2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	TBD Metropolitan
Conference	TBD Eastern
2016–17 record	15–7–3
Home record	10–2–1
Road record	5–5–2
Goals for	80
Goals against	75
Team information
General Manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Mike Sullivan
Captain	Sidney Crosby
Alternate captains	Chris Kunitz Evgeni Malkin
Arena	PPG Paints Arena
Average attendance	18,531 (100.8%)[1] (13 games)
Minor league affiliations	WBS Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Sidney Crosby (16)
Assists	Phil Kessel Evgeni Malkin (16)
Points	Sidney Crosby (26)
Penalties in minutes	Evgeni Malkin (36)
Plus/minus	Justin Schultz (+11)
Wins	Marc-Andre Fleury (8)
Goals against average	Matt Murray (2.03)
<2015–16   The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season is the 50th season for the National Hockey League Ice Hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The Penguins hope to repeat their success after winning the Stanley Cup in 2016.[3][4] Off-season On the first day of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they will officially change their uniform colors from Black and Vegas Gold, used from 2002–03 through 2015–16, back to the Black and "Pittsburgh Gold" they have used as an alternate jersey for the past two season reveling a new Visitor jersey reflecting the same format used in the early 1990s.[5] Pre-season Game log 2016 Pre-season game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)[6] Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss Statistics Final Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com Preseason statistics Skaters Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Wilson, ScottScott Wilson 5 2 3 5 1 4 Fehr, EricEric Fehr 4 0 3 3 4 2 Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz 3 2 1 3 3 4 Letang, KrisKris Letang 2 2 0 2 2 0 Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin 2 1 1 2 –1 2 Wilson, GarrettGarrett Wilson 4 2 0 2 1 24 Rowney, CarterCarter Rowney 5 2 0 2 2 0 Kostopoulos, TomTom Kostopoulos 1 0 1 1 2 0 Maatta, OlliOlli Maatta 2 0 1 1 –1 2 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 2 0 1 1 –2 0 Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley 3 0 1 1 –1 0 Gaunce, CameronCameron Gaunce 2 0 1 1 2 0 Bonino, NickNick Bonino 3 0 1 1 –1 0 Sheary, ConorConor Sheary 4 0 1 1 –2 0 Warsofsky, DavidDavid Warsofsky 3 0 1 1 0 0 Dumoulin, BrianBrian Dumoulin 4 0 1 1 4 0 Schultz, JustinJustin Schultz 5 0 1 1 1 2 Porter, KevinKevin Porter 4 0 1 1 1 0 Kuhnhackl, TomTom Kuhnhackl 5 1 0 1 0 2 Archibald, JoshJosh Archibald 4 0 1 1 1 0 Cole, IanIan Cole 2 0 0 0 –1 0 McNeill, ReidReid McNeill 1 0 0 0 –1 0 Prow, EthanEthan Prow 1 0 0 0 1 0 Gill, SahirSahir Gill 1 0 0 0 0 0 Haggerty, RyanRyan Haggerty 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin 1 0 0 0 0 2 Krause, AdamAdam Krause 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 2 0 0 0 –3 0 Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel 2 0 0 0 –2 2 Percy, StuartStuart Percy 2 0 0 0 –1 0 Ruhwedel, ChadChad Ruhwedel 2 0 0 0 0 2 Oleksy, SteveSteve Oleksy 3 0 0 0 1 11 Sestito, TomTom Sestito 5 0 0 0 0 17 Dea, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Dea 4 0 0 0 0 4 Simon, DominikDominik Simon 4 0 0 0 –1 2 Pouliot, DerrickDerrick Pouliot 4 0 0 0 –1 4 Guentzel, JakeJake Guentzel 5 0 0 0 0 2 Goaltenders Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM Jarry, TristanTristan Jarry 2 2 119:50 2 0 0 0 0.00 54 1.000 2 0 0 0 Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury 4 4 213:49 1 3 0 12 3.37 103 0.896 1 0 0 0 DeSmith, CaseyCasey DeSmith 1 0 18:10 0 0 0 1 3.30 5 0.800 0 0 0 0 Total 6 351:49 3 3 0 13 2.22 162 0.926 3 0 0 0 Regular Season Game log 2016–17 Schedule[7] October: 6–2–1 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 1–2–0), 13 Points # Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 1 13 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 2–3 SO Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,630) 1–0–0 2 2 15 7:00 PM Anaheim Ducks 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,452) 2–0–0 4 3 17 7:00 PM Colorado Avalanche 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,431) 2–0–1 5 4 18 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 0–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,288) 2–1–1 5 5 20 7:00 PM San Jose Sharks 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,511) 3–1–1 7 6 22 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (17,113) 3–2–1 7 7 25 7:00 PM Florida Panthers 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,434) 4–2–1 9 8 27 7:00 PM New York Islanders 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,422) 5–2–1 11 9 29 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,927) 6–2–1 13 November: 7–5–2 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 4–3–2), 16 Points # Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 10 2 10:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Anaheim Ducks Honda Center (15,543) 7–2–1 15 11 3 10:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18,230) 