2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2018–19
Year:	2018
Team:	Pittsburgh Penguins
Conference:	Eastern
Conferencerank:	6th
Division:	Metropolitan
Divisionrank:	3rd
Record:	44–26–12
Homerecord:	23–14–4
Roadrecord:	21–12–8
Goalsfor:	273
Goalsagainst:	241
Generalmanager:	Jim Rutherford
Coach:	Mike Sullivan
Captain:	Sidney Crosby
Altcaptain:	Kris Letang Evgeni Malkin
Arena:	PPG Paints Arena
Attendance:	18,565^[1]
Minorleague:	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Jake Guentzel (40)
Assistsleader:	Sidney Crosby (65)
Pointsleader:	Sidney Crosby (100)
Plusminusleader:	Brian Dumoulin (+31)
Pimleader:	Evgeni Malkin (89)
Winsleader:	Matt Murray (29)
Gaaleader:	Matt Murray (2.69)

The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.^[2] The Penguins clinched a playoff spot on April 4, 2019, after a 4–1 win against the Detroit Red Wings.^[3]

The Penguins qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, where they were swept in the first round by the New York Islanders.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2018.^[4] |- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || September 18 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || Buffalo || KeyBank Center || 15,602 || 0–1–0|- style="background:#ffc;"| 2 || September 19 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || Detroit || Little Caesars Arena || 15,107 || 0–1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || September 22 || Columbus || 3–7 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 17,190 || 1–1–1|- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || September 23 || Detroit || 3–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,306 || 1–2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || September 26 || Buffalo || 1–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 16,516 || 2–2–1|- style="background:#fcf;"| 6 || September 28 || Pittsburgh || 6–7 || Columbus || Nationwide Arena || 13,976 || 2–3–1|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018.^[5] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || October 4 || Washington || 6–7 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,627 || 1–0–0 || 2|- style="background:#fcf;"| 2 || October 6 || Montreal || 5–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,622 || 1–1–0 || 2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || October 11 || Vegas || 2–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,610 || 2–1–0 || 4|- style="background:#ffc;"| 4 || October 13 || Pittsburgh || 3–4 || Montreal || Bell Centre || 21,302 || 2–1–1 || 5|- style="background:#ffc;"| 5 || October 16 || Vancouver || 3–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,492 || 2–1–2 || 6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || October 18 || Pittsburgh || 3–0 || Toronto || Scotiabank Arena || 19,483 || 3–1–2 || 8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || October 23 || Pittsburgh || 6–5 || Edmonton || Rogers Place || 18,347 || 4–1–2 || 10 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || October 25 || Pittsburgh || 9–1 || Calgary || Scotiabank Saddledome || 17,834 || 5–1–2 || 12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || October 27 || Pittsburgh || 5–0 || Vancouver || Rogers Arena || 17,537 || 6–1–2 || 14|- style="background:#fcf;"| 10 || October 30 || NY Islanders || 6–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,509 || 6–2–2 || 14 |-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 11 || November 1 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || NY Islanders || Barclays Center || 10,910 || 6–2–3 || 15|- style="background:#fcf;"| 12 || November 3 || Toronto || 5–0 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,638 || 6–3–3 || 15|- style="background:#fcf;"| 13 || November 5 || New Jersey || 5–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,420 || 6–4–3 || 15 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 14 || November 7 || Pittsburgh || 1–2 || Washington || Capital One Arena || 18,506 || 6–5–3 || 15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || November 10 || Arizona || 0–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,596 || 7–5–3 || 17|- style="background:#fcf;"| 16 || November 13 || Pittsburgh || 2–4 || New Jersey || Prudential Center || 15,108 || 7–6–3 || 17 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 17 || November 15 || Tampa Bay || 4–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,422 || 7–7–3 || 17 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 18 || November 17 || Pittsburgh || 4–6 || Ottawa || Canadian Tire Centre || 17,692 || 7–8–3 || 17|- style="background:#ffc;"| 19 || November 19 || Buffalo || 