2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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]

2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division3rd Metropolitan
Conference6th Eastern
2018–19 record44–26–12
Home record23–14–4
Road record21–12–8
Goals for273
Goals against241
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Average attendance18,552 (100.9%)[1]
(23 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJake Guentzel (40)
AssistsSidney Crosby (65)
PointsSidney Crosby (100)
Penalty minutesEvgeni Malkin (89)
Plus/minusBrian Dumoulin (+31)
WinsMatt Murray (29)
Goals against averageMatt Murray (2.69)

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

Standings
Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 82 48 26 8 44 278 249 +29 104
2 x – New York Islanders 82 48 27 7 43 228 196 +32 103
3 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 44 26 12 42 273 241 +32 100
4 x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 46 29 7 44 245 223 +22 99
5 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 47 31 4 45 258 232 +26 98
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 37 37 8 34 244 281 −37 82
7 New York Rangers 82 32 36 14 26 227 272 −45 78
8 New Jersey Devils 82 31 41 10 28 222 275 −53 72
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2018.[4]

2018 preseason game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018.[5]

2018–19 game log
October: 6–2–2 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–0–1), 14 points
November: 4–7–3 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–4–2), 11 points
December: 11–3–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 5–1–1), 23 points
January: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0), 12 points
February: 6–5–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–2), 14 points
March: 10–3–3 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 5–1–2), 23 points
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–0), 3 points
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
Boston Bruins3201102–1291072–81–794–104
Buffalo Sabres3102112–961295–101–7106–78
Detroit Red Wings3210126–891074–92–4101–81
Florida Panthers320199–1131061–92–1086–85
Montreal Canadiens311175–1089102–81–12104–97
Ottawa Senators3111108–9410111–83–1094–85
Tampa Bay Lightning312085–9511112–85–1095–104
Toronto Maple Leafs312099–104582–81–685–111
Division total241176806–826776919–6816–66765–745
Metropolitan GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Carolina Hurricanes4211121–148880–61–10123–126
Columbus Blue Jackets4310123–1201381–111–1098–129
New Jersey Devils4130135–14210182–134–13126–128
New York Islanders4211121–10112123–141–12123–103
New York Rangers4301141–13921133–132–8127–112
Philadelphia Flyers4112145–15210110–62–13101–128
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals4310143–13115126–172–15134–110
Division total281585929–933898215–8013–81832–836
Conference total522615111736–175916615134–14829–1471597–1581
Western Conference
Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Chicago Blackhawks202077–606110–52–558–54
Colorado Avalanche211057–71992–71–462–57
Dallas Stars220060–50832–40–548–54
Minnesota Wild220069–74531–41–363–54
Nashville Predators211076–55340–61–566–50
St. Louis Blues211071–57764–81–461–56
Winnipeg Jets220063–60831–40–354–64
Division total14950473–427463910–386–29422–389
Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Anaheim Ducks211066–61982–71–442–56
Arizona Coyotes220067–72722–61–873–57
Calgary Flames211074–701365–61–661–61
Edmonton Oilers220065–85961–42–760–64
Los Angeles Kings211076–66682–72–649–57
San Jose Sharks202050–62290–43–854–51
Vancouver Canucks210163–55730–50–367–50
Vegas Golden Knights211059–72790–31–467–60
Division total16961520–543605112–4211–46473–456
Conference total3018111993–9701069022–8017–75885–845
NHL total824426122828–272927224156–22846–2222482–2426

Playoffs
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
2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) New York Islanders: Islanders won 4–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Final[8]

Skaters

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray50502,880:14291461292.691594.9194004
Casey DeSmith36301,943:3315115892.751060.9163002
Tristan Jarry22120:0301173.5062.8870000
Total824,943:504426122252.7327160.9177006
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray44238:4404123.02127.9060000
Total4238:4404123.02127.9060000

†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.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Milestones

Transactions

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

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