# 2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. Their regular season games began on October 8, 2015 against the Dallas Stars. On December 12, the team had a record of 15–10–3. The organization then fired head coach Mike Johnston and replaced him with Mike Sullivan, head coach of the organization's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre.
The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season. They earned second place in the Metropolitan Division with 104 points. They began the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 13 against the New York Rangers, the team they were eliminated by in the Stanley Cup playoffs both of the previous two seasons. They went on to beat the Rangers in five games. In the second round the Pens defeated the Washington Capitals, the winners of the Presidents' Trophy, in six games. The team then played in their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2013 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Pens defeated the Lightning in seven games, despite trailing the series 3–2 after Game 5, to earn the franchise's fifth berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Finals, the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games to win the franchise's fourth league title.

## Pre-season
### Game log

2015 Pre-season game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeAttendanceRecord
1Sept. 21Pittsburgh Penguins1–0 SOColumbus Blue Jackets11,3631–0–0
2Sept. 22Carolina Hurricanes3–7Pittsburgh Penguins17,7812–0–0
3Sept. 24Pittsburgh Penguins1–6Detroit Red Wings15,6772–1–0
4Sept. 26Columbus Blue Jackets4–2Pittsburgh Penguins18,2652–2–0
5Sept. 28Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Montreal Canadiens––2–3–0
6Sept. 29Tampa Bay Lightning2–4Pittsburgh Penguins––3–3–0
9Sept. 30Detroit Red Wings7–2Pittsburgh Penguins18,2073–4–0
8Oct. 2Pittsburgh Penguins1–2Carolina Hurricanes7,9863–5–0 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss $^a$ Kraft Hockeyville game :

### Statistics

Final Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com
Skaters :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Phil Kessel | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Kris Letang | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Sidney Crosby | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sergei Plotnikov | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Kunitz | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Daniel Sprong | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| Beau Bennett | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Olli Maatta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ian Cole | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
| Adam Clendening | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergei Gonchar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −8 | 2 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Perron | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Pascal Dupuis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Derrick Pouliot | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Nick Bonino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Kael Mouillierat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cullen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Erixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Niclas Andersen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Tyler Biggs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Oleksy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ben Lovejoy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 8 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Matia Marcantuoni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Farnham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Reid McNeill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Conor Sheary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Warsofsky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Anton Zlobin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Sestito | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Dominik Uher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Dominik Simon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Scuderi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Archibald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Regular season
### Game log