5–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,618 || 7–8–4 || 18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || November 21 || Dallas || 1–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,340 || 8–8–4 || 20|- style="background:#ffc;"| 21 || November 23 || Pittsburgh || 1–2 || Boston || TD Garden || 17,565 || 8–8–5 || 21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22 || November 24 || Columbus || 2–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,602 || 9–8–5 || 23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23 || November 27 || Pittsburgh || 4–3 || Winnipeg || Bell MTS Place || 15,321 || 10–8–5 || 25|- style="background:#fcf;"| 24 || November 28 || Pittsburgh || 3–6 || Colorado || Pepsi Center || 17,348 || 10–9–5 || 25 |-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 25 || December 1 || Philadelphia || 4–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,653 || 10–10–5 || 25 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || December 4 || Colorado || 3–6 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,415 || 11–10–5 || 27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || December 6 || NY Islanders || 2–6 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,440 || 12–10–5 || 29|- style="background:#ffc;"| 28 || December 8 || Pittsburgh || 1–2 || Ottawa || Canadian Tire Centre || 15,795 || 12–10–6 || 30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || December 10 || Pittsburgh || 2–1 || NY Islanders || Nassau Coliseum || 13,917 || 13–10–6 || 32|- style="background:#fcf;"| 30 || December 12 || Pittsburgh || 3–6 || Chicago || United Center || 21,232 || 13–11–6 || 32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31 || December 14 || Boston || 3–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,549 || 14–11–6 || 34 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || December 15 || Los Angeles || 3–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,627 || 15–11–6 || 36|- style="background:#fcf;"| 33 || December 17 || Anaheim || 4–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,575 || 15–12–6 || 36 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || December 19 || Pittsburgh || 2–1 || Washington || Capital One Arena || 18,506 || 16–12–6 || 38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || December 20 || Minnesota || 1–2 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,435 || 17–12–6 || 40 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || December 22 || Pittsburgh || 3–0 || Carolina || PNC Arena || 16,264 || 18–12–6 || 42|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37 || December 27 || Detroit || 2–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,639 || 19–12–6 || 44|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || December 29 || Pittsburgh || 6–1 || St. Louis || Enterprise Center || 17,475 || 20–12–6 || 46|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || December 31 || Pittsburgh || 3–2 || Minnesota || Xcel Energy Center || 19,163 || 21–12–6 || 48|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40 || January 2 || Pittsburgh || 7–2 || NY Rangers || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 22–12–6 || 50|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || January 4 || Winnipeg || 0–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,642 || 23–12–6 || 52|- style="background:#fcf;"| 42 || January 6 || Chicago || 5–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,623 || 23–13–6 || 52|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43 || January 8 || Florida || 1–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,526 || 24–13–6 || 54|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || January 11 || Pittsburgh || 7–4 || Anaheim || Honda Center || 17,473 || 25–13–6 || 56|- style="background:#fcf;"| 45 || January 12 || Pittsburgh || 2–5 || Los Angeles || Staples Center || 18,414 || 25–14–6 || 56 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 46 || January 15 || Pittsburgh || 2–5 || San Jose || SAP Center || 17,292 || 25–15–6 || 56 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || January 18 || Pittsburgh || 3–2 || Arizona || Gila River Arena || 14,757 || 26–15–6 || 58 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 48 || January 19 || Pittsburgh || 3–7 || Vegas || T-Mobile Arena || 18,511 || 26–16–6 || 58|- style="background:#fcf;"| 49 || January 28 || New Jersey || 6–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,609 || 26–17–6 || 58|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50 || January 30 || Tampa Bay || 2–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,514 || 27–17–6 || 60|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || February 1 || Ottawa || 