7–2–2 16 12 5 10:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose (17,562) 8–2–2 18 13 8 7:00 PM Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,576) 9–2–2 20 14 10 7:00 PM Minnesota Wild 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,458) 9–3–2 20 15 12 7:00 PM Toronto Maple Leafs 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,668) 10–3–2 22 16 16 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–7 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 10–4–2 22 17 18 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT New York Islanders Barclays Center (13,365) 11–4–2 24 18 19 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 SO Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,817) 11–4–3 25 19 21 7:00 PM New York Rangers 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,632) 11–5–3 25 20 23 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,006) 12–5–3 27 21 25 4:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (19,212) 12–6–3 27 22 26 7:00 PM New Jersey Devils 3–4 SO Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,615) 13–6–3 29 23 30 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 New York Islanders Barclays Center (12,149) 13–7–3 29 December: 2–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0), 4 Points # Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 24 1 7:00 PM Dallas Stars 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,420) 14–7–3 31 25 3 7:00 PM Detroit Red Wings 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,661) 15–7–3 33 26 5 7:00 PM Ottawa Senators – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 27 8 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Florida Panthers BB&T Center –– 28 10 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena –– 29 12 7:00 PM Arizona Coyotes – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 30 14 7:30 PM Boston Bruins – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 31 16 7:00 PM Los Angeles Kings – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 32 17 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre –– 33 20 7:00 PM New York Rangers – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 34 22 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena –– 35 23 7:00 PM New Jersey Devils – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 36 27 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – New Jersey Devils Prudential Center –– 37 28 7:00 PM Carolina Hurricanes – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 38 31 7:00 PM Montreal Canadiens – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0), 0 Points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 39 8 1:00 PM Tampa Bay Lightning – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 40 11 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Washington Capitals Verizon Center –– 41 12 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre –– 42 14 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena –– 43 16 7:00 PM Washington Capitals – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 44 18 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre –– 45 20 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena –– 46 22 12:30 PM Boston Bruins – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 47 24 7:00 PM St. Louis Blues – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 48 26 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Boston Bruins TD Garden –– 49 31 7:00 PM Nashville Predators – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0), 0 Points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 50 3 7:00 PM Columbus Blue Jackets – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 51 4 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center –– 52 7 7:00 PM Calgary Flames – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 53 9 9:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center –– 54 11 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena –– 55 14 7:00 PM Vancouver Canucks – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 56 16 7:00 PM Winnipeg Jets – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 57 17 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena –– 58 19 3:00 PM Detroit Red Wings – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 59 21 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena –– 60 25 8:00 PM Philadelphia Flyers – Pittsburgh Penguins Heinz Field –– 61 28 8:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Dallas Stars American Airlines Center –– March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0), 0 Points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 62 1 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Chicago Blackhawks United Center –– 63 3 7:00 PM Tampa Bay Lightning – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 64 5 5:00 PM Buffalo Sabres – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 65 8 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre –– 66 10 9:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place –– 67 11 10:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena –– 68 13 9:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome –– 69 15 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center –– 70 17 7:00 PM New Jersey Devils – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 71 19 1:00 PM Florida Panthers – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 72 21 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center –– 73 23 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre –– 74 24 7:00 PM New York Islanders – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 75 26 12:30 PM Philadelphia Flyers – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 76 29 8:00 PM Chicago Blackhawks – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 77 31 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) –– April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0), 0 Points # Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 78 2 5:00 PM Carolina Hurricanes – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 79 4 7:00 PM Columbus Blue Jackets – Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena –– 80 6 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – New Jersey Devils Prudential Center –– 81 8 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre –– 82 9 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins – New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) –– Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss Season standings Division Metropolitan Division Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 New York Rangers 26 17 8 1 17 95 65 +30 35 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 25 15 7 3 13 80 73 +7 33 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 23 14 5 4 13 73 52 +21 32 4 Philadelphia Flyers 27 14 10 3 11 87 85 +2 31 5 Washington Capitals 23 13 7 3 13 58 53 +5 29 6 New Jersey Devils 24 11 7 6 9 63 66 −3 28 7 Carolina Hurricanes 25 10 10 5 9 58 65 −7 25 8 New York Islanders 24 9 10 5 8 62 71 −9 23 Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League Wild Card Top 3 (Metropolitan Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 New York Rangers 26 17 8 1 17 95 65 +30 35 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 25 15 7 3 13 80 73 +7 33 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 23 14 5 4 13 73 52 +21 32 Source: National Hockey League Top 3 (Atlantic Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 Montreal Canadiens 25 17 6 2 16 74 56 +18 36 2 Ottawa Senators 25 15 8 2 12 59 59 0 32 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 27 14 11 2 12 77 72 +5 30 Source: National Hockey League Eastern Conference Wild Card Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 ME Philadelphia Flyers 27 14 10 3 11 87 85 +2 31 2 ME Washington Capitals 23 13 7 3 13 58 53 +5 29 3 AT Boston Bruins 25 14 10 1 12 59 55 +4 29 4 ME New Jersey Devils 24 11 7 6 9 63 66 −3 28 5 AT Detroit Red Wings 26 12 11 3 9 65 69 −4 27 6 AT Florida Panthers 25 12 11 2 10 60 63 −3 26 7 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 24 10 9 5 10 72 77 −5 25 8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 25 10 10 5 9 58 65 −7 25 9 ME New York Islanders 24 9 10 5 8 62 71 −9 23 10 AT Buffalo Sabres 24 9 10 5 8 49 62 −13 23 Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League Detailed records Updated as of December 03, 2016[8] Eastern Conference Atlantic GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Boston Bruins 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Buffalo Sabres 1 0 0 1 47–33 1 1 1–2 0–4 29–37 Detroit Red Wings 1 1 0 0 37–31 5 3 0–2 0–2 26–29 Florida Panthers 1 1 0 0 22–22 3 2 1–2 1–4 25–28 Montreal Canadiens 1 0 1 0 36–32 0 4 0–8 1–6 38–45 Ottawa Senators 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 1 0 0 49–36 4 1 1–3 0–2 30–24 Division Total 5 3 1 1 191–154 13 11 3–17 2–18 148–163 Metropolitan GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Carolina Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 New Jersey Devils 1 1 0 0 49–30 3 3 0–5 1–2 38–38 New York Islanders 3 2 1 0 104–89 10 9 3–13 2–12 93–100 New York Rangers 2 1 1 0 69–53 8 6 0–5 1–4 57–56 Philadelphia Flyers 1 1 0 0 27–42 5 4 1–2 1–3 34–39 Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals 2 1 1 0 56–80 3 9 1–6 2–10 63–86 Division Total 9 6 3 0 305–294 29 31 5–31 7–31 285–319 Conference Total 14 9 4 1 496–448 42 42 8–48 9–49 433–482 Western Conference Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Chicago Blackhawks 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Colorado Avalanche 1 0 0 1 31–31 3 4 2–5 2–6 42–24 Dallas Stars 1 1 0 0 40–35 6 2 1–5 1–3 35–25 Minnesota Wild 2 0 2 0 77–80 4 10 2–7 4–7 63–63 Nashville Predators 1 0 1 0 35–30 1 5 0–2 1–4 43–28 St. Louis Blues 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Winnipeg Jets 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Division Total 5 1 3 1 183–176 14 21 5–19 8–20 183–140 Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Anaheim