# 2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

## Off-season

The Pittsburgh Penguins finished their 2011–12 season with 108 points, ranking second in the Atlantic Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. Pittsburgh started off the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals against their cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers. Pittsburgh eventually went on to lose in six games, with Philadelphia taking the series 4–2. The 45 goals scored through the first four games set an NHL record for goals in the first four games of a seven-game series. A total of 56 goals were scored over the course of the entire series.
After elimination, Pittsburgh went on to sign 2010 draft pick Reid McNeill on May 15, 2012 and 2011 draft pick Dominik Uher on June 1, 2012 to three-year entry-level contracts. On June 4, 2012, the Penguins signed goaltender Tomas Vokoun to a two-year contract after acquiring him from the Washington Capitals for a seventh-round draft pick in 2012. On June 28, 2012, the Penguins agreed to terms with All-Star center Sidney Crosby to a 12-year contract extension worth $104.4 million, but due to the terms of the current NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement, the new deal could not be signed until July 1, 2012.

### Lockout

At 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on September 15, 2012, following the expiration of the NHL collective bargaining agreement (CBA) the owners declared a lockout of the members of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) until a new agreement could be reached. As a result, training camps will not open until agreement on a new CBA is reached.

#### Cancellation announcements

* On September 19, 2012 the NHL announced the cancellation of pre-season games through September 30, 2012
* On September 27, 2012 the NHL announced the cancellation of the remaining pre-season games.
* On October 4, 2012 the NHL announced the cancellation of regular season games through October 24, 2012.
* On October 18, 2012 the NHL announced the cancellation of regular season games through November 1, 2012.
* On October 26, 2012 the NHL announced the cancellation of regular season games through November 30, 2012.
* On November 2, 2012 the NHL announced the cancellation of the 2013 Bridgestone Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs scheduled for January 1, 2013. The NHL also announced the cancellation of all events at the SiriusXM Hockeytown Winter Festival scheduled for December 16–31, 2012 at Comerica Park in Detroit.
* On November 23, 2012 the NHL announced the cancellation of regular season games through December 14, 2012 and announced the cancellation of the 2013 NHL All-Star weekend schedule for January 26–27, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.
* On December 10, 2012 the NHL announced the cancellation of regular season games through December 30, 2012.
* On December 20, 2012 the NHL announced the cancellation of regular season games through January 14, 2013.
2012–13 Cancelled Games :
Pre-season
#DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
1Sep 247:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledColumbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena0-0-0N/A
2Sep 267:00 pmDetroit Red WingsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center0-0-0N/A
3Sep 293:00 pmColumbus Blue JacketsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center0-0-0N/A
4Sep 307:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledChicago BlackhawksUnited Center0-0-0N/A
5Oct 37:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledDetroit Red WingsJoe Louis Arena0-0-0N/A
6Oct 57:00 pmChicago BlackhawksCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center0-0-0N/A :
October
#OctTimeVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
1127:00 pmNew York IslandersCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
2137:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledBuffalo SabresFirst Niagara Center
3167:00 pmOttawa SenatorsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
4187:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledPhiladelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center
5208:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledNashville PredatorsBridgestone Arena
6237:00 pmVancouver CanucksCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
7257:00 pmNew York RangersCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
8267:30 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledOttawa SenatorsScotiabank Place
9317:30 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledWashington CapitalsVerizon Center :
November
#NovTimeVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
1027:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledColumbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena
1137:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledNew Jersey DevilsPrudential Center
1258:30 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledChicago BlackhawksUnited Center
1377:30 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledToronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre
14101:00 pmEdmonton OilersCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
15137:00 pmColorado AvalancheCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
16157:00 pmToronto Maple LeafsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
17167:30 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledOttawa SenatorsScotiabank Place
18197:30 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledDetroit Red WingsJoe Louis Arena
19217:00 pmNew Jersey DevilsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
20237:00 pmCarolina HurricanesCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
21247:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledBoston BruinsTD Garden
22267:00 pmMinnesota WildCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
23297:00 pmSan Jose SharksCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center :
December
#DecTimeVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
2412:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledDallas StarsAmerican Airlines Center
2547:00 pmCarolina HurricanesCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
2667:00 pmSt. Louis BluesCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
2787:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledNew Jersey DevilsPrudential Center
28107:00 pmWinnipeg JetsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
29117:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledWashington CapitalsVerizon Center
30137:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledBoston BruinsTD Garden
31157:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledWinnipeg JetsMTS Centre
32177:00 pmNew Jersey DevilsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
33217:00 pmWinnipeg JetsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
34227:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledNew York IslandersNassau Coliseum
35277:00 pmDetroit Red WingsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
36291:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledNew York IslandersNassau Coliseum
37317:00 pmWashington CapitalsCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center :
January
#JanTimeVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
3847:00 pmFlorida PanthersCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
3957:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledNew Jersey DevilsPrudential Center
4087:00 pmTampa Bay LightningCancelledPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center
411110:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledAnaheim DucksHonda Center
42128:00 pmPittsburgh PenguinsCancelledPhoenix CoyotesJobing.com Arena :

#### Resolution

At approximately 4:40 am EST on January 6, 2013 the NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr announced that they have reached an agreement on the framework of a new CBA. On January 9, 2013 the NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously to accept the new 10-year CBA between the NHL and the NHLPA, but will not become official until the NHLPA completes a ratification vote. The NHLPA announced that ratification voting would start at 8 pm (EST) Thursday (January 10, 2013) and will continue for 36 hours through Saturday (January 12, 2013) at 8 am (EST). On January 12, 2013 the NHLPA announced that the union had voted to ratify the new CBA with the NHL, but the new CBA will not become official until the NHL and the NHLPA sign a Memorandum of understanding (MOU). Later that same day both the NHL and the NHLPA announced that both sides signed the MOU reflecting the terms of the new 10-year CBA officially ending the lockout and announcing a 720-game (48 per team) regular-season schedule will begin on January 19, 2013.