3–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,618 || 28–17–6 || 62|- style="background:#fcf;"| 52 || February 2 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || Toronto || Scotiabank Arena || 19,477 || 28–18–6 || 62 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 53 || February 5 || Carolina || 4–0 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,435 || 28–19–6 || 62|- style="background:#ffc;"| 54 || February 7 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || Florida || BB&T Center || 14,712 || 28–19–7 || 63|- style="background:#fcf;"| 55 || February 9 || Pittsburgh || 4–5 || Tampa Bay || Amalie Arena || 19,092 || 28–20–7 || 63|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || February 11 || Pittsburgh || 4–1 || Philadelphia || Wells Fargo Center || 19,103 || 29–20–7 || 65 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 57 || February 13 || Edmonton || 1–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,750 || 30–20–7 || 67 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 58 || February 16 || Calgary || 5–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,667 || 30–21–7 || 67 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 59 || February 17 || NY Rangers || 5–6 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,646 || 31–21–7 || 69 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 60 || February 19 || Pittsburgh || 4–3 || New Jersey || Prudential Center || 15,824 || 32–21–7 || 71|- style="background:#fcf;"| 61 || February 21 || San Jose || 4–0 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,362 || 32–22–7 || 71|- style="background:#ffc;"| 62 || February 23 || Pittsburgh || 3–4 || Philadelphia || Lincoln Financial Field || 69,620
(outdoors) || 32–22–8 || 72 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 || February 26 || Pittsburgh || 5–2 || Columbus || Nationwide Arena || 18,776 || 33–22–8 || 74|-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 64 || March 1 || Pittsburgh || 3–4 || Buffalo || KeyBank Center || 19,070 || 33–22–9 || 75|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || March 2 || Pittsburgh || 5–1 || Montreal || Bell Centre || 21,302 || 34–22–9 || 77|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66 || March 5 || Florida || 2–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,484 || 35–22–9 || 79|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || March 7 || Columbus || 0–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,611 || 36–22–9 || 81|- style="background:#fcf;"| 68 || March 9 || Pittsburgh || 1–4 || Columbus || Nationwide Arena || 19,146 || 36–23–9 || 81|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || March 10 || Boston || 2–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,578 || 37–23–9 || 83|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70 || March 12 || Washington || 3–5 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,640 || 38–23–9 || 85|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71 || March 14 || Pittsburgh || 5–0 || Buffalo || KeyBank Arena || 18,680 || 39–23–9 || 87|- style="background:#fcf;"| 72 || March 16 || St. Louis || 5–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,641 || 39–24–9 || 87|- style="background:#ffc;"| 73 || March 17 || Philadelphia || 2–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,636 || 39–24–10 || 88|- style="background:#ffc;"| 74 || March 19 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || Carolina || PNC Arena || 14,677 || 39–24–11 || 89 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || March 21 || Pittsburgh || 2–1 || Nashville || Bridgestone Arena || 17,729 || 40–24–11 || 91 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 76 || March 23 || Pittsburgh || 3–2 || Dallas || American Airlines Center || 18,532 || 41–24–11 || 93 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 77 || March 25 || Pittsburgh || 5–2 || NY Rangers || Madison Square Garden || 17,401 || 42–24–11 || 95 |- style="background:#fcf;"| 78 || March 29 || Nashville || 3–1 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,632 || 42–25–11 || 95|- style="background:#cfc;"| 79 || March 31 || Carolina || 1–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,616 || 43–25–11 || 97|-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 80 || April 2 || Pittsburgh || 1–4 || Detroit || Little Caesars Arena || 19,515 || 43–26–11 || 97 |- style="background:#cfc;"| 81 || April 4 || Detroit || 1–4 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,574 || 44–26–11 || 99|- style="background:#ffc;"| 82 || April 6 || NY Rangers || 4–3 || Pittsburgh || PPG Paints Arena || 18,660 || 44–26–12 || 100|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = OT/SO Loss