2015–16 schedule :
October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–2–0), 14 Points
#OctTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
188:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins0–3Dallas StarsAmerican Airlines Center (18,532)0–1–00
21010:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2Arizona CoyotesGila River Arena (17,125)0–2–00
3137:00 pmMontreal Canadiens3–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,626)0–3–00
4157:00 pmOttawa Senators0–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,486)1–3–02
5177:00 pmToronto Maple Leafs1–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,650)2–3–04
6207:00 pmFlorida Panthers2–3 OTPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,471)3–3–06
7227:00 pmDallas Stars4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,490)3–4–06
8248:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–1 OTNashville PredatorsBridgestone Arena (17,163)4–4–08
9288:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Washington CapitalsVerizon Center (18,506)5–4–010
10297:00 pmBuffalo Sabres3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,415)6–4–012
11317:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–0Toronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,197)7–4–014 :
November: 6–4–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–2–1), 14 Points
#NovTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
12410:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–2Vancouver CanucksRogers Arena (18,570)8–4–016
1369:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–1Edmonton OilersRexall Place (16,839)9–4–018
14710:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–5Calgary FlamesScotiabank Saddledome (19,289)9–5–018
15117:30 pmMontreal Canadiens3–4 SOPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,455)10–5–020
16137:00 pmColumbus Blue Jackets2–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,610)10–6–020
17147:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins0–4New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center (16,514)10–7–020
18177:30 pmMinnesota Wild3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,495)11–7–022
19197:00 pmColorado Avalanche3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,430)12–7–024
20217:00 pmSan Jose Sharks3–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,534)12–8–024
21257:00 pmSt. Louis Blues3–4 OTPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,569)13–8–026
22277:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2 OTColumbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena (18,205)13–8–127
23287:00 pmEdmonton Oilers3–2 SOPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,656)13–8–228 :
December: 5–7–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 4–4–0), 12 Points
#DecTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
24110:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–1San Jose SharksSAP Center at San Jose (16,624)14–8–230
2554:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–5Los Angeles KingsStaples Center (18,230)14–9–230
2668:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2Anaheim DucksHonda Center (15,836)14–10–230
27910:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–2Colorado AvalanchePepsi Center (15,838)15–10–232
28117:00 pmLos Angeles Kings3–2 SOPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,489)15–10–333
29147:00 pmWashington Capitals4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,520)15–11–333
30168:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins0–3Boston BruinsTD Garden (17,565)15–12–333
31187:00 pmBoston Bruins6–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,585)15–13–333
32197:00 pmCarolina Hurricanes2–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,590)15–14–333
33217:00 pmColumbus Blue Jackets2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,602)16–14–335
34268:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Minnesota WildXcel Energy Center (19,234)17–14–337
35278:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins0–1Winnipeg JetsMTS Centre (15,294)17–15–337
36307:00 pmToronto Maple Leafs3–2 SOPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,662)17–15–438
37316:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–2Detroit Red WingsJoe Louis Arena (20,027)18–15–440
Thick border represents transition between Head Coach Mike Johnston to Mike Sullivan. :
January: 6–2–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–2–2), 15 Points
#JanTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
3827:00 pmNew York Islanders2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,665)19–15–442
3957:00 pmChicago Blackhawks3–2 OTPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,656)19–15–543
4068:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–3Chicago BlackhawksUnited Center (21,908)19–16–543
4197:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,288)20–16–545
42127:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–3 OTCarolina HurricanesPNC Arena (13,012)20–16–646
43157:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–5 OTTampa Bay LightningAmalie Arena (19,092)20–16–747
44173:00 pmCarolina Hurricanes0–5Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,528)21–16–749
45188:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–5St. Louis BluesScottrade Center (19,312)21–17–749
46217:00 pmPhiladelphia Flyers3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,652)22–17–751
472312:30 pmVancouver Canucks4–5Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,539)23–17–753
–2412:30 pmGame rescheduled to March 1 due to hazardous weather.
48267:00 pmNew Jersey Devils0–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,442)24–17–755 :
February: 8–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–2–1, 17 Points
#FebTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
4927:00 pmOttawa Senators5–6Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,420)25–17–757
5057:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–6Tampa Bay LightningAmalie Arena (19,092)25–18–757
5167:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–2 OTFlorida PanthersBB&T Center (20,295)26–18–759
5287:00 pmAnaheim Ducks2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,418)27–18–761
53108:00 pmNew York Rangers3–0Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,539)27–19–761
54127:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–1 SOCarolina HurricanesPNC Arena (15,783)28–19–763
55157:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2 SOFlorida PanthersBB&T Center (15,595)28–19–864
56187:00 pmDetroit Red Wings3–6Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,584)29–19–866
572012:30 pmTampa Bay Lightning4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,643)29–20–866
582112:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–3Buffalo SabresFirst Niagara Center (19,070)30–20–868
59247:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–5Boston BruinsTD Garden (17,565)30–21–868
60273:00 pmWinnipeg Jets1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,650)31–21–870
61297:00 pmArizona Coyotes0–6Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,435)32–21–872 :
March: 12–4–0 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 6–2–0), 24 Points
#MarTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
6217:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–3Washington CapitalsVerizon Center (18,506)32–22–872
6337:00 pmNew York Rangers1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,492)33–22–874
6453:00 pmCalgary Flames4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,663)33–23–874
6565:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins6–1New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center (15,856)34–23–876
6687:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2New York IslandersBarclays Center (14,724)34–24–876
67117:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–2Columbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena (18,205)35–24–878
681312:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–3New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,006)36–24–880
69157:00 pmNew York Islanders1–2 SOPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,456)37–24–882
70177:00 pmCarolina Hurricanes2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,455)38–24–884
71191:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–1Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,967)39–24–886
72206:00 pmWashington Capitals2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,656)40–24–888
73247:00 pmNew Jersey Devils3–0Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,610)40–25–888
74262:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins7–2Detroit Red WingsJoe Louis Arena (20,027)41–25–890
75277:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–2 OTNew York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,006)42–25–892
76297:00 pmBuffalo Sabres4–5 SOPittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,513)43–25–894
77317:00 pmNashville Predators2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,560)44–25–896 :
April: 4–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 3–1–0), 8 Points
#AprTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
7821:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–0New York IslandersBarclays Center (15,795)45–25–898
7933:00 pmPhiladelphia Flyers2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,673)46–25–8100
8057:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–3Ottawa SenatorsCanadian Tire Centre (19,284)47–25–8102
8177:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–3 OTWashington CapitalsVerizon Center (18,506)48–25–8104
8293:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–3Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,919)48–26–8104 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss $^A$ – Alternate Jersey :