## Regular season
### January

The Penguins released a statement from co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle and CEO David Morehouse shortly after the NHL announced the framework agreement, offering an apology to the fans and the community and thanking them for their patience and loyalty to the team. As part of the organization thanking the fans and community for their loyalty, the Penguins organization announced that they would offer free selected concession items and "half off" all merchandise during the team's first four home games. In preparation of the start of the regular season the Penguins scheduled a free to fans "Black & Gold" game on January 16, 2013, which would simulate a game-like atmosphere with teammates facing teammates. The Penguins fans showed their appreciation to the organization by filling the CONSOL Energy Center with approximately 18,000 fans (official attendance could not be compiled without a ticket count due to the game's being open and free to the public) with the organization naming the fans as the number one star of the game. Team Black defeated Team White 5–4 in a game which simulated various scenarios (random five-on-three, four-on-four situations) including a full five-minute overtime and a shootout.
Team Black (Visitors) :
| No. | Goalie | Goalie |
| 29 | Marc-Andre Fleury | Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 81 | Patrick Killeen | Patrick Killeen |
| No. | Pos | Player |
| 2 | D | Matt Niskanen |
| 5 | D | Deryk Engelland |
| 7 | D | Paul Martin |
| 10 | LW | Tanner Glass |
| 12 | RW | Jayson Megna |
| 15 | C | Dustin Jeffrey |
| 16 | C | Brandon Sutter |
| 24 | LW | Matt Cooke |
| 27 | RW | Craig Adams |
| 32 | D | Brian Domoulin |
| 41 | D | Robert Bortuzzo |
| 44 | D | Brooks Orpik |
| 45 | C | Riley Holzapfel |
| 46 | C | Joe Vitale |
| 48 | RW | Tyler Kennedy |
| 55 | D | Philip Samuelsson |
| 57 | C | Brian Gibbons |
| 62 | C | Dominik Uher |
| 65 | C | Adam Payerl |
Officials :
| Referees: | Tony Trovato (#20) |
| Referees: | Jason Mirich (#119) |
| Linesmen: | Zach Roberts (#43) |
| Linesmen: | Justin Eckman (#86) |
| Anthem: | Kenzie Palmer |
Team White (Home) :
| No. | Goalie | Goalie |
| 92 | Tomas Vokoun | Tomas Vokoun |
| 81 | Patrick Killeen | Patrick Killeen |
| No. | Pos | Player |
| 6 | D | Ben Lovejoy |
| 9 | RW | Pascal Dupuis |
| 14 | LW | Chris Kunitz |
| 18 | RW | James Neal |
| 19 | RW | Beau Bennett |
| 23 | LW | Trevor Smith |
| 25 | LW | Eric Tangradi |
| 33 | LW | Steve MacIntyre |
| 37 | D | Brian Strait |
| 42 | D | Dylan Reese |
| 43 | C | Warren Peters |
| 47 | D | Simon Despres |
| 51 | C | Zach Sill |
| 52 | D | Alex Grant |
| 56 | RW | Paul Thompson |
| 58 | D | Kris Letang |
| 70 | D | Joe Morrow |
| 71 | C | Evgeni Malkin |
| 87 | C | Sidney Crosby |
Coaches :
| Period 1 & 2 | Team White | Dan Bylsma |
| Period 1 & 2 | Team White | Tom Fitzgerald |
| Period 1 & 2 | Team Black | Tony Granato |
| Period 1 & 2 | Team Black | Todd Reirden |
| Period 3 & OT | Team White | Tony Granato |
| Period 3 & OT | Team White | Todd Reirden |
| Period 3 & OT | Team Black | Dan Bylsma |
| Period 3 & OT | Team Black | Tom Fitzgerald |
The Penguins started the season with a win over their cross-state rivals the Philadelphia Flyers that propelled Marc-Andre Fleury past Tom Barrasso to become the Penguins' all-time winning goaltender. While the Penguins went on to finish the month with four wins and three losses they did not win a game at home in the seven games in January.

### February

The Penguins started February with a four-game winning streak including their first home victory of the season against the New Jersey Devils. In a game on February 3 against the Washington Capitals, Chris Kunitz set a career milestone for scoring four goals in one game and was then named NHL Second Star of the Week. With 18.7 seconds left in the second period in a game on February 13 against the Ottawa Senators, Matt Cooke went to finish a hit on Erik Karlsson when Cooke's skate blade caught Karlsson on the back of his left leg lacerating his left Achilles. Throughout the first four home games, as part of the special promotion following the lockout, the Penguins organization gave away 52,142 fountain drinks, 33,289 nachos, 26,633 pretzels, 22,258 hot dogs, 22,118 chicken sandwiches and 20,380 hamburgers and sold at half-price 8,680 jerseys, 18,950 T-shirts and 8,776 hats. In a game against the Florida Panthers on February 22, during the third period, Evgeni Malkin was skating toward the Panthers net when he got tangled up with Panthers defenceman Erik Gudbranson and then crashed violently into the boards. Malkin went on to miss the rest of the remaining three games of February and was diagnosed with a concussion suffering from short-term memory loss and retroactively was placed on IR effective the time of initial injury. Sidney Crosby was named NHL Second Star of the Month leading the NHL with 18 assists and 24 points in the 14 games during the month and had six three-point games while obtaining at least one point in eleven of fourteen games. The Penguins lost the last game of February against ex-Penguin Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes but still finished the month with nine wins and five losses leading the Atlantic Division and second place in the Eastern Conference with twenty-six points.

