# 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the fifty-first season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967. It entered the season as two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. The Penguins entered this season as the longest active playoffs streak in the NHL after the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years last season.

## Background

This was the first season since the 2002–03 season in which the team played without goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury; team leaders had shipped him off to play for the Vegas Golden Knights during the expansion draft.
The team failed to defend its title, after being eliminated in the Second Round of the playoffs by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. This also ended the team's chances of a possible three-peat, which would have been the first three-peat in the NHL since the New York Islanders won four straight from 1980 to 1983. It would also have been the first in a North American professional sports league since the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers from 2000 to 2002.

## Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Washington Capitals | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 46 | 259 | 239 | +20 | 105 |
| 2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 45 | 272 | 250 | +22 | 100 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 251 | 243 | +8 | 98 |
| 4 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 39 | 242 | 230 | +12 | 97 |
| 5 | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 39 | 248 | 244 | +4 | 97 |
| 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 228 | 256 | −28 | 83 |
| 7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 32 | 264 | 296 | −32 | 80 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 31 | 231 | 268 | −37 | 77 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 19, 2017.
2017 preseason game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 19Pittsburgh3–4 OTBuffaloPegula Ice Arena—0–0–1
2September 20Detroit5–6 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena17,7841–0–1
3September 22Pittsburgh4–3ColumbusNationwide Arena12,1152–0–1
4September 24St. Louis4–1PittsburghUPMC Lemieux Sports Complex1,5002–1–1
5September 25Pittsburgh1–4DetroitLittle Caesars Arena16,7702–2–1
6September 27Buffalo4–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena17,6933–2–1
7September 30Columbus3–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,3383–3–1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.
2017–18 game log :
October: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 3–5–0), 15 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 4St. Louis5–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6520–0–11
2October 5Pittsburgh1–10ChicagoUnited Center21,7050–1–11
3October 7Nashville0–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6451–1–13
4October 11Pittsburgh3–2WashingtonCapital One Arena18,5062–1–15
5October 12Pittsburgh4–5Tampa BayAmalie Arena19,0922–2–15
6October 14Florida3–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,5823–2–17
7October 17Pittsburgh5–4 OTNY RangersMadison Square Garden18,0064–2–19
8October 20Pittsburgh4–3FloridaBB&T Center15,7565–2–111
9October 21Pittsburgh1–7Tampa BayAmalie Arena19,0925–3–111
10October 24Edmonton1–2 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,6256–3–113
11October 26Winnipeg1–2 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4457–3–115
12October 28Pittsburgh1–2MinnesotaXcel Energy Center19,0647–4–115
13October 29Pittsburgh1–7WinnipegBell MTS Place15,3217–5–115 :
November: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–3–2), 14 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
14November 1Pittsburgh3–2EdmontonRogers Place18,3478–5–117
15November 2Pittsburgh1–2 OTCalgaryScotiabank Saddledome18,8378–5–218
16November 4Pittsburgh2–4VancouverRogers Arena18,8658–6–218
17November 7Arizona1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,4989–6–220
18November 10Pittsburgh1–4WashingtonCapital One Arena18,5069–7–220
19November 11Pittsburgh4–5 SONashvilleBridgestone Arena17,3979–7–321
20November 14Buffalo4–5 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,43810–7–323
21November 16Pittsburgh3–1OttawaCanadian Tire Centre17,14411–7–325
22November 18Chicago2–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63811–8–325
23November 22Vancouver5–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,60611–9–325
24November 24Pittsburgh3–4BostonTD Garden17,56511–10–325
25November 25Tampa Bay2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65912–10–327
26November 27Philadelphia4–5 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,50513–10–329 :
December: 6–8–0 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 2–4–0), 12 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
27December 1Pittsburgh4–0BuffaloKeyBank Center19,07014–10–331
28December 2Buffalo1–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,58215–10–333
29December 5NY Rangers4–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,41415–11–333
30December 7NY Islanders3–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,43316–11–335
31December 9Toronto4–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65816–12–335
32December 11Colorado2–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,41116–13–335
33December 14Pittsburgh1–2VegasT-Mobile Arena18,02916–14–335
34December 16Pittsburgh4–2ArizonaGila River Arena13,05117–14–337
35December 18Pittsburgh2–4ColoradoPepsi Center15,82417–15–337
36December 21Columbus2–3 SOPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,62518–15–339
37December 23Anaheim4–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,62218–16–339
38December 27Columbus4–5 SOPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65219–16–341
39December 29Pittsburgh1–2CarolinaPNC Arena17,97519–17–341
40December 31Pittsburgh1–4DetroitLittle Caesars Arena19,51519–18–341 :
January: 9–3–0 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 3–2–0), 18 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
41January 2Pittsburgh5–1PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center19,55820–18–343
42January 4Carolina4–0PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,59520–19–343
43January 5Pittsburgh4–0NY IslandersBarclays Center13,64121–19–345
44January 7Boston5–6 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,55322–19–347
45January 13Detroit1–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63723–19–349
46January 14NY Rangers2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64724–19–351
47January 17Pittsburgh3–5AnaheimHonda Center17,29124–20–351
48January 18Pittsburgh3–1Los AngelesStaples Center18,23025–20–353
49January 20Pittsburgh1–2San JoseSAP Center17,56225–21–353
50January 23Carolina1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,42126–21–355
51January 25Minnesota3–6PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,45327–21–357
52January 30San Jose2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,46928–21–359 :
February: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–2–1), 17 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
53February 2Washington4–7PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65229–21–361
54February 3Pittsburgh1–3New JerseyPrudential Center16,51429–22–361
55February 6Vegas4–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64430–22–363
56February 9Pittsburgh3–4 SODallasAmerican Airlines Center18,53230–22–464
57February 11Pittsburgh4–1St. LouisScottrade Center18,97531–22–466
58February 13Ottawa3–6PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,44832–22–468
59February 15Los Angeles1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,60433–22–470
60February 17Toronto3–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,64734–22–472
61February 18Pittsburgh5–2ColumbusNationwide Arena19,10035–22–474
62February 23Pittsburgh6–1CarolinaPNC Arena18,18036–22–476
63February 24Pittsburgh5–6FloridaBB&T Center17,58136–23–476
64February 27New Jersey3–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,58136–24–476 :
March: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 3–4–1), 20 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
65March 1Pittsburgh4–8BostonTD Garden17,56536–25–476
66March 3NY Islanders2–3 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,66137–25–478
67March 5Calgary3–4 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63038–25–480
68March 7Pittsburgh5–2PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center19,62439–25–482
69March 10Pittsburgh2–5TorontoAir Canada Centre19,50439–26–482
70March 11Dallas1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63740–26–484
71March 14Pittsburgh3–4 OTNY RangersMadison Square Garden17,37940–26–585
72March 15Pittsburgh5–3MontrealBell Centre21,30241–26–587
73March 20Pittsburgh1–4NY IslandersBarclays Center10,44241–27–587
74March 21Montreal3–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,57442–27–589
75March 23New Jersey4–3 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65842–27–690
76March 25Philadelphia4–5 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,65543–27–692
77March 27Pittsburgh2–5DetroitLittle Caesars Arena19,51543–28–692
78March 29Pittsburgh4–3 OTNew JerseyPrudential Center16,51444–28–694
79March 31Montreal2–5PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63645–28–696 :
April: 2–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–0–0), 4 points
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
80April 1Washington3–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63945–29–696
81April 5Pittsburgh5–4 OTColumbusNationwide Arena19,15746–29–698
82April 6Ottawa0–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,63347–29–6100 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