### Season standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 252 | 193 | +59 | 120 |
| 2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 245 | 203 | +42 | 104 |
| 3 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 43 | 236 | 217 | +19 | 101 |
| 4 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 232 | 216 | +16 | 100 |
| 5 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 218 | −4 | 96 |
| 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 198 | 226 | −28 | 86 |
| 7 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 184 | 208 | −24 | 84 |
| 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 219 | 252 | −33 | 76 |

### Detailed records

Final
Eastern Conference :
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Boston Bruins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 108–92 | 3 | 14 | 0–9 | 2–8 | 100–97 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106–110 | 13 | 10 | 1–8 | 4–8 | 115–95 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117–96 | 18 | 7 | 4–9 | 1–6 | 90–92 |
| Florida Panthers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102–105 | 7 | 6 | 3–10 | 1–10 | 106–103 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 99–102 | 9 | 7 | 1–10 | 2–10 | 89–102 |
| Ottawa Senators | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108–75 | 13 | 8 | 2–10 | 0–8 | 89–113 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 109–74 | 9 | 15 | 1–11 | 3–12 | 106–86 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106–84 | 8 | 4 | 2–13 | 0–10 | 92–96 |
| Division Total | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 855–738 | 80 | 71 | 14–80 | 13–72 | 787–784 |
| Metropolitan | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 169–132 | 14 | 8 | 2–12 | 3–19 | 129–147 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 120–122 | 10 | 8 | 4–17 | 1–13 | 134–131 |
| New Jersey Devils | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 121–104 | 8 | 8 | 2–12 | 2–14 | 122–111 |
| New York Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 145–117 | 13 | 5 | 4–13 | 3–13 | 114–146 |
| New York Rangers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 125–104 | 12 | 9 | 2–10 | 1–9 | 112–111 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 138–115 | 15 | 9 | 3–10 | 3–14 | 124–159 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington Capitals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 166–153 | 16 | 13 | 1–18 | 2–16 | 162–156 |
| Division Total | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 984–847 | 88 | 60 | 18–92 | 15–98 | 897–961 |
| Conference Total | 54 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 1839–1585 | 168 | 131 | 32–172 | 28–170 | 1684–1745 |
Western Conference :
| Central | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54–67 | 3 | 6 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 55–53 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63–57 | 8 | 5 | 1–6 | 1–10 | 61–56 |
| Dallas Stars | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71–47 | 1 | 7 | 0–8 | 3–8 | 75–74 |
| Minnesota Wild | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61–55 | 7 | 4 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 64–65 |
| Nashville Predators | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66–63 | 7 | 3 | 2–7 | 0–7 | 62–46 |
| St. Louis Blues | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72–57 | 6 | 8 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 67–53 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63–56 | 4 | 2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 61–45 |
| Division Total | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 450–402 | 36 | 35 | 8–44 | 8–48 | 445–392 |
| Pacific | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Anaheim Ducks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59–63 | 7 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 67–62 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61–69 | 7 | 2 | 1–9 | 0–7 | 57–61 |
| Calgary Flames | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56–61 | 4 | 9 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 73–60 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74–64 | 4 | 4 | 2–8 | 1–6 | 73–71 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62–77 | 5 | 8 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 68–66 |
| San Jose Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68–63 | 6 | 4 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 69–58 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53–52 | 8 | 6 | 2–8 | 0–5 | 57–61 |
| Division Total | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 433–449 | 41 | 37 | 8–45 | 4–39 | 464–439 |
| Conference Total | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 883–851 | 77 | 72 | 16–89 | 12–87 | 909–831 |
| NHL Total | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 2722–2436 | 245 | 203 | 48–261 | 40–257 | 2593–2576 |