Ducks 2 2 0 0 79–69 8 3 2–6 2–6 53–72 Arizona Coyotes 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Calgary Flames 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Edmonton Oilers 1 1 0 0 32–28 4 3 0–3 0–2 28–31 Los Angeles Kings 1 0 0 1 23–27 2 3 0–3 0–3 28–42 San Jose Sharks 2 2 0 0 45–66 8 2 1–6 0–8 58–68 Vancouver Canucks 0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Division Total 6 5 0 1 179–190 22 11 3–18 2–19 167–213 Conference Total 11 6 3 2 362–366 36 32 8–37 9–39 350–353 NHL Total 25 15 7 3 858–814 78 74 16–85 19–88 804–835 Statistics Skaters Updated as of December 03, 2016 Regular Season[9] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby 19 16 10 26 3 8 Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin 25 9 16 25 2 36 Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel 25 8 16 24 –1 10 Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 19 6 12 18 5 2 Letang, KrisKris Letang 20 2 12 14 –4 16 Sheary, ConorConor Sheary 18 6 6 12 7 8 Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz 19 2 9 11 4 18 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 25 5 6 11 1 10 Bonino, NickNick Bonino 25 3 7 10 –2 8 Schultz, JustinJustin Schultz 25 2 7 9 11 4 Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin 25 2 7 9 3 2 Cole, IanIan Cole 25 2 7 9 9 23 Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley 25 2 6 8 –1 12 Wilson, ScottScott Wilson 22 3 4 7 –2 2 Rust, BryanBryan Rust 23 3 4 7 –5 2 Fehr, EricEric Fehr 25 3 2 5 –1 6 Guentzel, JakeJake Guentzel 5 2 2 4 1 2 Kuhnhackl, TomTom Kuhnhackl 19 1 3 4 3 6 Dumoulin, BrianBrian Dumoulin 24 0 3 3 –6 10 Oleksy, StevenSteven Oleksy 1 0 1 1 1 2 Maatta, OlliOlli Maatta 25 0 1 1 8 6 Sestito, TomTom Sestito 8 0 1 1 0 24 Warsofsky, DavidDavid Warsofsky 4 0 0 0 1 2 Pouliot, DerrickDerrick Pouliot 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 78 139 217 5[10] 219 Team Total^[A] 78 139 217 5[10] 233[11] Goaltenders Regular Season[12] Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury 17 16 989:54 8 5 3 54 3.27 563 0.904 0 0 0 4 Murray, MattMatt Murray 9 9 503:44 7 2 0 17 2.03 241 0.929 1 0 0 0 Condon, MikeMike Condon^‡ 1 0 20:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 1.000 0 0 0 0 Total 25 1,513:38 15 7 3 71 2.81 811 0.912 1 0 0 4 ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Statistics reflect time with the Penguins only. ^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Penguins only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record. Roster Updated November 21, 2016[13] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 13 Bonino, NickNick Bonino C L 28 2015 Hartford, Connecticut 28 Cole, IanIan Cole D L 27 2015 Ann Arbor, Michigan 87 Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby (C) C L 29 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia 7 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen (A) C L 40 2015 Virginia, Minnesota 6 Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley D L 33 2015 Toronto, Ontario 8 Dumoulin, BrianBrian Dumoulin D L 25 2012 Biddeford, Maine 16 Fehr, EricEric Fehr C R 31 2015 Winkler, Manitoba 29 Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury G L 32 2003 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec 59 Guentzel, JakeJake Guentzel C/LW L 22 2013 Woodbury, Minnesota 62 Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin LW L 28 2016 Nykvarn, Sweden 72 Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist RW R 29 2014 Sollentuna, Sweden 81 Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel RW R 29 2015 Madison, Wisconsin 34 Kuhnhackl, TomTom Kuhnhackl RW L 24 2010 Landshut, Germany 14 Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz (A) LW L 37 2009 Regina, Saskatchewan 58 Letang, KrisKris Letang D R 29 2005 Montreal, Quebec 3 Maatta, OlliOlli Maatta D L 22 2012 Jyväskylä, Finland 71 Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin (A) C L 30 2004 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union 30 Murray, MattMatt Murray G L 22 2012 Thunder Bay, Ontario 61 Oleksy, SteveSteve Oleksy D R 30 2015 Chesterfield, Michigan 51 Pouliot, DerrickDerrick Pouliot  D L 22 2012 Estevan, Saskatchewan 17 Rust, BryanBryan Rust RW R 24 2010 Pontiac, Michigan 4 Schultz, JustinJustin Schultz D R 26 2016 Kelowna, British Columbia 43 Sheary, ConorConor Sheary LW L 24 2015 Melrose, Massachusetts 23 Wilson, ScottScott Wilson LW L 24 2011 Oakville, Ontario Notable achievements Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Cullen, M.M. Cullen 1,300th Career NHL Game October 22, 2016 Dumoulin, B.B. Dumoulin 100th Career NHL Game October 25, 2016 Malkin, E.E. Malkin 300th Career NHL Goal October 29, 2016 Hagelin, C.C. Hagelin 100th Career NHL Assist November 05, 2016 Guentzel, J.J. Guentzel 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point November 21, 2016 Kessel, P.P. Kessel 600th Career NHL Point November 25, 2016 J. Guentzel 1st Career NHL Assist November 25, 2016 Bonino, N.N. Bonino 100th Career NHL Assist November 25, 2016 Fehr, E.E. Fehr 100th Career