### March

The Penguins started out March with a wild game against the Montreal Canadiens that combined for a total of thirteen goals including the Brandon Sutter game-winner in overtime. The game featured Brandon Sutter, Matt Cooke and Chris Kunitz all scoring two goals apiece with defenceman Kris Letang finished with a career-high four assist night. After missing four games, Evgeni Malkin made his return to the lineup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 4 where he tallied a goal and an assist before defeating the Lightning 4–3. Chris Kunitz extended his career-long point streak to six games scoring six goals and nine points during the stretch and has at least one point in eighteen of the Penguins' last 23 games. After falling behind the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 in the first period on March 7, and being outshot 18–4, the Penguins tied the score in the second period 4–4 outshooting the Flyers 12–3 eventually defeating the Flyers 5–4. Chris Kunitz scored twice in the game extending his career-long point streak to seven games as he and his linemates (Sidney Crosby, Pascal Dupuis) combined for three goals and eight points in the game. James Neal scored his sixteenth goal of the season thirty-six seconds into the March 9 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs but despite the early lead the Leafs tied the game and sent the game to a shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri with James Neal and Sidney Crosby scoring on James Reimer with James Neal scoring the determining goal. Chris Kunitz saw his career-long point streak end being held without a point against the Leafs. After absorbing a hit from James van Riemsdyk in the third period, Evgeni Malkin left the game with an upper-body injury and did not return.
The Penguins played the next night against the New York Islanders in an offensive showing by the Penguins defeating the Islanders 6–1. The game featured Chris Kunitz scoring his fourth career hat-trick and had a career-high five-point game, Pascal Dupuis scoring twice and Sidney Crosby finishing with five assists tying a single-game career-high. Sidney Crosby was named NHL Second Star of the Week scoring two goals, nine assists and eleven points through the week during an eight-game point streak. In a game that seemed likely to be the Penguins first game being shutout of the season, also proved to be one of the Penguins biggest come-back games of the season. After being held scoreless throughout 53:42 minutes of March 12 game against the Boston Bruins, Chris Kunitz scored with Brandon Sutter scoring twice with the game-winner coming with only 2:03 minutes left in regulation. The next game against the Toronto Maple Leafs started out the same way as the last did with the Penguins falling behind and being held off the scoreboard until 7:18 minutes of the third period. The Penguins who were behind 1–0 saw Pascal Dupuis score the tying as well as the game-winning goal with Craig Adams scoring an empty net goal with 9.4 seconds left tallying the Penguins first short-handed goal of the season defeating the Leafs 3–1. On March 16, in a game against the New York Rangers, Marc-Andre Fleury recorded a franchise all-time leading 23rd career shutout in a 3–0 victory.
The Penguins tenth straight win came on March 19 with a 2–1 win over the Washington Capitals when Matt Niskanen scored the game-winning goal late in the third period just nine seconds after the Penguins killed off a four-minute Matt Cooke penalty for boarding and unsportsmanlike conduct. On March 24 the Penguins announced that they acquired 13-year veteran and Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow in exchange for Joe Morrow and a 2013 fifth-round draft pick after Morrow waived his no-trade clause to play for the Penguins. Later that evening the Penguins went on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 in overtime extending the winning streak to 12 games surpassing the Chicago Blackhawks with the longest winning streak in the NHL this year. The next day the Penguins announced that they acquired defenceman Douglas Murray from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2013 second-round draft pick and a 2014 conditional second-round draft pick. The Penguins defeated the Canadiens 1–0 on March 26 with a lone goal from Chris Kunitz in a game that featured Marc-Andre Fleury and Tomas Vokoun combining for a team shutout after Marc-Andre Fleury left that game after the second period when Tyler Kennedy and Brian Gionta got tangled up and crashed into him. The next day defenseman Kris Letang was placed on Injured Reserve and will be out 7–10 days with a lower-body injury.
In the early morning hours on March 28 the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they had acquired 16-year veteran and Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla in exchange for Ben Hanowski, Kenny Agostino and a 2013 first-round draft pick after Iginla also waived his no-trade clause to play for the Penguins. That evening the Penguins went on to defeat the Winnipeg Jets 4–0 which featured Evgeni Malkin making his return to the lineup after missing nine games and goaltender Tomas Vokoun recording his 50th career shutout extending the Penguins winning streak to 14 games. Jarome Iginla filled an immigration petition and was approved to join the team on March 29 in time to be added to the starting line-up against the New York Islanders. The Penguins went on to defeat the Islanders extending the winning streak to 15 games and became the first team in league history to have a perfect record over a calendar month. The Penguins also set a franchise record for longest shutout streak of 208:24 minutes and Vokoun setting a personal and Penguins record for an individual shutout streak with 162:42 minutes. The win came with a price after 50 seconds into his first shift, Sidney Crosby left the game after a shot from Brooks Orpik was deflected and re-directed into his mouth. The next day, head coach Dan Bylsma announced that Sidney Crosby needed to have oral surgery as a result of the injury and was out indefinitely with a broken jaw. Defenseman Paul Martin also underwent surgery on a broken bone in his hand and is projected to miss 4–6 weeks.

### April

The Penguins history-making streak came to an end Tuesday night, April 2, 2013, at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres. The team honored Brooks Orpik who played his 622nd game as a Penguin the most games played ever in franchise history by a defenseman. On the day of the NHL trade deadline, April 3, 2013, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Jussi Jokinen from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a conditional sixth or seventh round draft pick in 2013 with Carolina retaining a portion of Jokinen's salary. The Penguins that night went on to drop the second game in a row losing against the New York Rangers. The next game the Penguins beat the Rangers in a game which featured Jussi Jokinen making his Penguin debut and scoring the game-tying and game-winning goal in a shootout. James Neal left the game halfway through the third period after Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto turned and caught Neal with an elbow up high and did not return the rest of the game. Neal was later diagnosed with a concussion and would miss the upcoming road-trip with no timetable for his return given while Kris Letang, who missed the last five games, was cleared for team practice. The Penguins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes the next night, 5–3, securing themselves a playoff position. Kris Letang returned to the lineup the next game and defenseman Tanner Glass scored his first goal as a Penguin helping the Penguins defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3. Evgeni Malkin missed the next game against the Florida Panthers and was later classified as day-to-day due to an upper-body injury. The next game against the Montreal Canadiens, defenseman Douglas Murray scored a goal which ended the longest goalless streak in the NHL of 146 games helping the Penguins defeat the Canadiens 6–4.
The game scheduled against the Boston Bruins on April 19, 2013 was postponed to April 20, 2013 due to the city of Boston being placed in a state of lock-down while authorities searched the areas for the suspects from the Boston Marathon bombing. The game originally scheduled on April 20, 2013 against the Buffalo Sabres was moved to April 23, 2013 with all tickets for the original game being honored for the rescheduled game. The Penguins went to defeat the Boston Bruins and solidified their spot as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. The Penguins honored the lives lost and the town of Boston by wearing a special patch on their jerseys with the outline of Boston's downtown with an American flag in the background and the numbers "617" – which is the Boston area code. After the game the jerseys were auctioned off with the proceeds being donated to "The One Fund Boston". The Penguins next win over that Ottawa Senators featured Tomas Vokoun reach his 300th career win in his 700th career game and Dan Bylsma became the fastest coach in NHL history to reach 200 wins (316 games). Evgeni Malkin returned to the line up after missing the last four games but failed to defeat the Buffalo Sabres. Brooks Orpik also left the game after the first period and did not return from a lower-body injury. The Penguins then went on to lose a their last regular season away game against the New Jersey Devils 3–2. The Penguins finished off the last game of the regular season with a home game against the Carolina Hurricanes which featured the return of Jordan Staal to the city of Pittsburgh. In the game's first television timeout, a highlight reel containing some of Staal's best moments as a Penguin aired on the jumbotron. After the video package ended, Staal received a standing ovation. The Penguins defeated the Hurrincanes 8–3.
The Penguins led the League in scoring for the second consecutive year, scoring 162 goals overall (excluding 3 shootout-winning goals). The Penguins also scored at least one goal in all of their 48 regular-season games.