### Injuries

| Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
| Eric Fehr | Elbow Surgery | Off-Season | October 31, 2015 | 10 games |
| Pascal Dupuis | Lower Body | Pre-Season | October 22, 2015 | 6 games |
| Beau Bennett | Upper Body | October 13, 2015 | October 28, 2015 | 5 games |
| Bryan Rust | Undisclosed | October 24, 2015 | November 30, 2015 | 15 games |
| Pascal Dupuis | Blood Clot Testing | November 6, 2015 | November 11, 2015 | 2 games |
| Nick Bonino | Undisclosed | November 17, 2015 | November 19, 2015 | 1 game |
| Olli Maatta | Upper Body | November 17, 2015 | December 5, 2015 | 6 games |
| Kris Letang | Undisclosed | December 5, 2015 | December 9, 2015 | 2 games |
| Kris Letang | Upper Body | December 9, 2015 | December 26, 2015 | 6 games |
| Beau Bennett | Upper Body | December 14, 2015 | January 23, 2016 | 17 games |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Concussion | December 14, 2015 | January 2, 2016 | 8 games |
| Nick Bonino | Illness | December 16, 2015 | December 18, 2015 | 1 game |
| Sidney Crosby | Lower Body | December 19, 2015 | December 26, 2015 | 1 game |
| Kris Letang | Upper Body | December 26, 2015 | December 30, 2015 | 1 game |
| Nick Bonino | Hand Injury | January 12, 2016 | February 27, 2016 | 16 games |
| Kris Letang | Undisclosed | January 15, 2016 | January 18, 2016 | 1 game |
| David Warsofsky | Concussion | January 17, 2016 | February 21, 2016 | 13 games |
| Chris Kunitz | Lower Body | January 21, 2016 | February 2, 2016 | 2 games |
| Beau Bennett | Upper Body | January 23, 2016 | March 24, 2016 | 25 games |
| Eric Fehr | Lower Body | February 2, 2016 | March 11, 2016 | 17 games |
| Evgeni Malkin | Lower Body | February 2, 2016 | February 27, 2016 | 10 games |
| Ben Lovejoy | Upper Body | February 20, 2016 | March 26, 2016 | 16 games |
| Kevin Porter | Lower Body | March 3, 2016 | – | 19 games |
| Carl Hagelin | Illness | March 5, 2016 | March 11, 2016 | 2 games |
| Evgeni Malkin | Upper Body | March 11, 2016 | April 16, 2016 | 16 games |
| Scott Wilson | Lower Body | March 11, 2016 | – | 15 games |
| Olli Maatta | Lower Body | March 24, 2016 | – | 9 games |
| Brian Dumoulin | Concussion | March 26, 2016 | April 2, 2016 | 3 games |
| Bryan Rust | Lower Body | March 29, 2016 | – | 6 games |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Concussion | April 2, 2016 | – | 5 games |
| Beau Bennett | Undisclosed | April 5, 2016 | – | 2 games |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 257 games |

## Playoffs

The Penguins announced on April 11, 2016 that they will wear their Alternate jersey for all home games throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

