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2024–25 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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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]

2024–25 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division3rd Metropolitan
Conference7th Eastern
2024–25 record3–2–0
Home record1–1–0
Road record2–1–0
Goals for20
Goals against21
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 (3)
AssistsEvgeni Malkin (9)
PointsEvgeni Malkin (11)
Penalty minutesMarcus Pettersson (6)
Plus/minusRickard Rakell (+3)
WinsJoel Blomqvist (2)
Goals against averageJoel Blomqvist (2.86)
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Off-season

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June

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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

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Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 New Jersey Devils 7 5 2 0 5 22 14 +8 10
2 New York Rangers 4 3 0 1 3 20 9 +11 7
3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 3 2 0 2 20 21 −1 6
4 Washington Capitals 3 2 1 0 2 10 9 +1 4
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 2 2 0 2 17 15 +2 4
6 New York Islanders 4 1 1 2 1 10 11 −1 4
7 Philadelphia Flyers 4 1 2 1 0 13 18 −5 3
8 Carolina Hurricanes 2 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 2
Updated to game(s) played on October 17, 2024. 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

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Boston Bruins 5 3 2 0 2 20 18 +2 6
2 ME Washington Capitals 3 2 1 0 2 10 9 +1 4
3 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 4 2 2 0 2 17 15 +2 4
4 AT Ottawa Senators 4 2 2 0 1 13 15 −2 4
5 ME New York Islanders 4 1 1 2 1 10 11 −1 4
6 AT Montreal Canadiens 5 2 3 0 2 13 17 −4 4
7 ME Philadelphia Flyers 4 1 2 1 0 13 18 −5 3
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 6 1 4 1 1 17 24 −7 3
9 ME Carolina Hurricanes 2 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 2
10 AT Detroit Red Wings 4 1 3 0 1 9 15 −6 2
Updated to game(s) played on October 17, 2024. 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

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Preseason

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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)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Location Attendance Record
1 September 21 Pittsburgh 3–7 Buffalo KeyBank Center 12,013 0–1–0
2 September 24 Buffalo 3–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 11,588 0–2–0
— September 28 Pittsburgh – Detroit Game postponed due to mechanical issues with the Penguins team plane.[6] Rescheduled for September 30th
3A September 29 Pittsburgh 5–2 Ottawa Sudbury Community Arena 4,640 1–2–0
4 September 30 Pittsburgh 5–1 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 5,775 2–2–0
5 October 1 Detroit 2–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 12,059 2–3–0
6 October 3 Pittsburgh 3–1 Columbus Nationwide Arena 12,649 3–3–0
7 October 4 Columbus 3–7 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 14,573 4–3–0
Legend

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

Regular season

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

2024–25 game log [8]
October: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 9 NY Rangers 6–0 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,190 0–1–0 0 [9]
2 October 10 Pittsburgh 6–3 Detroit Little Caesars Arena Blomqvist 17,916 1–1–0 2 [10]
3 October 12 Pittsburgh 2–4 Toronto Scotiabank Arena Blomqvist 18,934 1–2–0 2 [11]
4 October 14 Pittsburgh 6–3 Montreal Bell Centre Jarry 21,105 2–2–0 4 [12]
5 October 16 Buffalo 5–6 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena Blomqvist 15,644 3–2–0 6 [13]
6 October 18 Carolina – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
7 October 20 Pittsburgh – Winnipeg Canada Life Centre ––
8 October 22 Pittsburgh – Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome ––
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 ––
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
13 November 2 Montreal – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
14 November 5 Pittsburgh – NY Islanders UBS Arena ––
15 November 7 Pittsburgh – Carolina Lenovo Center ––
16 November 8 Pittsburgh – Washington Capital One Arena ––
17 November 11 Dallas – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
18 November 13 Detroit – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
19 November 15 Pittsburgh – Columbus Nationwide Arena ––
20 November 16 San Jose – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
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 ––
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
27 December 3 Florida – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
28 December 6 Pittsburgh – NY Rangers Madison Square Garden ––
29 December 7 Pittsburgh – Toronto Scotiabank 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)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
40 January 3 Pittsburgh – Florida Amerant Bank Arena ––
41 January 5 Pittsburgh – Carolina Lenovo Center ––
42 January 7 Columbus – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
43 January 9 Edmonton – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
44 January 11 Ottawa – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
45 January 12 Tampa Bay – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
46 January 14 Seattle – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
47 January 17 Pittsburgh – Buffalo KeyBank Center ––
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 ––
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
54 February 1 Nashville – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
55 February 5 New Jersey – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
56 February 7 Pittsburgh – NY Rangers Madison Square Garden ––
57 February 8 Pittsburgh – Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center ––
58 February 22 Washington – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
59 February 23 NY Rangers – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
60 February 25 Pittsburgh – Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center ––
61 February 27 Philadelphia – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
62 March 1 Boston – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
63 March 2 Toronto – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
64 March 4 Pittsburgh – Colorado Ball Arena ––
65 March 7 Pittsburgh – Vegas T-Mobile Arena ––
66 March 9 Pittsburgh – Minnesota Xcel Energy Center ––
67 March 11 Vegas – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
68 March 13 St. Louis – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
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 ––
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
76 April 3 Pittsburgh – St. Louis Enterprise Center ––
77 April 5 Pittsburgh – Dallas American Airlines Center ––
78 April 6 Pittsburgh – Chicago United Center ––
79 April 8 Chicago – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
80 April 11 Pittsburgh – New Jersey Prudential Center ––
81 April 13 Boston – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––
82 April 17 Washington – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena ––