## Schedule and results

2012–13 schedule :
January: 4–3–0 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 4–1–0), 8 Points
#JanTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
1193:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,994)1–0–02
2207:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins6–3New York RangersMadison Square Garden (17,200)2–0–04
3237:00 pmToronto Maple Leafs5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,641)2–1–04
4258:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–4Winnipeg JetsMTS Centre (15,004)2–2–04
5275:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–1 SOOttawa SenatorsScotiabank Place (20,081)3–2–06
6297:30 pmNew York Islanders4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,657)3–3–06
7317:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–0New York RangersMadison Square Garden (17,200)4–3–08 :
February: 9–5–0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 4–3–0), 18 Points
#FebTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
821:00 pmNew Jersey Devils1–5Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,635)5–3–010
9312:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins6–3Washington CapitalsVerizon Center (18,506)6–3–012
1057:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–2New York IslandersNassau Coliseum (11,318)7–3–014
1177:00 pmWashington Capitals2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,650)8–3–016
1291:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–3New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center (17,625)8–4–016
13107:30 pmNew Jersey Devils3–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,658)8–5–016
14137:00 pmOttawa Senators2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,637)9–5–018
15157:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Winnipeg JetsMTS Centre (15,004)10–5–020
161712:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–3Buffalo SabresFirst Niagara Center (19,070)11–5–022
17207:30 pmPhiladelphia Flyers6–5Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,650)11–6–022
18227:00 pmFlorida Panthers1–3Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,655)12–6–024
19247:30 pmTampa Bay Lightning3–5Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,632)13–6–026
20267:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–6Florida PanthersBB&T Center (17,378)13–7–026
21287:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–4Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena (18,680)13–8–026 :
March: 15–0–0 (Home: 10–0–0; Road: 5–0–0), 30 Points
#MarTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
2227:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins7–6 OTMontreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)14–8–028
2347:30 pmTampa Bay Lightning3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,656)15–8–030
2477:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–4Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,997)16–8–032
2597:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–4 SOToronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,418)17–8–034
26107:00 pmNew York Islanders1–6Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,634)18–8–036
27127:30 pmBoston Bruins2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,640)19–8–038
28147:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Toronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,561)20–8–040
29161:00 pmNew York Rangers0–3Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,658)21–8–042
301712:30 pmBoston Bruins1–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,659)22–8–044
31197:30 pmWashington Capitals1–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,653)23–8–046
32227:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–2New York IslandersNassau Coliseum (14,888)24–8–048
33247:30 pmPhiladelphia Flyers1–2 OTPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,662)25–8–050
34267:00 pmMontreal Canadiens0–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,646)26–8–052
35287:00 pmWinnipeg Jets0–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,649)27–8–054
36301:00 pmNew York Islanders0–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,673)28–8–056 :
April: 8–4–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 5–2–0), 16 Points
#AprTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
3727:30 pmBuffalo Sabres4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,642)28–9–056
3837:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–6New York RangersMadison Square Garden (17,200)28–10–056
3957:00 pmNew York Rangers1–2 SOPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,659)29–10–058
4097:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–3Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena (17,168)30–10–060
41117:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins6–3Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay Times Forum (19,204)31–10–062
42137:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Florida PanthersBB&T Center (18,891)32–10–064
43177:00 pmMontreal Canadiens4–6Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,626)33–10–066
–197:00 pmGame against Boston rescheduled to April 20 due to manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspect.
442012:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–2Boston BruinsTD Garden (17,565)34–10–068
–207:00 pmGame against Buffalo rescheduled to April 23 due to Bruins game being rescheduled to April 20.
45227:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Ottawa SenatorsScotiabank Place (20,276)35–10–070
46237:30 pmBuffalo Sabres4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,630)35–11–070
47257:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–3New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center (16,122)35–12–070
48277:00 pmCarolina Hurricanes3–8Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,658)36–12–072 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss $^A$ Alternate Jersey :

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 165 | 119 | +46 | 72 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 130 | 112 | +18 | 56 |
| 3 | New York Islanders | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 55 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 133 | 141 | −8 | 49 |
| 5 | New Jersey Devils | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 112 | 129 | −17 | 48 |
Eastern Conference :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | z – Pittsburgh Penguins | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 165 | 119 | +46 | 72 |
| 2 | NE | y – Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 63 |
| 3 | SE | y – Washington Capitals | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 24 | 149 | 130 | +19 | 57 |
| 4 | NE | x – Boston Bruins | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 131 | 109 | +22 | 62 |
| 5 | NE | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 145 | 133 | +12 | 57 |
| 6 | AT | x – New York Rangers | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 130 | 112 | +18 | 56 |
| 7 | NE | x – Ottawa Senators | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 116 | 104 | +12 | 56 |
| 8 | AT | x – New York Islanders | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 55 |
| 9 | SE | Winnipeg Jets | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 128 | 144 | −16 | 51 |
| 10 | AT | Philadelphia Flyers | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 133 | 141 | −8 | 49 |
| 11 | AT | New Jersey Devils | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 112 | 129 | −17 | 48 |
| 12 | NE | Buffalo Sabres | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 115 | 143 | −28 | 48 |
| 13 | SE | Carolina Hurricanes | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 128 | 160 | −32 | 42 |
| 14 | SE | Tampa Bay Lightning | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 148 | 150 | −2 | 40 |
| 15 | SE | Florida Panthers | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 112 | 171 | −59 | 36 |

