2024–25 Pittsburgh Penguins season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Pittsburgh Penguins
Division:	Metropolitan
Conference:	Eastern
Record:	0–0–0
Homerecord:	0–0–0
Roadrecord:	0–0–0
Goalsfor:	0
Goalsagainst:	0
Coach:	Mike Sullivan
Captain:	Sidney Crosby
Altcaptain:	Kris Letang Evgeni Malkin
Arena:	PPG Paints Arena
Minorleague:	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Penguins season will be the 58th season (57th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.^[1]

Off-season

June

On June 11, 2024, David Quinn was named assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, coaching alongside longtime friend and former Boston University teammate Mike Sullivan. Quinn was most recently the head coach of the San Jose Sharks from 2022–24.^[2]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.^[3] |- style="background:#;"| 1 || September 21 || Pittsburgh || || Buffalo || || KeyBank Center || || |- style="background:#;"| 2 || September 24 || Buffalo || || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || |- style="background:#;"| 3 || September 28 || Pittsburgh || || Detroit || || Little Caesars Arena || || |- style="background:#;"| 4 || September 29 || Pittsburgh || || Ottawa || || Sudbury Community Arena || || |- style="background:#;"| 5 || October 1 || Detroit || || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || |- style="background:#;"| 6 || October 3 || Pittsburgh || || Columbus || || Nationwide Arena || || |- style="background:#;"| 7 || October 5 || Columbus || || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || |-|- style="text-align:center;"|Legend

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.^[4] |- style="background:#;"| 1 || October 9 || NY Rangers || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 2 || October 10 || Pittsburgh || -- || Detroit || || Little Caesars Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 3 || October 12 || Pittsburgh || -- || Toronto || || Scotiabank Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 4 || October 14 || Pittsburgh || -- || Montreal || || Bell Centre || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 5 || October 16 || Buffalo || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 6 || October 18 || Carolina || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 7 || October 20 || Pittsburgh || -- || Winnipeg || || Canada Life Centre || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 8 || October 22 || Pittsburgh || -- || Calgary || || Scotiabank Saddledome || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 9 || October 25 || Pittsburgh || -- || Edmonton || || Rogers Place || || || || |||-| 10 || October 26 || Pittsburgh || -- || Vancouver || || Rogers Arena || || || || |||-| 11 || October 29 || Minnesota || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 12 || October 31 || Anaheim || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-|- style="background:#;"| 13 || November 2 || Montreal || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 14 || November 5 || Pittsburgh || -- || NY Islanders || || UBS Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 15 || November 7 || Pittsburgh || -- || Carolina || || PNC Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 16 || November 8 || Pittsburgh || -- || Washington || || Capital One Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 17 || November 11 || Dallas || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 18 || November 13 || Detroit || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 19 || November 15 || Pittsburgh || -- || Columbus || || Nationwide Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 20 || November 16 || San Jose || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 21 || November 19 || Tampa Bay || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 22 || November 22 || Winnipeg || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 23 || November 23 || Utah || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 24 || November 27 || Vancouver || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 25 || November 29 || Pittsburgh || -- || Boston || || TD Garden || || || || |||-| 26 || November 30 || Calgary || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-|- style="background:#;"| 27 || December 3 || Florida || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 28 || December 6 || Pittsburgh || -- || NY Rangers || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 29 || December 7 || Pittsburgh || -- || Toronto || || Scotiabank Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 30 || December 10 || Colorado || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 31 || December 12 || Pittsburgh || -- || Montreal || || Bell Centre || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 32 || December 14 || Pittsburgh || -- || Ottawa || || Canadian Tire Centre || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 33 || December 17 || Los Angeles || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 34 || December 19 || Pittsburgh || -- || Nashville || || Bridgestone Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 35 || December 21 || Pittsburgh || -- || New Jersey || || Prudential Center || || || || |||-| 36 || December 23 || Philadelphia || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 37 || December 28 || Pittsburgh || -- || NY Islanders || || UBS Arena || || || || |||-| 38 || December 29 || NY Islanders || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 39 || December 31 || Pittsburgh || -- || Detroit || || Little Caesars Arena || || || || |||-|- style="background:#;"| 40 || January 3 || Pittsburgh || -- || Florida || || Amerant Bank Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 41 || January 5 || Pittsburgh || -- || Carolina || || PNC Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 42 || January 7 || Columbus || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 43 || January 9 || Edmonton || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 44 || January 11 || Ottawa || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 45 || January 12 || Tampa Bay || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 46 || January 14 || Seattle || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 47 || January 17 || Pittsburgh || -- || Buffalo || || KeyBank Center || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 48 || January 18 || Pittsburgh || -- || Washington || || Capital One Arena || || || || |||-| 49 || January 20 || Pittsburgh || -- || Los Angeles || || Crypto.com Arena || || || || |||-| 50 || January 23 || Pittsburgh || -- || Anaheim || || Honda Center || || || || |||-| 51 || January 25 || Pittsburgh || -- || Seattle || || Climate Pledge Arena || || || || |||-| 52 || January 27 || Pittsburgh || -- || San Jose || || SAP Center || || || || |||-| 53 || January 29 || Pittsburgh || -- || Utah || || Delta Center || || || || |||-|- style="background:#;"| 54 || February 1 || Nashville || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 55 || February 5 || New Jersey || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 56 || February 7 || Pittsburgh || -- || NY Rangers || || Madison Square Garden || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 57 || February 8 || Pittsburgh || -- || Philadelphia || || Wells Fargo Center || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 58 || February 22 || Washington || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 59 || February 23 || NY Rangers || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 60 || February 25 || Pittsburgh || -- || Philadelphia || || Wells Fargo Center || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 61 || February 27 || Philadelphia || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-|- style="background:#;"| 62 || March 1 || Boston || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 63 || March 2 || Toronto || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 64 || March 4 || Pittsburgh || -- || Colorado || || Ball Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 65 || March 7 || Pittsburgh || -- || Vegas || || T-Mobile Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 66 || March 9 || Pittsburgh || -- || Minnesota || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 67 || March 11 || Vegas || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 68 || March 13 || St. Louis || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 69 || March 15 || New Jersey || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 70 || March 18 || NY Islanders || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 71 || March 21 || Columbus || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-| 72 || March 23 || Pittsburgh || -- || Florida || || Amerant Bank Arena || || || || |||-| 73 || March 25 || Pittsburgh || -- || Tampa Bay || || Amalie Arena || || || || |||-| 74 || March 27 || Pittsburgh || -- || Buffalo || || KeyBank Center || || || || |||-| 75 || March 30 || Ottawa || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-|- style="background:#;"| 76 || April 3 || Pittsburgh || -- || St. Louis || || Enterprise Center || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 77 || April 5 || Pittsburgh || -- || Dallas || || American Airlines Center || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 78 || April 6 || Pittsburgh || -- || Chicago || || United Center || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 79 || April 8 || Chicago || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 80 || April 11 || Pittsburgh || -- || New Jersey || || Prudential Center || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 81 || April 13 || Boston || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||- style="background:#;"| 82 || April 17 || Washington || -- || Pittsburgh || || PPG Paints Arena || || || || |||-|-|Legend:

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Details		Ref
To St. Louis Blues Future Considerations	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Hayes 2nd-round pick in 2025	^[5]
To Tampa Bay Lightning Lukas Svejkovsky	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bennett MacArthur	^[6]
To New York Rangers Reilly Smith	To Pittsburgh Penguins 5nd-round pick in 2025 2nd-round pick in 2027	^[7]
To Nashville Predators Jordan Frasca	To Pittsburgh Penguins Cody Glass 3nd-round pick in 2025 6th-round pick in 2026	^[8]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	^[9]
		Hershey Bears (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[10]
		Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[11]
			1-year	Free agency	^[12]
			1-year	Free agency	^[13]
			1-year	Free agency	^[14]
			2-year	Free agency	^[15]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
		3-year	^[16]
		3-year	^[17]

Draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round		Player	Pos	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	44	Harrison Brunicke	D	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2	46	Tanner Howe	LW	Regina Pats (WHL)
4	111	Chase Pietila	D	Michigan Tech (NCAA)
6	175	Joona Vaisanen	D	Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL
7	207	Mac Swanson	LW	North Dakota (NCAA)
7	223	Finn Harding	D	Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)

Notes:

Notes and References

Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 121. 978-1-894801-26-3.
Web site: Report: Penguins Hire David Quinn as Assistant Coach . thehockeynews.com . June 11, 2024 . June 11, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Announce 2024 Pre-Season Schedule.
News: Horwat . Nick . July 2, 2024 . Penguins Announce 2024-25 Regular-Season Schedule . NHL.com . August 1, 2024.
Web site: Blues trade Kevin Hayes to Penguins for future considerations . ESPN.com . June 29, 2024 . June 29, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Acquire Bennett MacArthur from the Tampa Bay Lightning in Exchange for Lukas Svejkovsky . NHL.com . Pittsburgh Penguins . June 30, 2024 . July 1, 2024.
Web site: Smith traded to Rangers by Penguins for 2 draft picks . NHL.com . NHL.com . July 1, 2024 . August 14, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Acquire Forward Cody Glass and Two Draft Picks from the Nashville Predators in Exchange for Jordan Frasca . NHL.com . Pittsburgh Penguins . August 13, 2024 . August 13, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Sign Blake Lizotte to a Two-Year Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. July 31, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Jimmy Huntington on a One-Year Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. July 31, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Sign Defenseman Mac Hollowell to a One-Year Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. July 31, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Sign Anthony Beauvillier to a One-Year Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. July 31, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Bokondji Imama to a One-Year Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. July 31, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Sign Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk to a One-Year Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. July 31, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Sign Defenseman Sebastian Aho to a Two-Year Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 2, 2024. July 31, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Sign Brayden Yager to a Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 25, 2024. July 27, 2024.
Web site: Penguins Sign Goaltender Sergei Murashov to a Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 30, 2024. August 14, 2024.