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

Player statistics

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As of October 17, 2024

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[15]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Joel Blomqvist 3 2 167:37 2 1 0 8 2.86 92 0.913 0 0 0 0
Tristan Jarry 3 3 131:33 1 1 0 12 5.47 72 0.833 0 0 0 0
Total 5 299:10 3 2 0 20 4.01 164 0.878 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

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Updated October 16, 2024[16][17]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
55   Noel Acciari C/RW R 32 2023 Johnston, Rhode Island
72   Anthony Beauvillier LW L 27 2024 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
30   Joel Blomqvist G L 22 2020 Nykarleby, Finland
8   Michael Bunting LW L 29 2024 Scarborough, Ontario
87   Sidney Crosby (C) C L 37 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
20   Lars Eller C L 35 2023 Rødovre, Denmark
19   Cody Glass C R 25 2024 Winnipeg, Manitoba
27   Ryan Graves D L 29 2023 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
24   Matt Grzelcyk D L 30 2024 Boston, Massachusetts
13   Kevin Hayes RW L 32 2024 Boston, Massachusetts
35   Tristan Jarry G L 29 2013 Surrey, British Columbia
65   Erik Karlsson D R 34 2023 Landsbro, Sweden
58   Kris Letang (A) D R 37 2005 Montreal, Quebec
46   Blake Lizotte   C L 26 2024 Lindstrom, Minnesota
71   Evgeni Malkin (A) C L 38 2004 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union
39   Alex Nedeljkovic   G L 28 2023 Parma, Ohio
83   Matt Nieto   LW L 31 2023 Long Beach, California
10   Drew O'Connor W L 26 2020 Chatham, New Jersey
28   Marcus Pettersson D L 28 2018 Skellefteå, Sweden
18   Jesse Puljujarvi W R 26 2024 Älvkarleby, Sweden
48   Valtteri Puustinen RW R 25 2019 Kuopio, Finland
67   Rickard Rakell W R 31 2022 Sundbyberg, Sweden
17   Bryan Rust RW R 32 2010 Pontiac, Michigan
5   Ryan Shea D L 27 2023 Milton, Massachusetts
3   Jack St. Ivany D R 25 2022 Manhattan Beach, California

Transactions

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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

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Date Details Ref
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To St. Louis Blues
Future Considerations 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Hayes
2nd-round pick in 2025 		[18]
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Lukas Svejkovsky 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bennett MacArthur 		[19]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) To New York Rangers
Reilly Smith 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
5nd-round pick in 2025
2nd-round pick in 2027 		[20]
August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13) To Nashville Predators
Jordan Frasca 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Cody Glass
3nd-round pick in 2025
6th-round pick in 2026 		[21]
August 22, 2024 (2024-08-22) To Winnipeg Jets
Brayden Yager 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Rutger McGroarty 		[22]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Anthony Beauvillier Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [23]
Matt Grzelcyk Boston Bruins 1-year Free agency [24]
Mac Hollowell Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 1-year Free agency [25]
Jimmy Huntington Hershey Bears (AHL) 1-year Free agency [26]
Bokondji Imama Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [27]
Blake Lizotte Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency [28]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Sebastian Aho New York Islanders 2-year Free agency [29]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Vinnie Hinostroza Nashville Predators 2-year Free agency [30]
Jack Rathbone Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [31]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Jansen Harkins Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency [32]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Pierre-Olivier Joseph St. Louis Blues 2-year Free agency [33]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 25, 2024 (2024-07-25) Brayden Yager 3-year† [34]
July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30) Sergei Murashov 3-year† [35]
August 22, 2024 (2024-08-22) Rutger McGroarty 3-year† [36]

Draft picks

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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

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