### Game log

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) New York Rangers: Penguins won 4–1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTStarting GoalieAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 13New York2–5PittsburghZatkoff18,5881–0Recap
2April 16New York4–2PittsburghZatkoff18,6141–1Recap
3April 19Pittsburgh3–1New YorkMurray18,0062–1Recap
4April 21Pittsburgh5–0New YorkMurray18,0063–1Recap
5April 23New York3–6PittsburghMurray18,6074–1Recap :
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Penguins won 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTStarting GoalieAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 28Pittsburgh3–4WashingtonOTMurray18,5060–1Recap
2April 30Pittsburgh2–1WashingtonMurray18,5061–1Recap
3May 2Washington2–3PittsburghMurray18,6012–1Recap
4May 4Washington2–3PittsburghOTMurray18,6143–1Recap
5May 7Pittsburgh1–3WashingtonMurray18,5063–2Recap
6May 10Washington3–4PittsburghOTMurray18,6504–2Recap :
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Penguins won 4–3
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTStarting GoalieAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 13Tampa Bay3–1PittsburghMurray18,5540–1Recap
2May 16Tampa Bay2–3PittsburghOTMurray18,5341–1Recap
3May 18Pittsburgh4–2Tampa BayMurray19,0922–1Recap
4May 20Pittsburgh3–4Tampa BayMurray19,0922–2Recap
5May 22Tampa Bay4–3PittsburghOTFleury18,6482–3Recap
6May 24Pittsburgh5–2Tampa BayMurray19,0923–3Recap
7May 26Tampa Bay1–2PittsburghMurray18,6384–3Recap :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Penguins won 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTStarting GoalieAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 30San Jose2–3PittsburghMurray18,5961–0Recap
2June 1San Jose1–2PittsburghOTMurray18,6552–0Recap
3June 4Pittsburgh2–3San JoseOTMurray17,5622–1Recap
4June 6Pittsburgh3–1San JoseMurray17,5623–1Recap
5June 9San Jose4–2PittsburghMurray18,6803–2Recap
6June 12Pittsburgh3–1San JoseMurray17,5624–2Recap :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win :

### Injuries

| Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
| Kevin Porter | Lower Body | From season | – | 24 games |
| Evgeni Malkin | Upper Body | From season | April 16, 2016 | 1 game |
| Scott Wilson | Lower Body | From season | – | 24 games |
| Olli Maatta | Lower Body | From season | April 13, 2016 | 0 games |
| Bryan Rust | Lower Body | From season | April 16, 2016 | 1 game |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Concussion | From season | May 2, 2016 | 7 games |
| Beau Bennett | Undisclosed | From season | May 21, 2016 | 15 games |
| Matt Murray | Upper Body | From season | April 19, 2016 | 2 games |
| Olli Maatta | Concussion | April 30, 2016 | May 10, 2016 | 3 games |
| Eric Fehr | Undisclosed | May 2, 2016 | May 7, 2016 | 1 game |
| Trevor Daley | Broken Ankle | May 20, 2016 | – | 9 games |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 87 games |

### Suspensions

| Date of Incident | Offender | Offense(s) | Date of Action | Length |
| May 2, 2016 | Kris Letang | Interference against Marcus Johansson. | May 3, 2016 | 1 game |

## Post-season
### Injuries

| Player | Injury | Date | Recovery |
| Daniel Sprong | Shoulder surgery | June 17, 2016 | 7–8 months |