Detailed records

Final^[6]

Eastern Conference
Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
align=left		3	2	0	1	102–129	10	7	2–8	1–7	94–104
align=left		3	1	0	2	112–96	12	9	5–10	1–7	106–78
align=left		3	2	1	0	126–89	10	7	4–9	2–4	101–81
align=left		3	2	0	1	99–113	10	6	1–9	2–10	86–85
align=left		3	1	1	1	75–108	9	10	2–8	1–12	104–97
align=left		3	1	1	1	108–94	10	11	1–8	3–10	94–85
align=left		3	1	2	0	85–95	11	11	2–8	5–10	95–104
align=left		3	1	2	0	99–104	5	8	2–8	1–6	85–111
Division total	24	11	7	6	806–826	77	69	19–68	16–66	765–745

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
align=left		4	2	1	1	121–148	8	8	0–6	1–10	123–126
align=left		4	3	1	0	123–120	13	8	1–11	1–10	98–129
align=left		4	1	3	0	135–142	10	18	2–13	4–13	126–128
align=left		4	2	1	1	121–101	12	12	3–14	1–12	123–103
align=left		4	3	0	1	141–139	21	13	3–13	2–8	127–112
align=left		4	1	1	2	145–152	10	11	0–6	2–13	101–128
align=left	Pittsburgh Penguins
align=left		4	3	1	0	143–131	15	12	6–17	2–15	134–110
Division total	28	15	8	5	929–933	89	82	15–80	13–81	832–836
Conference total	52	26	15	11	1736–1759	166	151	34–148	29–147	1597–1581

Western Conference
Central	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
align=left		2	0	2	0	77–60	6	11	0–5	2–5	58–54
align=left		2	1	1	0	57–71	9	9	2–7	1–4	62–57
align=left		2	2	0	0	60–50	8	3	2–4	0–5	48–54
align=left		2	2	0	0	69–74	5	3	1–4	1–3	63–54
align=left		2	1	1	0	76–55	3	4	0–6	1–5	66–50
align=left		2	1	1	0	71–57	7	6	4–8	1–4	61–56
align=left		2	2	0	0	63–60	8	3	1–4	0–3	54–64
Division total	14	9	5	0	473–427	46	39	10–38	6–29	422–389

Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
align=left		2	1	1	0	66–61	9	8	2–7	1–4	42–56
align=left		2	2	0	0	67–72	7	2	2–6	1–8	73–57
align=left		2	1	1	0	74–70	13	6	5–6	1–6	61–61
align=left		2	2	0	0	65–85	9	6	1–4	2–7	60–64
align=left		2	1	1	0	76–66	6	8	2–7	2–6	49–57
align=left		2	0	2	0	50–62	2	9	0–4	3–8	54–51
align=left		2	1	0	1	63–55	7	3	0–5	0–3	67–50
align=left		2	1	1	0	59–72	7	9	0–3	1–4	67–60
Division total	16	9	6	1	520–543	60	51	12–42	11–46	473–456
Conference total	30	18	11	1	993–970	106	90	22–80	17–75	885–845
NHL total	82	44	26	12	2828–2729	272	241	56–228	46–222	2482–2426

Playoffs

See main article: 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Penguins faced the New York Islanders in the First Round of the playoffs, where they were swept in four games.^[7]