### Detailed records

Final
Eastern Conference :
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | | | | | | | | | | |
| New York Rangers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 149–159 | 15 | 10 | 4–18 | 4–16 | 147–162 |
| New York Islanders | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 144–152 | 17 | 9 | 3–14 | 2–18 | 174–123 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 116–119 | 15 | 12 | 6–16 | 4–16 | 125–109 |
| New Jersey Devils | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 97–99 | 9 | 10 | 3–15 | 4–16 | 125–94 |
| Division Total | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 506–529 | 56 | 41 | 16–63 | 14–66 | 571–488 |
| Northeast | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90–111 | 14 | 10 | 3–11 | 0–8 | 88–101 |
| Boston Bruins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76–88 | 8 | 5 | 2–11 | 2–8 | 80–102 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 99–79 | 10 | 10 | 1–12 | 3–14 | 96–98 |
| Ottawa Senators | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88–96 | 9 | 4 | 1–15 | 1–12 | 99–88 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 97–95 | 7 | 11 | 3–11 | 1–9 | 91–90 |
| Division Total | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 450–469 | 48 | 40 | 10–60 | 7–51 | 454–479 |
| Southeast | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Washington Capitals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90–78 | 13 | 6 | 6–10 | 3–11 | 100–94 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 106–78 | 9 | 5 | 1–4 | 1–8 | 90–72 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95–87 | 14 | 10 | 2–10 | 1–11 | 98–88 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95–77 | 15 | 9 | 4–11 | 4–7 | 89–104 |
| Florida Panthers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 96–85 | 10 | 8 | 3–12 | 4–13 | 87–79 |
| Division Total | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 482–405 | 61 | 38 | 16–47 | 13–50 | 464–437 |
| Conference/NHL Total | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 1438–1403 | 165 | 119 | 42–170 | 34–167 | 1489–1404 |

### Injuries

| Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
| Matt Niskanen | Lower-body-injury (ankle) | January 29, 2013 | February 13, 2013 | 8 games |
| Kris Letang | Lower-body-injury | February 7, 2013 | February 13, 2013 | 3 games |
| Evgeni Malkin | Concussion-like symptoms | February 22, 2013 | March 4, 2013 | 4 games |
| Paul Martin | Lower-body-injury | March 1, 2013 | March 7, 2013 | 2 games |
| Evgeni Malkin | Upper-body-injury | March 10, 2013 | March 28, 2013 | 9 games |
| Kris Letang | Lower-body-injury | March 18, 2013 | March 26, 2013 | 3 games |
| Tyler Kennedy | Illness | March 22, 2013 | March 24, 2013 | 1 game |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Undisclosed | March 26, 2013 | March 30, 2013 | 1 game |
| Kris Letang | Lower-body-injury | March 27, 2013 | April 11, 2013 | 6 games |
| Sidney Crosby | Fractured jaw | March 31, 2013 | – | 12 games |
| Paul Martin | Upper-body-injury (broken hand) | March 31, 2013 | April 27, 2013 | 11 games |
| James Neal | Concussion | April 8, 2013 | April 27, 2013 | 8 games |
| Evgeni Malkin | Upper-body-injury | April 13, 2013 | April 23, 2013 | 5 games |
| Beau Bennett | Upper-body-injury | April 22, 2013 | April 23, 2013 | 1 game |
| Kris Letang | Food poisoning | April 22, 2013 | April 23, 2013 | 1 game |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Personal | April 22, 2013 | April 23, 2013 | 1 game |
| Brooks Orpik | Lower-body-injury | April 25, 2013 | – | 2 games |
| Joe Vitale | Lower-body-injury | April 25, 2013 | – | 2 games |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 80 games |

## Stanley Cup playoffs
### Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

The Penguins started the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs in the first seed of the Eastern Conference facing the #8 seed the New York Islanders. The Penguins defeated the Islanders four games out of five that they faced each other during the regular season, outscoring the Islanders 17–9. The Penguins dominated Game 1 with a score of 5–0 which marked Marc-Andre Fleury's sixth career playoff shutout tying a franchise record and rookie Beau Bennett's first career postseason goal on the first shift of his first game. Sidney Crosby made his return in Game 2 after missing the past 13 games (12 regular season, one playoff) but after taking an early lead the Penguins lost Game 2, 3–4. The Penguins went on to win Game 3 at the 8:44 mark of overtime when Chris Kunitz scored a power-play goal defeating the Islanders 5–4. James Neal opened the scoring in Game 3 after missing the last two games with a lower-body injury but the Penguins lost 6–4 with the Islanders tying the series at two games apiece. Tomas Vokoun replaced Marc-Andre Fleury for Game 5 and also saw the return of Tyler Kennedy and Joe Vitale with Kennedy scoring the game-winning goal in a 4–0 shutout victory taking the lead in the series. Game 6 saw the Penguins behind 3–2 towards the end of regulation when Paul Martin tied the game with 5:17 left in regulation. Unlikely hero, Brooks Orpik scored his first career playoff goal in 78 playoff games defeating the Islanders 4–3 and advancing the Penguins onto the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.

### Eastern Conference Semi-finals

The Penguins opened the Semi-finals against the seventh-seeded the Ottawa Senators, a team that the Penguins defeated in all three meetings during the regular season, outscoring them 9–4. The Penguins defeated the Senators in Game 1, 4–1, in a physical game that saw a total of 66 hits (40 Penguins, 26 Senators). The Penguins chased goaltender Craig Anderson just 1:15 into the second period of Game 2 after Sidney Crosby's slap shot beat Anderson, with Crosby becoming just the second Penguins player other than Mario Lemieux to notch multiple post-season hat-tricks. With less than a minute to play in regulation of Game 3 and the Penguins on a power-play, the Senators pulled their goaltender for the extra attacker, where captain Daniel Alfredsson scored a shorthanded goal to tie the game with 28.6 seconds left. Game 3 went into double-overtime and 7:39 minutes into the second overtime period, Colin Greening scored on a rebound to give the Senators a 2–1 victory, bringing the series to 2–1. Jarome Iginla and James Neal both scored two goals apiece in Game 4, with the Penguins defeating the Senators 7–3, pushing the Senators to the risk of elimination and bringing the series to a 3–1 score. James Neal added three more goals in Game 5 to record his first career playoff hat-trick, and his fifth goal in the last six periods, eliminating the Senators with a 6–2 win and advancing the Penguins to the Conference Finals. The Penguins outscored the Senators 22–11 and defeated Craig Anderson, who finished the regular season with a 1.69 GAA and a 0.941 save percentage over 24 games but finished the playoffs with a 3.01 GAA and a 0.918 save percentage over ten games total and allowed 20 goals over the five games against the Penguins.