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Sidney Crosby | 80 | 36 | 49 | 85 | 19 | 42 |
| Kris Letang | 71 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 9 | 66 |
| Phil Kessel | 82 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 9 | 18 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 57 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 1 | 65 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 82 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 15 | 36 |
| Chris Kunitz | 80 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 29 | 41 |
| Matt Cullen | 82 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 20 |
| Nick Bonino | 63 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 31 |
| Carl Hagelin$^†$ | 37 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 18 |
| Trevor Daley$^†$ | 53 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 26 |
| Olli Maatta | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 22 |
| David Perron$^‡$ | 43 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -13 | 28 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 79 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | 42 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| Eric Fehr | 55 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| Beau Bennett | 33 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 10 |
| Ian Cole | 70 | 0 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 59 |
| Bryan Rust | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Conor Sheary | 44 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| Ben Lovejoy | 66 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
| Justin Schultz$^†$ | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Derrick Pouliot | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Scott Wilson | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Pascal Dupuis | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Scuderi$^‡$ | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Kevin Porter | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Daniel Sprong | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Sergei Plotnikov$^‡$ | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 20 |
| David Warsofsky$^‡$ | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Tom Sestito | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Adam Clendening | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Dominik Simon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kael Mouillierat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Archibald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Farnham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | Total | 241 | 408 | 649 | — | 685 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Phil Kessel | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 4 |
| Sidney Crosby | 24 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 4 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 23 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Nick Bonino | 24 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 12 |
| Carl Hagelin | 24 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 14 |
| Kris Letang | 23 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 22 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 24 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 10 |
| Chris Kunitz | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| Conor Sheary | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| Bryan Rust | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
| Olli Maatta | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Matt Cullen | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Ben Lovejoy | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Trevor Daley | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Fehr | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| Justin Schultz | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Cole | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Beau Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Derrick Pouliot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 73 | 128 | 201 | — | 171 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 58 | 58 | 3462:33 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 132 | 2.29 | 1665 | 0.921 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Murray | 13 | 13 | 748:35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2.00 | 355 | 0.930 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zatkoff | 14 | 11 | 732:03 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 2.79 | 408 | 0.917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 82 | 4943:11 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 191 | 2.32 | 2428 | 0.921 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Matt Murray | 21 | 21 | 1267:16 | 15 | 6 | -- | 44 | 2.08 | 575 | 0.923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeff Zatkoff | 2 | 2 | 117:13 | 1 | 1 | -- | 6 | 3.07 | 65 | 0.908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 2 | 1 | 79:19 | 0 | 1 | -- | 4 | 3.03 | 32 | 0.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 24 | 1463:48 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 2.21 | 672 | 0.920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
$^†$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 |
| K. Letang | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 4, 2016 |
| E. Malkin | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
| K. Letang | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
| K. Letang | NHL Third Star of the Month | February 1, 2016 |
| S. Crosby | NHL First Star of the Week | February 8, 2016 |
| S. Crosby | NHL First Star of the Week | March 21, 2016 |
| P. Kessel | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 28, 2016 |
| S. Crosby | NHL First Star of the Month | April 1, 2016 |
| M. Murray | NHL Third Star of the Week | April 4, 2016 |
| S. Crosby | Conn Smythe Trophy | June 12, 2016 |

### Team awards

Awarded week of March 27
| Player | Award | Notes |
| Pascal Dupuis | 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 |
| Bryan Rust | 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 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 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 |
| Sidney Crosby | 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 |
| Kris Letang | 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 |
| D. Sprong | 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2015 |
| S. Plotnikov | 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2015 |
| D. Perron | 500th Career NHL Game | October 8, 2015 |
| O. Maatta | 100th Career NHL Game | October 10, 2015 |
| D. Sprong | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 15, 2015 |
| M. Fleury | 600th Career NHL Game | October 17, 2015 |
| S. Plotnikov | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 17, 2015 |
| K. Letang | 500th Career NHL Game | October 28, 2015 |
| B. Bennett | 100th Career NHL Game | October 28, 2015 |
| M. Fleury | 40th Career NHL Shutout | October 31, 2015 |
| E. Malkin | 600th Career NHL Game | November 6, 2015 |
| I. Cole | 200th Career NHL Game | November 6, 2015 |
| D. Perron | 300th Career NHL Point | November 7, 2015 |
| C. Sheary | 1st Career NHL Game | December 16, 2015 |
| C. Sheary | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | December 18, 2015 |
| M. Murray | 1st Career NHL Game | December 19, 2015 |
| P. Kessel | 700th Career NHL Game | December 19, 2015 |
| B. Lovejoy | 300th Career NHL Game | December 19, 2015 |
| S. Wilson | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | December 21, 2015 |
| M. Murray | 1st Career NHL Win | December 21, 2015 |
| K. Letang | 300th Career NHL Point | December 26, 2015 |
| N. Bonino | 300th Career NHL Game | January 2, 2016 |
| T. Kuhnhackl | 1st Career NHL Game | January 9, 2016 |
| T. Daley | 800th Career NHL Game | January 17, 2016 |
| T. Kühnhackl | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | January 23, 2016 |
| O. Sundqvist | 1st Career NHL Game | February 5, 2016 |
| C. Kunitz | 300th Career NHL Assist | February 5, 2016 |
| S. Crosby | 900th Career NHL Point | February 6, 2016 |
| S. Wilson | 1st Career NHL Goal | February 18, 2016 |
| T. Kühnhackl | 1st Career NHL Goal | February 20, 2016 |
| P. Hornqvist | 300th Career NHL Point | February 21, 2016 |
| O. Sundqvist | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | February 24, 2016 |
| P. Hornqvist | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | February 29, 2016 |
| J. Archibald | 1st Career NHL Game | March 5, 2016 |
| M. Fleury | 350th Career NHL Win | March 11, 2016 |
| D. Simon | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | March 13, 2016 |
| C. Kunitz | 800th Career NHL Game | March 15, 2016 |
| P. Hornqvist | 500th Career NHL Game | March 24, 2016 |
| E. Fehr | 500th Career NHL Game | March 24, 2016 |
| S. Crosby | 700th Career NHL Game | March 26, 2016 |
| P. Kessel | 300th Career NHL Assist | March 26, 2016 |
| S. Crosby | 600th Career NHL Assist | April 2, 2016 |
| O. Sundqvist | 1st Career NHL Goal | April 2, 2016 |
| M. Murray | 1st Career NHL Shutout | April 2, 2016 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| C. Sheary | 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 13, 2016 |
| J. Zatkoff | 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Win | April 13, 2016 |
| O. Sundqvist | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 13, 2016 |
| T. Kuhnhackl | 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 13, 2016 |
| J. Schultz | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 13, 2016 |
| P. Hornqvist | 1st Career Playoff Hat Trick | April 13, 2016 |
| B. Rust | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2016 |
| M. Murray | 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Win | April 19, 2016 |
| T. Kühnhackl | 1st Career Playoff Assist | April 19, 2016 |
| C. Sheary | 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 21, 2016 |
| M. Murray | 1st Career Playoff Shutout | April 21, 2016 |
| B. Rust | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 23, 2016 |
| K. Letang | 100th Career Playoff Game | April 30, 2016 |
| D. Pouliot | 1st Career Playoff Game | May 2, 2016 |
| J. Schultz | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | May 18, 2016 |
| M. Fleury | 100th Career Playoff Game | May 22, 2016 |
| B. Dumoulin | 1st Career Playoff Goal | May 22, 2016 |
| I. Cole | 1st Career Playoff Goal | June 6, 2016 |

## Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

### Trades

| July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | To Toronto Maple Leafs Nick Spaling Kasperi Kapanen Scott Harrington Conditional 1st round pick in 2016 or       1st round pick in 2017 or       2nd round pick in 2017 3rd round pick in 2016 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel Tim Erixon Tyler Biggs Conditional PIT's 2nd round pick in 2016 or       TOR's 2nd round pick in 2017 |
| July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28) | To Vancouver Canucks Brandon Sutter BUF's 3rd round pick in 2016 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino Adam Clendening ANA's 2nd round pick in 2016 |
| December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14) | To Chicago Blackhawks Rob Scuderi | To Pittsburgh Penguins Trevor Daley |
| January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16) | To Anaheim Ducks David Perron Adam Clendening | To Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin |
| February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) | To Edmonton Oilers 3rd round pick in 2016 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Schultz |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Arizona Coyotes Sergei Plotnikov | To Pittsburgh Penguins Matthias Plachta conditional 7th round pick in 2017 |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Arizona Coyotes Matia Marcantuoni | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dustin Jeffrey Dan O'Donoghue James Melindy |

#### Notes

* $^{Note1}$ Toronto to retain 15% ($1.25 million) of salary as part of trade.
* $^{Note2}$ Pittsburgh to retain 33% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
* $^{Note3}$ Edmonton to retain 50% ($1.95 million) of salary as part of trade.