Game log

|- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || April 10 || Pittsburgh || 3–4 || NY Islanders || OT || Murray || 13,917 || 0–1 || Recap|- style="background:#fcf;"| 2 || April 12 || Pittsburgh || 1–3 || NY Islanders || || Murray || 13,917 || 0–2 || Recap|- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || April 14 || NY Islanders || 4–1 || Pittsburgh || || Murray || 18,610 || 0–3 || Recap |- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || April 16 || NY Islanders || 3–1 || Pittsburgh || || Murray || 18,609 || 0–4 || Recap |-|-| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[8]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	79	35	65	100	18	36
	82	27	55	82	-19	28
	82	40	36	76	13	26
	68	21	51	72	-25	89
	65	16	40	56	13	48
	69	18	19	37	-3	26
	72	18	17	35	10	24
	71	8	20	28	8	18
	76	3	20	23	31	20
	71	7	13	20	6	14
^†	57	2	17	19	13	49
^†	32	11	6	17	8	13
	43	8	9	17	12	26
^‡	40	9	6	15	-6	29
	29	2	13	15	0	4
^†	32	9	5	14	4	14
^†‡	44	9	5	14	-6	13
	60	1	13	14	9	12
	82	1	12	13	-4	41
^‡	36	4	7	11	5	37
	28	6	4	10	7	15
^‡	49	7	2	9	-7	13
	50	2	6	8	2	18
^‡	25	2	3	5	3	6
	37	2	3	5	3	10
^‡	16	0	4	4	-7	0
^‡	16	1	2	3	2	12
	18	1	1	2	-9	4
^†	19	0	2	2	7	4
	6	0	2	2	2	0
^†	3	1	0	1	1	2
	13	0	1	1	4	4
^†	6	0	0	0	0	0
Total		271	459	730	—	655

Playoffs^[9]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	4	1	2	3	-1	6
	4	1	2	3	-2	0
	4	1	1	2	-1	2
	4	1	0	1	-1	0
	4	1	0	1	0	2
	4	1	0	1	-3	0
	4	0	1	1	-4	2
	4	0	1	1	-3	2
	4	0	1	1	-3	0
	3	0	1	1	1	0
	4	0	1	1	-1	4
	4	0	1	1	-1	0
	4	0	0	0	-1	0
	3	0	0	0	-3	6
	4	0	0	0	-2	8
	4	0	0	0	-3	2
	4	0	0	0	-4	2
	1	0	0	0	-2	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	0	-2	0
Total		6	11	17	—	36

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[10]

Player
	50	50	2880:14	29	14	6	129	2.69	1594	0.919	4	0	0	4
	36	30	1943:33	15	11	5	89	2.75	1060	0.916	3	0	0	2
	2	2	120:03	0	1	1	7	3.5	62	0.887	0	0	0	0
Total		82	4943:50	44	26	12	225	2.73	2716	0.917	7	0	0	6

Playoffs^[11]

Player
	4	4	238:44	0	4	0	12	3.02	127	0.906	0	0	0	0
Total		4	238:44	0	4	0	12	3.03	127	0.906	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

• Kris Letang set the franchise record for career points by a defenseman with 493. He broke the previous record of 440 held by Paul Coffey on October 6 against the Montreal Canadiens.
• Kris Letang set the franchise record for career goals by a defenseman with 112. He broke the previous record of 108 held by Paul Coffey on February 11 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	data-sort-type="date"	Reached
	1st career NHL game	October 11, 2018
	100th career NHL goal	October 18, 2018
	800th career NHL game	November 3, 2018
	500th career NHL game	November 3, 2018
	200th career NHL game	November 7, 2018
	800th career NHL game	November 13, 2018
K. Letang	700th career NHL game	November 19, 2018
	200th career NHL game	November 19, 2018
		November 24, 2018
J. Guentzel	100th career NHL point	November 27, 2018
	100th career NHL point	November 27, 2018
	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 27, 2018
J. Riikola	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 28, 2018
	400th career NHL game	December 22, 2018
J. Riikola	1st career NHL goal	December 29, 2018
	900th career NHL game	December 31, 2018
	100th career NHL point	January 8, 2019
	1st career NHL game	January 30, 2019
E. Malkin	600th career NHL assist	January 30, 2019
T. Blueger	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	February 1, 2019
	1st career NHL goal	February 9, 2019
	400th career NHL game	February 11, 2019
	300th career NHL game	February 13, 2019
	800th career NHL point	February 16, 2019
	700th career NHL game	March 1, 2019
	1,500th career NHL game	March 5, 2019
S. Crosby	1,200th career NHL point	March 5, 2019
E. Malkin	1,000th career NHL point	March 12, 2019
	200th career NHL point	March 12, 2019
N. Bjugstad	200th career NHL point	March 14, 2019
	50th career NHL game	March 16, 2019
	100th career NHL game	March 17, 2019
	100th career NHL game	March 23, 2019
J. Guentzel	200th career NHL game	March 29, 2019

