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2024–25 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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2024–25 Pittsburgh Penguins
2024–25 record11–12–4
Home record7–6–2
Road record4–6–2
Goals for77
Goals against104
Team information
General ManagerKyle Dubas
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRickard Rakell (10)
AssistsSidney Crosby
Evgeni Malkin (18)
PointsSidney Crosby (26)
Penalty minutesMarcus Pettersson (19)
Plus/minusBlake Lizotte (+3)
WinsTristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic (4)
Goals against averageAlex Nedeljkovic (3.31)

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

Off-season[edit]

June[edit]

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]

Standings[edit]

Divisional standings[edit]

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
[ ]
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Washington Capitals 50 34 11 5 29 174 119 +55 73
2 Carolina Hurricanes 51 31 16 4 27 171 140 +31 66
3 New Jersey Devils 52 28 18 6 25 159 133 +26 62
4 Columbus Blue Jackets 50 24 19 7 18 169 168 +1 55
5 New York Rangers 50 24 22 4 22 149 152 −3 52
6 Philadelphia Flyers 51 23 22 6 14 154 173 −19 52
7 New York Islanders 49 22 20 7 17 135 143 −8 51
8 Pittsburgh Penguins 52 20 24 8 14 151 191 −40 48
Updated to game(s) played on January 28, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings[edit]

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
[ ]
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Boston Bruins 52 25 21 6 18 141 166 −25 56
2 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 49 26 20 3 21 172 140 +32 55
3 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 50 24 19 7 18 169 168 +1 55
4 AT Detroit Red Wings 50 24 21 5 20 143 156 −13 53
5 AT Montreal Canadiens 50 24 21 5 17 151 169 −18 53
6 ME New York Rangers 50 24 22 4 22 149 152 −3 52
7 ME Philadelphia Flyers 51 23 22 6 14 154 173 −19 52
8 ME New York Islanders 49 22 20 7 17 135 143 −8 51
9 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 52 20 24 8 14 151 191 −40 48
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 50 19 26 5 15 156 171 −15 43
Updated to game(s) played on January 28, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results[edit]

Preseason[edit]

The Preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.[5]

2024 preseason game log
September/October: 4–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 3–1–0)
Legend

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss A Game played in Sudbury, Ontario.

Regular season[edit]

The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[7]

2024–25 game log [8]
October: 4–7–1 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 2–4–1)
November: 6–5–3 (Home: 4–3–2; Road: 2–2–1)
December: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
27 December 3 Florida 4–5 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena Jarry 15,502 11–12–4 26 [35]
28 December 6 Pittsburgh – NY Rangers Madison Square Garden ––
29 December 7 Toronto – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
30 December 10 Colorado – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
31 December 12 Pittsburgh – Montreal Bell Centre ––
32 December 14 Pittsburgh – Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre ––
33 December 17 Los Angeles – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
34 December 19 Pittsburgh – Nashville Bridgestone Arena ––
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 ––
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Statistics[edit]

As of November 22, 2024

Skaters
Regular Season[36]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Sidney Crosby 28 7 13 20 −9 15
Evgeni Malkin 22 5 15 20 −10 12
Richard Rakell 24 7 5 12 0 0
Erik Karlsson 28 2 9 11 −12 4
Anthony Beauvillier 28 6 3 9 −1 4
Marcus Pettersson 22 1 8 9 −7 19
Bryan Rust 15 5 3 8 −14 6
Jesse Puljujarvi 19 3 5 8 −1 6
Matt Grzelcyk 22 0 8 8 −11 4
Lars Eller‡ 17 4 3 7 −4 10
Paul Coffey 28 4 1 5 -2 12
James Rzeznik 28 1 4 5 +12 12
Michael Bunting 21 4 3 7 −8 14
Drew O'Connor 22 3 3 6 −13 12
Kris Letang 19 2 4 6 −11 12
Noel Acciari 22 2 3 5 −9 8
Kevin Hayes 14 3 1 4 −8 2
Cody Glass 14 0 4 4 −7 2
Blake Lizotte 7 2 0 2 +1 0
Valtteri Puustinen 10 1 1 2 −4 4
Jack St. Ivany 17 0 1 1 −3 13
Sam Poulin 5 0 1 1 +2 2
Owen Pickering 3 0 1 1 0 0
Matt Nieto 4 0 0 0 −2 0
Ryan Graves 19 0 0 0 −7 9
Ryan Shea 8 0 0 0 −4 0
Vasili Ponomaryov 3 0 0 0 0 2
Rutger McGroarty 3 0 0 0 −1 0
Goaltenders
Regular Season[37]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Alex Nedeljkovic 10 9 606:20 3 3 3 32 3.17 280 .886 0 0 0 0
Joel Blomqvist 8 7 416:13 3 5 0 25 3.60 261 .904 0 0 0 0
Tristan Jarry 6 6 313:12 1 3 1 23 4.41 175 .869 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.


Roster[edit]

Template:Pittsburgh Penguins Roster

Suspensions/fines[edit]

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued

Awards and honours[edit]

Awards[edit]

Regular season
Player Award Awarded

Milestones[edit]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
S. Crosby 1,600th career NHL point October 16, 2024
E. Malkin 500th career NHL goal October 16, 2024

Records[edit]

Regular season
Player Record Reached

Transactions[edit]

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

Key:

 dagger  Contract is entry-level.

 double-dagger  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To St. Louis Blues
Future considerations 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Hayes2nd-round pick in 2025 		[38]
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Lukas Svejkovsky 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bennett MacArthur 		[39]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) To New York Rangers
Reilly Smith 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
5th-round pick in 2025

2nd-round pick in 2027

[40]
August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13) To Nashville Predators
Jordan Frasca 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Cody Glass3nd-round pick in 2025

6th-round pick in 2026

[41]
August 22, 2024 (2024-08-22) To Winnipeg Jets
Brayden Yager 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Rutger McGroarty 		[42]
November 12, 2024 (2024-11-12) To Washington Capitals
Lars Eller 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
CHI 5th-round pick in 2025

3rd-round pick in 2027

[43]
November 25, 2024 (2024-11-25) To Nashville Predators
NYR 4th-round pick in 2027 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Philip Tomasino 		[44]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Anthony Beauvillier Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [45]
Matt Grzelcyk Boston Bruins 1-year Free agency [46]
Mac Hollowell Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 1-year Free agency [47]
Jimmy Huntington Hershey Bears (AHL) 1-year Free agency [48]
Bokondji Imama Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [49]
Blake Lizotte Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency [50]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Sebastian Aho New York Islanders 2-year Free agency [51]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Vinnie Hinostroza Nashville Predators 2-year Free agency [52]
Jack Rathbone Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [53]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Jansen Harkins Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency [54]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Pierre-Olivier Joseph St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [55]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Ref
July 25, 2024 (2024-07-25) Brayden Yager 3-yeardagger [56]
July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30) Sergei Murashov 3-yeardagger [57]
August 22, 2024 (2024-08-22) Rutger McGroarty 3-yeardagger [58]

Draft picks[edit]

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins 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 Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 44 Harrison Brunicke D  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2 46 Tanner Howe LW  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
4 111 Chase Pietila D  United States Michigan Tech (NCAA)
6 175 Joona Vaisanen D  Finland Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL
7 207 Mac Swanson LW  United States North Dakota (NCAA)
7 223 Finn Harding D  Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)

Notes:

References[edit]

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