NHL Goal December 01, 2016 Transactions The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season: Trades June 25, 2016[14] To New Jersey Devils Beau Bennett To Pittsburgh Penguins 2016 third-round pick (#77-Connor Hall) November 2, 2016[15] To Ottawa Senators Mike Condon To Pittsburgh Penguins 2017 fifth-round pick Free agents Player Acquired from Lost to Date Contract terms Matthias Plachta[16] Adler Mannheim June 30, 2016 N/A Stuart Percy[17] Toronto Maple Leafs July 1, 2016 1 year/$575,000 David Warsofsky[18] New Jersey Devils July 1, 2016 1 year/$575,000 Ben Lovejoy[19] New Jersey Devils July 1, 2016 3 years/$7.98 million Cameron Gaunce[20] Florida Panthers July 1, 2016 1 year/$575,000 Chad Ruhwedel[21] Buffalo Sabres July 1, 2016 1 year/$575,000 Jeff Zatkoff[22] Los Angeles Kings July 1, 2016 2 years/$1.80 million Will O'Neill[23] Philadelphia Flyers July 1, 2016 2 years/$1.225 million Garrett Wilson[24] Florida Panthers July 7, 2016 1 year/$575,000 Kael Mouillierat[25] Luleå HF July 21, 2016 1 year James Melindy[26] Wichita Thunder August 16, 2016 1 year Thomas Di Pauli[27] University of Notre Dame August 19, 2016 2 years/$1.85 million^[b] Harrison Ruopp[28] Allen Americans September 28, 2016 1 year Tyler Biggs[29] Kalamazoo Wings October 19, 2016 1 year Waivers Player Claimed from Lost to Date Mike Condon[30] Montreal Canadiens October 11, 2016 Signings Player Date Contract terms Tom Sestito[31] July 1, 2016 1 year/$575,000^[a] Steven Oleksy[32] July 1, 2016 1 year/$575,000^[a] Justin Schultz[33] July 13, 2016 1 year/$1.4 million Matt Cullen[34] August 17, 2016 1 year/$1 million Other Name Date Details Jim Rutherford[35] July 1, 2016 3-year contract extension Jacques Martin[36] July 1, 2016 2-year contract extension Notes ^a – Two-way contract ^b – Entry-level contract Draft The 2016 NHL Entry Draft will be held June 24 and 25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.[37] Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 2 55^[a] Filip Gustavsson G  Sweden Lulea HF (SHL) 2 61^[b] Kasper Bjorkqvist RW  Finland Espoo Blues (Liiga) 3 77^[c] Connor Hall D  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 4 121 Ryan Jones D  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL) 5 151 Niclas Almari D  Finland Jokerit-jr. (FIN-jr.) 6 181 Joseph Masonius D  United States Connecticut Huskies (NCAA) Draft notes[38] The Pittsburgh Penguins first-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a July 1, 2015 trade that sent Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon, a 2016 second-round conditional pick and cash to the Penguins in exchange for a Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, 2016 third-round pick and this conditional pick.[39] Condition(s) – 2016 first-round pick if Penguins qualify for 2016 playoffs, 2017 first-round pick if Penguins qualify for 2017 playoffs, else 2017 second-round pick. ^a The Vancouver Canucks second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a July 28, 2015 trade that sent Brandon Sutter and a 2016 third-round pick to the Canucks in exchange for Nick Bonino, Adam Clendening and this pick.[40] ^b The Toronto Maple Leafs second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a July 1, 2015 trade that sent Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, a 2016 first-round conditional pick and a 2016 third-round pick to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon, cash and this conditional pick.[39] Condition(s) – 2016 first-round pick if Penguins qualify for 2016 playoffs, 2017 first-round pick if Penguins qualify for 2017 playoffs. The Pittsburgh Penguins third-round pick (from Buffalo Sabres via New York Islanders originally Vancouver Canucks) went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a July 28, 2015 trade that sent Nick Bonino, Adam Clendening and a 2016 second-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for a Brandon Sutter and this pick.[40] The Pittsburgh Penguins third-round pick (originally New Jersey Devils) went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a July 1, 2015 trade that sent Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon, a 2016 second-round conditional pick and cash to the Penguins in exchange for Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, 2016 first-round conditional pick and this pick.[39] ^c The New Jersey Devils third-round pick (originally Detroit Red Wings) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 25, 2016 trade that sent Beau Bennett to the Devils in exchange for this pick.[14] The Pittsburgh Penguins third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a February 27, 2016 trade that sent Justin Schultz to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.[41] The Pittsburgh Penguins seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a March 2, 2015 trade that sent Ian Cole to the Penguins in exchange for Robert Bortuzzo and this pick.[42] References "2016–2017 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". 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