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Colorado Avalanche OTT's 3rd-round pick in 2018 5th-round pick in 2018	To Pittsburgh Penguins NSH's 2nd-round pick in 2018	^[12]
	To Vegas Golden Knights 7th-round pick in 2018	To Pittsburgh Penguins 7th-round pick in 2019
	To Buffalo Sabres Matt Hunwick Conor Sheary	To Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional 4th-round pick in 2019	^[13]
	To Los Angeles Kings Carl Hagelin	To Pittsburgh Penguins Tanner Pearson	^[14]
	To Anaheim Ducks Daniel Sprong	To Pittsburgh Penguins Marcus Pettersson	^[15]
	To Ottawa Senators Stefan Elliott Tobias Lindberg	To Pittsburgh Penguins Macoy Erkamps Ben Sexton	^[16]
	To Anaheim Ducks Derek Grant	To Pittsburgh Penguins Joseph Blandisi	^[17]
	To Dallas Stars Jamie Oleksiak	To Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional 4th-round pick in 2019	^[18]
	To Florida Panthers Derick Brassard Riley Sheahan 2nd-round pick in 2019 4th-round pick in 2019 MIN's 4th-round pick in 2019	To Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bjugstad Jared McCann	^[19]
	To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 7th-round pick in 2019	To Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Siebenaler	^[20] ^[21]
	To Florida Panthers Jean-Sebastien Dea	To Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Wideman	^[22]
	To Vancouver Canucks Tanner Pearson	To Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Gudbranson	^[23]
	To Chicago Blackhawks Olli Maatta	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dominik Kahun 5th-round pick in 2019	^[24]

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract term
Matt Cullen^[25]				1-year
Stefan Elliott^[26]	HV71 (SHL)			1-year
				1-year
Jack Johnson^[27]				5-year
Josh Jooris^[28]				1-year
				1-year
Jarred Tinordi^[29]				1-year
Carter Rowney^[30]				3-year
Tom Kuhnhackl^[31]				1-year
Andrey Pedan^[32]		Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)		2-year
Derek Grant^[33]				1-year
Vincent Dunn^[34]		Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)		1-year
Ryan Haggerty^[35]	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)			2-year
Frank Corrado^[36]		Toronto Marlies (AHL)		1-year
Joseph Cramarossa^[37]	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)			1-year
Jake Lucchini^[38]	Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)			1-year
Oula Palve^[39]	HC TPS (Liiga)			1-year
Emil Larmi^[40]	HPK (Liiga)			2-year

Waivers

Player	Claimed from	Lost to	Date
Jean-Sebastien Dea^[41]
Jean-Sebastien Dea^[42]	New Jersey Devils

Signings

Player	Date	Contract term
Kevin Czuczman^[43]		1-year
		2-year
		2-year
Bryan Rust^[44]		4-year
Riley Sheahan^[45]		1-year
Jean-Sebastien Dea^[46]		1-year
		1-year
Jamie Oleksiak^[47]		3-year
Filip Hallander^[48]		3-year
Teddy Blueger^[49]		1-year
		1-year
		1-year
Tristan Jarry^[50]		2-year
Jake Guentzel^[51]		5-year
Casey DeSmith^[52]		3-year
Jan Drozg^[53]		3-year
Justin Almeida^[54]		3-year
Calen Addison^[55]		3-year
Joseph Cramarossa^[56]		1-year
Thomas Di Pauli^[57]		1-year
Niclas Almari^[58]		3-year
Kasper Bjorkqvist^[59]		2-year
Chad Ruhwedel^[60]		2-year

