. After a scoreless second period, Kris Letang scored the game-winner at 16:48 in the third period on a slap shot with the assist from Crosby, who passed to Letang after falling to his knees. The Penguins were able to fend off the Senators for the remainder of the game and leveled the series at 1–1.

The series then turned to Scotiabank Place, the home of the Senators, for Game 3. The Penguins started the scoring 1:17 into the first when Alexei Ponikarovsky beat Senators goalie Brian Elliott to give the Penguins a 1–0 lead. Peter Regin then scored late in the first period, but the goal was eventually disallowed due to the fact that the puck was scored by a clear kicking motion. Early in the second period, Mike Fisher scored on a power play to knot things up at 1–1. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby both went on to score goals in the second, with Crosby's coming on a power play to give the Penguins a 3–1 advantage after 2 periods. Bill Guerin extended the lead to 4–1 when he slotted home a shot on a breakaway. The Senators put on the pressure late and managed to put another behind Marc-Andre Fleury, where Matt Cullen, on the power play, lifted a shot over Fleury's glove from a wide angle. The Senators pulled their goalie on a late power play to extend their man advantage to two, but failed to convert any shots to goals. The final score was 4–2 to give the Penguins a 2–1 series lead.

Two days later, the two clubs met again in Ottawa for Game 4. The first goal of the game came 11:50 into the first period when Evgeni Malkin scored on a power play slap shot to take a 1–0 lead into the first intermission. In the second period, Ottawa turned the puck over near their blue line and Sergei Gonchar fed Chris Kunitz who then tapped the puck into the offensive zone where Sidney Crosby uncovered gathered the puck and slotted it home past Elliott to take a 2–0 lead. 12 seconds later, Maxime Talbot fed Matt Cooke from the corner boards to the front of the goal to increase the scoreline to 3–0. Things got ugly for Ottawa 13 seconds later, when Crosby came into the offensive zone virtually untouched and put a wrist shot top far corner to extend the lead to 4. Senators goaltender Brian Elliott was then pulled and replaced by Pascal Leclaire. After the change, Ottawa managed to score two goals from Chris Neil and Daniel Alfredsson to decrease the Penguin lead to 4–2. The goal scoring then continued in the period when Maxime Talbot scored a short handed goal. Matt Cullen for Ottawa then scored on a 5-on-3 power play and finally Chris Kunitz scored for Pittsburgh with around two minutes left in the period to go into the intermission with a 6–3 lead. In the final period, the Senators scored on another 5-on-3 power play, with Jordan Staal scoring the last goal of the game on a backhand shot to end any hopes of a Senators comeback. The final score was 7–4 and Pittsburgh took a 3–1 series lead back to Pittsburgh.

In game five the Penguins looked to wrap up the series on home ice. In the first period, the Senators took an early 2–0 lead with Mike Fisher scoring at 10:25 on a power play and Jarkko Ruutu put another one past Marc-Andre Fleury a little over a minute later. Kris Letang scored on a slap shot during a power play at 18:05 in the period to decrease the Senators lead to 2–1 going into the first intermission. In the second period, neither sides could manage to score until Chris Kunitz put a wrist shot past Pascal Leclaire to knot things up a 2–2 with about a minute and a half left in the second period. In the third period, Sidney Crosby scored at 9:01 on a beautiful wrist shot goal sitting on his backside in front of goal that looked like it could be the series clincher. The Senators quickly responded though at 10:24 when Peter Regin put a slap shot past Fleury to tie the game back up at 3–3. The game then went into overtime and a winner wasn't found until 7:06 into the third overtime when Matt Carkner's slap shot hit Fleury and trickled past the goal line to give the Senators a 4–3 win and decrease the Penguins advantage in the series to 3–2.

Eastern Conference Semi-finals

In the second round of the playoffs, the Penguins faced the Montreal Canadiens. Games 1 & 2 began in Pittsburgh. In game 1, the Penguins won 6–3. However, in game 2, Montreal stormed back victorious by a score of 3–1. Games 3 & 4 shifted to Montreal. Game 3 was in the Penguins' favor 2–0. The 2–1 series lead for the Penguins would be short lived as Montreal won game 4 3–2. Game 5 went back to Pittsburgh where the Penguins won 2–1. Unfortunately, in game 6, Montreal would win at home 4–3. Back in Pittsburgh, Montreal won game 7 5-2 and won the series 4–3.