### Free agents

| Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms |
| Andrew Ebbett | | SC Bern | June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24) | two-year contract |
| David Warsofsky | Boston Bruins | | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 1 year/$600,000 |
| Sergei Plotnikov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 1 year/$925,000 |
| Kael Mouillierat | New York Islanders | | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Kevin Porter | Detroit Red Wings | | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Steven Oleksy | Washington Capitals | | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Steve Downie | | Arizona Coyotes | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 1 year/$1.75 million |
| Blake Comeau | | Colorado Avalanche | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 3-year/$7.2 million |
| Paul Martin | | San Jose Sharks | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 4-year/$19.4 million |
| Taylor Chorney | | Washington Capitals | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 1 year/$700,000 |
| Jayson Megna | | New York Rangers | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 1 year/$600,000 |
| Thomas Greiss | | New York Islanders | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 2-year/$3 million |
| Daniel Winnik | | Toronto Maple Leafs | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 2-year/$4.5 million |
| Will O'Neill | Winnipeg Jets | | July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Eric Fehr | Washington Capitals | | July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28) | 3 years/$6 million |
| Matt Cullen | Nashville Predators | | August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06) | 1 year/$800,000 |
| Sergei Gonchar | Montreal Canadiens | | August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14) | Professional Tryout Contract |
| Christian Ehrhoff | | Los Angeles Kings | August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23) | 1 year, $1.5 million |
| Tom Sestito | Vancouver Canucks | | August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26) | Professional Tryout Contract |
| Maxim Lapierre | | Modo Hockey | September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01) | one-year contract |
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond | | New Jersey Devils | September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08) | 1 year, $575,000 |
| Tom Sestito | Vancouver Canucks | | February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01) | 1 year, $575,000 |
| Dominik Uher | | Sparta Prague | June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01) | one-year contract |
| Dustin Jeffrey | | Lausanne HC | June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) | two-year contract |
| Niclas Andersen | | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) | one-year contract |
| Anton Zlobin | | Dynamo Moscow | June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) | try-out contract |

### Waivers

| Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
| Bobby Farnham | | New Jersey Devils | October 26, 2015 |
| David Warsofsky | | New Jersey Devils | February 29, 2016 |

### Signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Ian Cole | June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) | 3 years/$6.3 million |
| Conor Sheary | July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | 2 years/$1.15 million |
| Reid McNeill | July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) | 2 years/$1.15 million |
| Brian Dumoulin | July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) | 2 years/$1.6 million |
| Bobby Farnham | July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Dominik Simon | July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14) | 3 years/$2.0775 million |
| Beau Bennett | July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) | 1 year/$800,000 |
| Dominik Uher | July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Daniel Sprong | August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28) | 3 years/$2.775 million |
| Olli Maatta | February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26) | 6 years/$24.5 million (contract extension) |
| Carter Rowney | March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) | 2 years/$1.225 million |
| Bryan Rust | March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) | 2 years/$1.28 million (contract extension) |
| Scott Wilson | March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) | 2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension) |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) | 2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension) |
| Teddy Blueger | March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22) | 2 years/$1.85 million |
| Ethan Prow | March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29) | 2 years/$1.46 million |
| Sean Maguire | April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06) | 2 years/$1.85 million |
| Lukas Bengtsson | April 27, 2016 (2016-04-27) | 2 years/$1.85 million |
| Jake Guentzel | May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23) | 3 years/$2.775 million |
| Kevin Porter | June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) | 1 year/$575,000 |

### Other

| Name | Date | Details |
| Tom Sestito | September 30, 2015 | Released |
| Sergei Gonchar | October 3, 2015 | Released |
| Sergei Gonchar | October 27, 2015 | Named as Defensemen Development Coach |
| Pascal Dupuis | December 8, 2015 | Unofficial Retirement |
| Mike Johnston | December 12, 2015 | Relieved as head coach |
| Gary Agnew | December 12, 2015 | Relieved as assistant coach |
| Mike Sullivan | December 12, 2015 | Named as head coach |
| Craig Adams | January 26, 2016 | Retirement |

#### Notes

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

## Draft picks

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 46 | Daniel Sprong | RW | Netherlands | Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 137 | Dominik Simon | C | Czech Republic | HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga) |
| 6 | 167 | Frederik Tiffels | LW | Germany | Western Michigan University (NCHC) |
| 7 | 197 | Nikita Pavlychev | C | Russia | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |

### Draft notes

* The Pittsburgh Penguins first-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as a result of a trade on January 2, 2015 that sent David Perron to the Penguins in exchange for Rob Klinkhammer and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Marcel Goc to the Penguins in exchange for a 2014 fifth-round pick (#143–Miguel Fidler) and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent Daniel Winnik to the Penguins in exchange for Zach Sill, a 2016 second-round pick, and this pick.