### Eastern Conference Finals

The Penguins faced the fourth-seeded Boston Bruins in the Conference Finals, the fifth time the two franchises faced off in a playoff series, and the third time in the Eastern Conference Finals. Their most recent meeting was in the 1992 Wales Conference Finals, where Pittsburgh swept the Bruins out of the playoffs. The Penguins had won all three games in this year's regular season series, all three games by one goal. The Pittsburgh Penguins had made it to their third Conference Finals since 2008, while the Boston Bruins were making their second appearance in three years.
The Bruins swept the top seeded Penguins, as Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask recorded his first two career playoff shutouts and only allowed two Pittsburgh goals in the entire series. Penguin stars Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and the newly acquired Jarome Iginla were held to zero combined points during the series. David Krejci had two goals in the Bruins' 3–0 Game 1 victory, the Bruins recorded six goals in a 6–1 rout in Game 2, Patrice Bergeron scored at 15:19 of the second overtime period of Game 3 to give Boston a 2–1 win, and in Game 4, Adam McQuaid scored the lone goal to give the Bruins a 1–0 win and a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. This series marked the first time since 1979 that the Penguins were swept in a playoff series; notably, it was the same Bruins franchise that swept the Penguins that year.

### Playoff log

2013 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs No. 8 New York Islanders: Pittsburgh wins 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
#DateTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeOTPittsburgh goalsOpponent goalsDecisionLocation/AttendanceSeries
1May 17:30 pmNew York Islanders0–5Pittsburgh PenguinsBennett, Dupuis, Letang, Dupuis, GlassNoneFleury (1–0)Consol Energy Center (18,612)Pit leads 1–0
2May 37:00 pmNew York Islanders4–3Pittsburgh PenguinsMalkin, Crosby, CrosbyMoulson, McDonald, Martin, OkposoNabokov (1–1)Consol Energy Center (18,624)Series Tied 1–1
3May 512:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–4New York IslandersOTIginla, Kunitz, Dupuis, Murray, KunitzMoulson, Cizikas, Okposo, TavaresFleury (2–1)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,170)Pit leads 2–1
4May 77:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–6New York IslandersNeal, Malkin, Sutter, DupuisStrait, Streit, Okposo, Streit, Tavares, CizikasNabokov (2–2)Nassau Coliseum (16,170)Series Tied 2–2
5May 97:00 pmNew York Islanders0–4Pittsburgh PenguinsKennedy, Murray, Crosby, LetangNoneVokoun (1–0)Consol Energy Center (18,636)Pit leads 3–2
6May 117:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–3New York IslandersOTIginla, Dupuis, Martin, OrpikTavares, McDonald, GrabnerVokoun (2–0)Nassau Coliseum (16,170)Pit Wins 4–2 :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs No. 7 Ottawa Senators: Pittsburgh wins 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
#DateTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeOTPittsburgh goalsOpponent goalsDecisionLocation/AttendanceSeries
1May 147:30 pmOttawa Senators1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsMartin, Malkin, Kunitz, DupuisGreeningVokoun (3–0)Consol Energy Center (18,621)Pit leads 1–0
2May 177:30 pmOttawa Senators3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCrosby, Crosby, Crosby, MorrowTurris, Greening, PageauVokoun (4–0)Consol Energy Center (18,645)Pit leads 2–0
3May 197:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2Ottawa Senators2OTKennedyAlfredsson, GreeningAnderson (5–2)Scotiabank Place (20,500)Pit leads 2–1
4May 227:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins7–3Ottawa SenatorsNeal, Kunitz, Iginla, Neal, Dupuis, Crosby, IginlaMichalek, Turris, AlfredssonVokoun (5–1)Scotiabank Place (20,500)Pit leads 3–1
5May 247:30 pmOttawa Senators2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsMorrow, Neal, Letang, Malkin, Neal, NealMichalek, TurrisVokoun (6–1)Consol Energy Center (18,656)Pit Wins 4–1 :
Eastern Conference Finals vs No. 4 Boston Bruins: Boston wins 4–0 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
#DateTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeOTPittsburgh goalsOpponent goalsDecisionLocation/AttendanceSeries
1Jun 18:00 pmBoston Bruins3–0Pittsburgh PenguinsNoneKrejci, Krejci, HortonRask (9–4)Consol Energy Center (18,628)BOS leads 1–0
2Jun 38:00 pmBoston Bruins6–1Pittsburgh PenguinsSutterMarchand, Horton, Krejci, Marchand, Bergeron, BoychukRask (10–4)Consol Energy Center (18,619)BOS leads 2–0
3Jun 58:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2Boston Bruins2OTKunitzKrejci, BergeronRask (11–4)TD Garden (17,565)BOS leads 3–0
4Jun 78:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins0–1Boston BruinsNoneMcQuaidRask (12–4)TD Garden (17,565)BOS wins 4–0 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win      Bold = Game Winning Goal :

### Injuries

| Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
| Sidney Crosby | Fractured jaw | From season | May 3, 2013 | 1 game |
| Brooks Orpik | Lower-body-injury | From season | May 7, 2013 | 3 games |
| Joe Vitale | Lower-body-injury | From season | April 29, 2013 | 0 games |
| James Neal | Lower-body-injury (right ankle sprain) | May 3, 2013 | May 7, 2013 | 1 game |
| Joe Vitale | Undisclosed | May 19, 2013 | June 3, 2013 | 4 games |
| Brenden Morrow | Undisclosed | May 22, 2013 | May 24, 2013 | 1 game |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 games |

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Sidney Crosby | 36 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 26 | 16 |
| Chris Kunitz | 48 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 30 | 39 |
| Pascal Dupuis | 48 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 31 | 26 |
| Kris Letang | 35 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 8 |
| James Neal | 40 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 26 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 31 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 36 |
| Paul Martin | 34 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 16 |
| Matt Cooke | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 36 |
| Brandon Sutter | 48 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
| Brenden Morrow$^†$ | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| Matt Niskanen | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 |
| Beau Bennett | 26 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| Jussi Jokinen$^†$ | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| Tyler Kennedy | 46 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 19 |
| Jarome Iginla$^†$ | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Craig Adams | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 28 |
| Brooks Orpik | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| Simon Despres | 33 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| Dustin Jeffrey | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Deryk Engelland | 42 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 54 |
| Joe Vitale | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 17 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| Douglas Murray$^†$ | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| Tanner Glass | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 62 |
| Mark Eaton | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Dylan Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve MacIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ben Lovejoy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Trevor Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Tangradi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach Boychuk | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 162 | 279 | 441 | — | 547 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Evgeni Malkin | 15 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 26 |
| Kris Letang | 15 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| Sidney Crosby | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 8 |
| Jarome Iginla | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 16 |
| Pascal Dupuis | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| Paul Martin | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| James Neal | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
| Chris Kunitz | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 6 |
| Tyler Kennedy | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Brenden Morrow | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| Matt Cooke | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| Douglas Murray | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 32 |
| Brandon Sutter | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Eaton | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jussi Jokinen | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Brooks Orpik | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Matt Niskanen | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 11 |
| Tanner Glass | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Beau Bennett | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Adams | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Joe Vitale | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| Deryk Engelland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 8 |
| Simon Despres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 49 | 85 | 134 | — | 218 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 33 | 31 | 1857:45 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 2.39 | 881 | 0.916 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tomas Vokoun | 20 | 17 | 1028:32 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2.45 | 519 | 0.919 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 2886:17 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 116 | 2.41 | 1400 | 0.917 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tomas Vokoun | 11 | 11 | 685:13 | 6 | 5 | -- | 23 | 2.01 | 345 | 0.933 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 5 | 4 | 290:14 | 2 | 2 | -- | 17 | 3.51 | 145 | 0.883 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 975:27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 2.46 | 490 | 0.918 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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.