Playoff log

|- style="background:#cfc;"|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 1 || April 14||Ottawa|| 5–4 ||Pittsburgh|| || Malkin, Malkin, Adams, Goligoski || Regin, Neil, Kelly, Karlsson, Ruutu || |Fleury (0–1) || 17,132 || 0–1 ||[12] |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2 || April 16||Ottawa|| 1–2 ||Pittsburgh|| || Crosby, Letang || Regin || Fleury (1–1) || 17,132 || 1–1 ||[13] |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 3 || April 18||Pittsburgh|| 4–2 ||Ottawa|| || Ponikarovsky, Malkin, Crosby, Guerin || Fisher, Cullen || Fleury (2–1) || 20,119 || 2–1 ||[14] |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 4 || April 20||Pittsburgh|| 7–4 ||Ottawa || || Malkin, Crosby, Cooke, Crosby, Talbot, Kunitz, Staal || Neil, Alfredsson, Cullen, Spezza || Fleury (3–1) || 20,014 || 3–1 ||[15] |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"| 5 || April 22|| Ottawa || 4–3 || Pittsburgh ||3OT|| Letang, Kunitz, Crosby || Fisher, Ruutu, Regin, Carkner (3OT) || Fleury (3–2) || 17,132 || 3–2 ||[16] |- style="text-align:center; background:#cff;"| 6 || April 24|| Pittsburgh || 4–3 || Ottawa || OT || Cooke, Guerin, Cooke, Dupuis (OT) || Cullen, Neil, Alfredsson || Fleury (4–2) || 20,122 || 4–2 ||[17] |-|- style="background:#cfc;"|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 1 ||April 30||Montreal|| 3–6 ||Pittsburgh || || Gonchar, Staal, Letang, Adams, Goligoski, Guerin || Subban, Cammalleri, Gionta || Fleury (5–2) || 17,132 || 1–0 ||[18] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 2 ||May 2|| Montreal || 3–1 ||Pittsburgh || || Cooke || Gionta, Cammalleri, Cammalleri || Fleury (5–3) || 17,132 || 1–1 ||[19] |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 3 ||May 4|| Pittsburgh || 2–0 ||Montreal || || Malkin, Dupuis || || Fleury (6–3)|| 21,273 ||2–1||[20] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 4 ||May 6|| Pittsburgh || 2–3 ||Montreal || || Talbot, Kunitz || Pyatt, Lapierre, Gionta || Fleury (6–4) || 21,273 || 2–2 ||[21] |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 5 ||May 8||Montreal || 1–2 ||Pittsburgh || || Letang, Gonchar || Cammalleri || Fleury (7–4) || 17,132 || 3–2 ||[22] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 6 ||May 10||Pittsburgh || 3–4 ||Montreal || || Crosby, Letang, Guerin || Cammalleri, Cammalleri, Spacek, Lapierre || Fleury (7–5) || 21,273 || 3–3 ||[23] |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;"| 7 ||May 12||Montreal || 5–2 ||Pittsburgh || || Kunitz, Staal || Gionta, Moore, Cammalleri, Moen, Gionta || Fleury (7–6) || 17,132 || 3–4 ||[24] |-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss      = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season[25]
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
81 51 58 109 15 71
67 28 49 77 -6 100
62 11 39 50 -4 49
82 21 28 49 19 57
78 21 24 45 -9 75
81 18 20 38 5 16
69 8 29 37 7 22
50 13 19 32 3 39
79 15 15 30 17 106
80 11 19 30 -17 50
73 3 24 27 1 51
64 13 12 25 10 31
73 2 23 25 6 64
81 13 6 19 5 120
79 3 13 16 5 26
62 1 9 10 6 54
82 0 10 10 -5 72
† 16 2 7 9 -6 17
† 20 4 4 8 5 6
‡ 33 3 5 8 -4 6
45 2 5 7 -9 30
8 2 1 3 -1 0
45 1 2 3 2 76
‡ 20 0 3 3 -4 10
12 0 3 3 8 2
6 1 1 2 -2 2
‡ 4 1 1 2 -1 2
9 0 2 2 -2 17
10 1 0 1 -2 2
2 0 0 0 -2 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 249 431 680 — 1,173
Playoffs[26]
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
13 6 13 19 6 6
13 2 10 12 4 4
13 5 6 11 0 6
13 4 7 11 3 8
11 4 5 9 3 2
13 2 7 9 4 2
13 2 6 8 5 4
13 5 2 7 -5 6
13 4 2 6 -4 22
13 2 4 6 1 11
11 3 2 5 -4 6
11 1 4 5 0 4
13 2 1 3 2 15
13 0 3 3 -4 4
13 0 2 2 3 12
4 0 1 1 0 0
5 0 0 0 2 2
11 0 0 0 0 8
8 0 0 0 -2 2
6 0 0 0 -3 4
10 0 0 0 -6 2
1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 42 75 117 — 130
Goaltenders
Regular Season[27]
Player
67 66 3798:17 37 21 6 168 2.65 1772 0.905 1 0 1 10
23 15 1108:08 10 6 1 51 2.76 541 0.906 0 0 1 0
1 0 35:31 0 0 0 1 1.69 13 0.923 0 0 0 0
1 1 24:29 0 1 0 5 12.25 14 0.643 0 0 0 0
Total 82 4966:25 47 28 7 225 2.72 2340 0.904 1 0 2 10
Playoffs[28]
Player
13 13 798:12 7 6 -- 37 2.78 339 0.891 1 0 0 2
1 0 31:29 0 0 -- 1 1.91 7 0.857 0 0 0 0
Total 13 829:41 7 6 0 38 2.75 346 0.890 1 0 0 2
†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.