Contract terminations

Notes

• – Two-way contract
• – Entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks. Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	53	Calen Addison	D		Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
2	58	Filip Hallander	C		Timra IK (Allsvenskan)
5	129	Justin Almeida	C		Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6	177	Liam Gorman	C		Saint Sebastian's School (USHS)

Notes:

• The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Ottawa's third-round pick and a fifth-round pick both in 2018 (64th and 146th overall) to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
• The Detroit Red Wings' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on October 21, 2017, that sent Scott Wilson and a third-round pick in 2018 to Detroit in exchange for Riley Sheahan and this pick.^[63]

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7. Web site: Penguins-Islanders Playoff Series to Begin this Wednesday in New York . NHL.com . April 8, 2019 . April 7, 2019.
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13. Web site: Sabres acquire Sheary, Hunwick from Penguins . NHL.com . October 2, 2018 . June 27, 2018.
14. Web site: Penguins Acquire Forward Tanner Pearson From Los Angeles Kings . NHL.com . November 14, 2018 . November 14, 2018.
15. Web site: Penguins Acquire Defenseman Marcus Pettersson from the Anaheim Ducks . NHL.com . December 3, 2018 . December 3, 2018.
16. Web site: Penguins Acquire Ben Sexton and Macoy Erkamps from the Ottawa Senators . NHL.com . December 5, 2018 . December 5, 2018.
17. Web site: Penguins Acquire Forward Joseph Blandisi from the Anaheim Ducks . NHL.com . January 17, 2019 . January 17, 2019.
18. Web site: Penguins Acquire 2019 4th-Round Draft Pick in exchange for Jamie Oleksiak . NHL.com . January 29, 2019 . January 28, 2019.
19. Web site: Penguins Acquire Forwards Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from Florida . NHL.com . February 1, 2019 . February 1, 2019.
20. Web site: Penguins Acquire Defenseman Blake Siebenaler from the Blue Jackets . NHL.com . February 12, 2019 . February 11, 2019.
21. Web site: Penguins acquire defenceman Blake Siebenaler from Blue Jackets . Sportsnet.ca . February 12, 2019 . February 11, 2019.
22. Web site: Penguins Acquire Chris Wideman from Florida in Exchange for Dea . NHL.com . February 26, 2019 . February 25, 2019.
23. Web site: Penguins Acquire Gudbranson from Vancouver in Exchange for Pearson . NHL.com . February 26, 2019 . February 25, 2019.
24. Web site: Penguins Acquire Kahun and 2019 Draft Pick from Chicago for Maatta . NHL.com . June 15, 2019 . June 15, 2019.
25. Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Matt Cullen to a One-Year Contract . Pittsburgh Penguins . July 1, 2018 . July 1, 2018.
26. Web site: Penguins Sign Four Players to One-Year, Two-Way Deals . Pittsburgh Penguins . July 1, 2018 . July 1, 2018.
27. Web site: Penguins Sign Defenseman Jack Johnson to a Five-Year Contract . Pittsburgh Penguins . July 1, 2018 . July 1, 2018.
28. Web site: Maple Leafs Sign Four Players . Toronto Maple Leafs . July 1, 2018 . July 1, 2018.
29. Web site: Preds Add Defenseman Jarred Tinordi with One-Year Deal . Nashville Predators . July 1, 2018 . July 1, 2018.
30. Web site: Ducks Sign Six in Free Agency, Including Schenn . Anaheim Ducks . July 2, 2018 . July 2, 2018.
31. Web site: Kuhnhackl Agrees to Terms on a One-Year Contract . New York Islanders . July 2, 2018 . July 2, 2018.
32. Web site: Andrey Pedan: Heading to KHL . CBSSports.com . July 4, 2018 . July 4, 2018.
33. Web site: Penguins Agree to Terms with Forward Derek Grant on a One-Year Contract . Pittsburgh Penguins . July 19, 2018 . July 19, 2018.
34. Web site: Direction Orlando pour Vincent Dunn . PressReader . July 4, 2018 . September 1, 2018.
35. Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Ryan Haggerty to a Two-Year Contract . Pittsburgh Penguins . September 25, 2018 . September 26, 2018.
36. Web site: Frank Corrado joins Marlies on AHL contract . sportsnet.ca . October 22, 2018 . February 1, 2019.
37. Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Joe Cramarossa to a Two-Way NHL Contract . NHL.com . February 20, 2019 . February 20, 2019.
38. Web site: Undrafted Forward Jake Lucchini Signed to One-Year, Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . March 12, 2019 . March 11, 2019.
39. Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Oula Palve to a One-Year, Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . April 23, 2019 . April 22, 2019.
40. Web site: Penguins Sign Goaltender Emil Larmi to a Two-Year, Entry Level Contract . NHL.com . June 2, 2019 . June 2, 2019.
41. Web site: Devils claim Jean-Sebastien Dea from Penguins. NJ.com. September 28, 2018.
42. Web site: Penguins Claim Jean-Sebastien Dea Off Waivers From New Jersey . NHL.com . November 29, 2018 . November 29, 2018.
43. Web site: Penguins Agree to Terms with Simon and Sprong on Two-year Contracts. Pittsburgh Penguins. June 25, 2018.
44. Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward Bryan Rust to a Four-Year Contract. Pittsburgh Penguins. June 26, 2018.
45. Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward Riley Sheahan to a One-Year Contract. Pittsburgh Penguins. June 27, 2018.
46. Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward Jean-Sebastien Dea to a One-Year Contract. Pittsburgh Penguins. June 28, 2018.
47. Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak to a Three-Year Contract. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 12, 2018.
48. Web site: Pens Sign Forward Filip Hallander to a Three-Year Entry-Level Contract. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 15, 2018.
49. Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Blueger, Di Pauli and Prow to One-Year Contracts . NHL.com . March 6, 2019 . July 17, 2018.
50. Web site: Penguins Agree to Terms with Tristan Jarry on a Two-Year Contract. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 26, 2018.
51. Web site: Pens Re-Sign Jake Guentzel to a Five-Year, $30 Million Contract Extension. Pittsburgh Penguins. December 27, 2018.
52. Web site: Penguins Sign Goaltender Casey DeSmith to a Three-Year Contract Extension. Pittsburgh Penguins. January 11, 2019.
53. Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Jan Drozg to a Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . March 6, 2019 . March 4, 2019.
54. Web site: Pens Sign Forward Justin Almeida to a Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . March 11, 2019 . March 9, 2019.
55. Web site: Pens Sign Defenseman Calen Addison to a Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . April 7, 2019 . April 6, 2019.
56. Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Joe Cramarossa to a One-Year Contract Extension . NHL.com . April 29, 2019 . April 27, 2019.
57. Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Forward Thomas Di Pauli to a One-Year Contract . NHL.com . April 30, 2019 . April 30, 2019.
58. Web site: Penguins Sign Defenseman Almari to a Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . May 11, 2019 . May 9, 2019.
59. Web site: Penguins Sign Kasper Bjorkqvist to a Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . May 16, 2019 . May 15, 2019.
60. Web site: Penguins Re-Sign Defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to a Two-Year Contract . NHL.com . May 23, 2019 . May 23, 2019.
61. Web site: Enforcer Sestito calls it a career . romesentinel.com . September 6, 2018.
62. Web site: Penguins Announce Roster Moves . Pittsburgh Penguins . September 24, 2018.
63. Web site: Sheahan traded to Penguins by Red Wings . NHL.com . June 20, 2018 . October 21, 2017.