## Notable achievements
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| C. Kunitz | NHL Second Star of the Week | February 4, 2013 |
| S. Crosby | NHL Second Star of February | March 1, 2013 |
| S. Crosby | NHL Second Star of the Week | March 11, 2013 |
| S. Crosby | NHL First Star of March | April 1, 2013 |
Playoffs/Post–season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| K. Letang | Norris Trophy Finalist | May 7, 2013 |
| S. Crosby | Ted Lindsay Award Finalist | May 9, 2013 |
| S. Crosby | Hart Memorial Trophy Finalist | May 10, 2013 |
| R. Shero | GM of the Year Award Finalist | May 13, 2013 |
| S. Crosby | Masterton Memorial Trophy Finalist | May 14, 2013 |
| R. Shero | GM of the Year Award Winner | June 14, 2013 |
| S. Crosby | Ted Lindsay Award Winner | June 15, 2013 |

### Team awards

Awarded on April 24, 2013
| Player | Award | Notes |
| Matt Niskanen | Baz Bastien Memorial Award | Presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association to the player who the local media of the PHWA want to acknowledge for his cooperation throughout the year. The award is presented in memory of the late Aldege "Baz" Bastien, Penguins general manager from 1976 to 1983. Sponsor: UPMC |
| Sidney Crosby | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee | The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes for the Penguins' Masterton nominee. Each NHL team selects a Masterton candidate from which the overall winner is chosen. The Masterton candidate is nominated as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Sponsor: Trib Total Media |
| Sidney Crosby Marc-Andre Fleury | A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Cup | Presented in memory of A.T. Caggiano, long-time Penguins' locker room attendant & Booster Club supporter, the award is presented by Penguins Booster Club members, who vote for the three stars after every home game and tally votes at the end of the regular season. |
| Simon Despres | Rookie of the Year Award | Presented in memory of former Penguins forward Michel Briere to the player who makes a substantial contribution during his rookie season. Sponsor: Highmark |
| Brooks Orpik | Player's Player Award | The players hold a vote at the end of the season for the player they feel exemplifies leadership for the team, both on and off the ice, a player dedicated to teamwork. Sponsor: American Eagle Outfitters |
| Matt Cooke | Edward J. DeBartolo Award | The award recognizes the player who has donated a tremendous amount of time and effort during the season working on community and charity projects. Sponsor: Verizon Wireless |
| Paul Martin | Defensive Player of the Year | This award honors the defensive skills of an individual player on the team. Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management |
| Sidney Crosby | Most Valuable Player | Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsor: CONSOL Energy |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| M. Fleury | Franchise Wins Record | January 19, 2013 |
| R. Bortuzzo | 1st Career NHL Goal | February 2, 2013 |
| R. Bortuzzo | 1st Career NHL Point | February 2, 2013 |
| R. Bortuzzo | 1st Career NHL Assist | February 3, 2013 |
| M. Cooke | 900th Career NHL Game | February 10, 2013 |
| S. Crosby | 400th Career NHL Assist | February 13, 2013 |
| B. Sutter | 300th Career NHL Game | February 13, 2013 |
| B. Bennett | 1st Career NHL Game | February 15, 2013 |
| B. Orpik | 600th Career NHL Game | February 15, 2013 |
| B. Bennett | 1st Career NHL Goal | February 24, 2013 |
| B. Bennett | 1st Career NHL Point | February 24, 2013 |
| M. Cooke | 200th Career NHL Assist | February 24, 2013 |
| B. Bennett | 1st Career NHL Assist | February 26, 2013 |
| J. Vitale | 100th Career NHL Game | March 14, 2013 |
| M. Fleury | Franchise Shutout Record | March 17, 2013 |
| T. Vokoun | 50th Career NHL Shutout | March 28, 2013 |
| T. Glass | 300th Career NHL Game | April 3, 2013 |
| M. Niskanen | 400th Career NHL Game | April 3, 2013 |
| K. Letang | 200th Career NHL Point | April 11, 2013 |
| J. Iginla | 1,100th Career NHL Point | April 17, 2013 |
| T. Vokoun | 700th Career NHL Game | April 22, 2013 |
| T. Vokoun | 300th Career NHL Win | April 22, 2013 |
| D. Bylsma | 200th Career NHL Win | April 22, 2013 |
| P. Martin | 200th Career NHL Assist | April 27, 2013 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| B. Bennett | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | May 1, 2013 |
| B. Bennett | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 1, 2013 |
| B. Bennett | 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | May 1, 2013 |
| B. Sutter | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | May 1, 2013 |
| T. Glass | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 1, 2013 |
| B. Orpik | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal | May 11, 2013 |
| J. Vitale | 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | May 11, 2013 |
| S. Crosby | 100th Career NHL Playoff Point | May 17, 2013 |

## Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:

### Trades

| June 22, 2012 | To Carolina Hurricanes: Jordan Staal | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Brandon Sutter Brian Dumoulin 1st-round pick in 2012 |
| June 22, 2012 | To Phoenix Coyotes: Zbynek Michalek | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Harrison Ruopp Marc Cheverie 3rd-round pick in 2012 |
| January 24, 2013 | To New York Rangers: Benn Ferriero | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Chad Kolarik |
| January 24, 2013 | To Dallas Stars: Carl Sneep | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Conditional draft pick |
| February 6, 2013 | To Anaheim Ducks: Ben Lovejoy | To Pittsburgh Penguins: 5th-round pick in 2014 |
| February 13, 2013 | To Winnipeg Jets: Eric Tangradi | To Pittsburgh Penguins: 7th-round pick in 2013 |
| March 24, 2013 | To Dallas Stars: Joe Morrow 5th-round pick in 2013 | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Brenden Morrow 3rd-round pick in 2013 |
| March 25, 2013 | To San Jose Sharks: 2nd-round pick in 2013 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2014 | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Douglas Murray |
| March 28, 2013 | To Calgary Flames: Ben Hanowski Kenny Agostino 1st-round pick in 2013 | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Jarome Iginla |
| April 3, 2013 | To Carolina Hurricanes: Conditional 6th- or 7th-round pick in 2013 | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Jussi Jokinen |
| April 3, 2013 | To Columbus Blue Jackets: Patrick Killeen | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Future considerations |
| June 24, 2013 | To Anaheim Ducks: Alex Grant | To Pittsburgh Penguins: Harry Zolnierczyk |
* ↑ Condition not satisfied.
* ↑ Condition not satisfied.

### Free agents

| Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms |
| Jeff Zatkoff | Manchester Monarchs | | July 1, 2012 | 2-year/$1.05 million |
| Riley Holzapfel | Syracuse Crunch | | July 1, 2012 | 1 year/$525,000 |
| Tanner Glass | Winnipeg Jets | | July 1, 2012 | 2-year/$2.2 million |
| Dylan Reese | New York Islanders | | July 1, 2012 | 1 year/$600,000 |
| Warren Peters | Minnesota Wild | | July 1, 2012 | 1 year/$600,000 |
| Trevor Smith | Tampa Bay Lightning | | July 1, 2012 | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Arron Asham | | New York Rangers | July 1, 2012 | 2-year/$2 million |
| Colin McDonald | | New York Islanders | July 2, 2012 | 1 year/$700,000 |
| Steve Sullivan | | Phoenix Coyotes | July 4, 2012 | 1 year/$1.85 million |
| Philippe Dupuis | Toronto Maple Leafs | | July 5, 2012 | 1 year/$600,000 |
| Benn Ferriero | San Jose Sharks | | July 13, 2012 | 1 year/$700,000 |
| Cal O'Reilly | | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | July 18, 2012 | 2-year |
| Ryan Craig | | Springfield Falcons | July 19, 2012 | 1 year |
| Alexandre Picard | | Lev Praha | July 25, 2012 | undisclosed |
| Jayson Megna | University of Nebraska Omaha | | August 1, 2012 | 2-year/$1.85 million |
| Richard Park | | HC Ambri-Piotta | August 7, 2012 | 2-year |
| Boris Valabik | | Kometa Brno | August 14, 2012 | 1 year |
| Scott Munroe | | Adirondack Phantoms | August 23, 2012 | 1 year |
| Marc Cheverie | | Binghamton Senators | September 6, 2012 | 1 year |
| Casey Pierro-Zabotel | | Gwinnett Gladiators | September 27, 2012 | undisclosed |
| Dylan Reese | | Amur Khabarovsk | June 15, 2013 | 1 year |
| Philippe Dupuis | | Hamburg Freezers | June 27, 2013 | 1 year |
| Chad Kolarik | | Linkopings HC | June 28, 2013 | 2-year |

### Waivers

| Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
| Brian Strait | | New York Islanders | January 18, 2013 |
| Zach Boychuk | Carolina Hurricanes | | January 31, 2013 |
| Zach Boychuk | | Nashville Predators | March 5, 2013 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | | New Jersey Devils | March 6, 2013 |

### Signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Brad Thiessen | June 30, 2012 | 1 year/$525,000 |
| Matt Niskanen | June 30, 2012 | 2-year/$4.6 million |
| Sidney Crosby | July 1, 2012 | 12-year/$104.4 million (contract extension) |
| Steve MacIntyre | July 1, 2012 | 2-year/$1.25 million |
| Carl Sneep | July 11, 2012 | 1 year/$525,000 |
| Keven Veilleux | July 11, 2012 | 1 year/$525,000 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | August 30, 2012 | 1 year/$525,000 |
| Alex Grant | August 30, 2012 | 1 year/$525,000 |
| Brian Strait | August 30, 2012 | 1 year/$605,000 |
| Eric Tangradi | August 30, 2012 | 1 year/$726,000 |
| Olli Maatta | September 12, 2012 | 3-year/$2.775 million |
| Derrick Pouliot | September 12, 2012 | 3-year/$2.775 million |
| Mark Eaton | January 23, 2013 | 1 year/$725,000 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | January 23, 2013 | 1 year/$600,000 |
| Harrison Ruopp | April 4, 2013 | 3-year/$1.952 million |
| Eric Hartzell | April 14, 2013 | 1 year/$925,000 |
| Anton Zlobin | April 24, 2013 | 3-year/$1.825 million |
| Nick D'Agostino | May 18, 2013 | 2-year/$1.250 million |
| Evgeni Malkin | June 13, 2013 | 8-year/$76 million (contract extension) |
| Chris Kunitz | June 27, 2013 | 3-year/$11.55 million (contract extension) |

### Other

| Name | Date | Contract terms |
| Dan Bylsma | June 12, 2013 | 2-year (contract extension) |

#### Notes

* $^a$ – Two-way contract
* $^b$ – Entry-level contract

## Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 8 | Derrick Pouliot | Defense | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 1 | 22 | Olli Maatta | Defense | Finland | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 52 | Teddy Blueger | Center | Latvia | Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA) |
| 3 | 81 | Oskar Sundqvist | Center | Sweden | Skelleftea AIK Jr. (J20 SuperElit) |
| 3 | 83 | Matt Murray | Goaltender | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 4 | 92 | Matia Marcantuoni | Center/Right wing | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 4 | 113 | Sean Maguire | Goaltender | Canada | Powell River Kings (BCHL) |
| 5 | 143 | Clark Seymour | Defense | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 6 | 173 | Anton Zlobin | Right wing | Russia | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Carolina Hurricanes' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent Jordan Staal to the Hurricanes in exchange for Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin and this pick.
* $^b$ The Phoenix Coyotes' third-round pick (originally Philadelphia Flyers' pick) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 22, 2012, trade that sent Zbynek Michalek to the Coyotes in exchange for Harrison Ruopp, Marc Cheverie and this pick.
* $^c$ The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a November 8, 2011, trade that sent Mark Letestu to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a June 4, 2012, trade that sent Tomas Vokoun to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.