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

February 11, 2010To St. Louis Blues----Nate GueninTo Pittsburgh Penguins----Steve Wagner
March 1, 2010To Florida Panthers---- 2nd-round pick in 2010To Pittsburgh Penguins----Jordan Leopold
March 2, 2010To Toronto Maple Leafs----Luca Caputi
Martin Skoula		To Pittsburgh Penguins----Alexei Ponikarovsky
March 3, 2010To Toronto Maple Leafs----Chris PelusoTo Pittsburgh Penguins----6th-round pick in 2010
May 28, 2010To Anaheim Ducks----6th-round pick in 2010To Pittsburgh Penguins----Mattias Modig

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Mike Rupp[29] 2 years, $1.65 million
Nate Guenin[30] 1 year, $500,000
Chris Conner[31] 1 year, $500,000
1 year, $500,000
Jay McKee[32] 1 year, $800,000
Brent Johnson[33] 1 year, $525,000
Wade Brookbank[34] 1 year, $500,000
1 year, $500,000
Ryan Bayda[35] 1 year, $500,000
Martin Skoula[36] 1 year, $575,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Hal Gill[37] 2 years, $4.5 million
Mathieu Garon[38] 2 years, $2.4 million
Rob Scuderi[39] 4 years, $13.6 million
Jeff Taffe[40] 2 years, $1.2 million
Chris Minard[41] 1 year, $550,000
Petr Sykora[42] 1 year, $1.6 million
Miroslav Satan[43] 1 year, $700,000

Claimed from waivers

Date Player Previous team
September 30, 2009 Chris Bourque[44] Washington Capitals

Lost from waivers

Date Player New team
September 30, 2009 Paul Bissonnette[45] Phoenix Coyotes
December 5, 2009 Chris Bourque[46] Washington Capitals

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Sidney Crosby[47] NHL First Star of the Week November 30, 2009
Marc-Andre Fleury[48] NHL Second Star of the Week December 21, 2009
Sidney Crosby[49] NHL Third Star of the Week January 25, 2010
Sidney Crosby[50] Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (co-winner with Steven Stamkos) April 11, 2010
Sidney Crosby[51] NHL First Star of the Week April 12, 2010
Sidney Crosby[52] June 23, 2010

Team awards

PlayerAwardNotes
Presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association to the player who the local media of the PHWA want to acknowledge for his cooperation throughout the year. The award is presented in memory of the late Aldege "Baz" Bastien, Penguins general manager from 1976 to 1983.
Sponsor: UPMC Sports Medicine
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
A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Cup Presented in memory of A.T. Caggiano, long-time Penguins' locker room attendant & Booster Club supporter, the award is presented by Penguins Booster Club members, who vote for the three stars after every home game and tally votes at the end of the regular season.
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: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
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
Defensive Player of the Year This award honors the defensive skills of an individual player on the team.
Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management
Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team.
Sponsor: CONSOL Energy

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
400th NHL Point[53] October 3, 2009
100th NHL Goal[54] October 10, 2009
1st NHL Game[55] November 10, 2009
100th NHL Goal[56] November 14, 2009
1st NHL Game November 14, 2009
100th NHL Assist December 15, 2009
1st NHL game[57] January 16, 2010
1st NHL Game[58]
1st NHL Goal 		January 21, 2010
1st NHL Goal[59] February 1, 2010
300th NHL Assist[60] February 6, 2010
200th NHL Goal[61] March 2, 2010
100th NHL Goal[62] March 22, 2010
500th NHL Point[63] April 8, 2010
1st NHL Game April 11, 2010

Draft picks

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th NHL Entry Draft. It was held June 26–27 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, the first NHL draft to be held in Montreal since 1992.[64] At the Entry Draft, the Penguins made two trades to increase their number of overall picks, as several of their picks had been traded previously. With their first-round pick, the Penguins chose Simon Despres, 30th overall.

RoundPick #PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/junior/club team (league)
130Simon DespresDSaint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
261Philip SamuelssonDChicago Steel (USHL)
363Ben HanowskiRWLittle Falls High School (USHS-MN)
4121Nick PetersenRWShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5123Alex VelischekDDelbarton School (USHS-NJ)
5151Andy BathgateCBelleville Bulls (OHL)
6181Viktor EkbomDIK Oskarshamn (HockeyAllsvenskan)
Notes on draft picks:

External links

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  29. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=497270 Penguins Sign Forward Mike Rupp
  30. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Defenseman Nate Guenin to One-Year Contract . July 8, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090706064104/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433401 . July 6, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
  31. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=497280 Pens Sign Conner, Lee
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  33. Web site: Pens Sign Goaltender Brent Johnson . July 25, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090724071541/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=451047 . July 24, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
  34. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=497319 Penguins Sign Forwards Brookbank, Smith
  35. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500198&navid=DL|PIT|home Penguins Sign Forward Ryan Bayda to One-Year Contract
  36. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500338&navid=DL|PIT|home Skoula Eager to Help Penguins
  37. Web site: Hal Gill heading to Montreal . July 8, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704020856/http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433064 . July 4, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
  38. Web site: Garon Signed to a Two-Year Deal . July 8, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090705230729/http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433164 . July 5, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
  39. Web site: KINGS SIGN SCUDERI FOR FOUR YEARS . July 8, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090706060608/http://kings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433332 . July 6, 2009 . dead . mdy-all .
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  41. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442568 Oilers sign pair
  42. http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=498871&navid=min-home-dl Wild Signs F Petr Sykora
  43. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=304389 BRUINS SIGN MIROSLAV SATAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON
  44. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500430 Penguins Claim Forward Chris Bourque Off Waivers
  45. http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500423 Coyotes Claim Bissonnette Off Waivers
  46. http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=508784 Capitals Claim Chris Bourque off Waivers from Pittsburgh
  47. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=507992 Sidney Crosby named first star of the week, Brodeur and Hagman second and third
  48. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=510691 Huet, Fleury, Hornqvist named NHL Three Stars
  49. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=514940 Brian Elliott, Craig Anderson and Sidney Crosby are NHL's 3 stars of week
  50. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=524954 Pens' Crosby Ties For NHL Goal-Scoring Title, Earns Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
  51. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=525081 Crosby, Staal, Backstrom are NHL's Stars of the Week
  52. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532511 Crosby Adds Richard, Messier Awards to Trophy Case
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  66. News: Lightning sign Ryan Malone to $31M contract . . The Canadian Press . June 29, 2008 . October 21, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080801223216/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=429313 . August 1, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .
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  69. News: Shelly . Anderson . Shero adds leadership with deal for Guerin . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . March 5, 2009 . October 9, 2009.
  70. News: Dan . Martin . Guerin's New Home: Igloo . New York Post . March 5, 2009 . October 9, 2009.

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