### Detailed records

Final
Eastern Conference :
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Boston Bruins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81–96 | 13 | 17 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 97–106 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99–99 | 14 | 5 | 2–12 | 2–11 | 102–83 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 98–79 | 7 | 10 | 3–10 | 2–10 | 101–84 |
| Florida Panthers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 118–107 | 13 | 12 | 5–8 | 1–10 | 79–110 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111–76 | 15 | 8 | 6–10 | 2–5 | 106–85 |
| Ottawa Senators | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80–90 | 13 | 4 | 2–9 | 1–9 | 88–101 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 103–101 | 10 | 14 | 5–14 | 6–16 | 118–100 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 115–83 | 10 | 12 | 1–8 | 3–5 | 97–102 |
| Division total | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 774–698 | 95 | 82 | 27–79 | 20–75 | 788–771 |
| Metropolitan | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 121–129 | 10 | 8 | 1–6 | 0–7 | 123–114 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 144–132 | 16 | 12 | 6–12 | 2–12 | 138–133 |
| New Jersey Devils | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 132–141 | 10 | 13 | 0–7 | 3–9 | 136–123 |
| New York Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 157–124 | 12 | 9 | 4–8 | 1–15 | 115–131 |
| New York Rangers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 164–122 | 16 | 14 | 2–12 | 4–12 | 119–111 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137–133 | 20 | 11 | 5–13 | 2–16 | 104–133 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 140–120 | 12 | 13 | 6–19 | 2–18 | 121–138 |
| Division total | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 993–901 | 95 | 80 | 24–77 | 14–89 | 856–883 |
| Conference total | 52 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1747–1598 | 191 | 162 | 51–156 | 34–164 | 1644–1657 |
Western Conference :
| Central | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65–82 | 2 | 12 | 1–5 | 2–11 | 72–68 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76–65 | 3 | 6 | 0–6 | 1–8 | 51–56 |
| Dallas Stars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67–54 | 6 | 4 | 1–7 | 1–7 | 50–70 |
| Minnesota Wild | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69–55 | 7 | 5 | 3–5 | 1–9 | 58–55 |
| Nashville Predators | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64–54 | 8 | 4 | 0–9 | 2–11 | 60–71 |
| St. Louis Blues | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56–68 | 8 | 6 | 1–7 | 1–7 | 70–66 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68–55 | 3 | 8 | 1–7 | 1–5 | 62–58 |
| Division total | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 425–395 | 36 | 43 | 7–43 | 7–53 | 383–415 |
| Pacific | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Anaheim Ducks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62–56 | 3 | 9 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 60–57 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70–42 | 7 | 3 | 1–10 | 0–3 | 64–55 |
| Calgary Flames | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76–72 | 5 | 5 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 61–60 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74–67 | 5 | 3 | 2–7 | 1–7 | 65–56 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70–64 | 6 | 2 | 2–9 | 1–5 | 57–54 |
| San Jose Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63–78 | 6 | 4 | 0–6 | 3–8 | 68–57 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 84–58 | 4 | 9 | 3–9 | 2–5 | 63–65 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63–51 | 6 | 6 | 0–8 | 1–5 | 66–44 |
| Division total | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 562–488 | 42 | 41 | 10–58 | 10–41 | 504–448 |
| Conference total | 30 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 987–883 | 79 | 84 | 17–101 | 15–96 | 887–863 |
| NHL total | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 2787–2479 | 270 | 246 | 68–257 | 49–260 | 2528–2517 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers: Penguins won 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11Philadelphia0–7PittsburghMurray18,5561–0Recap
2April 13Philadelphia5–1PittsburghMurray18,6481–1Recap
3April 15Pittsburgh5–1PhiladelphiaMurray19,9552–1Recap
4April 18Pittsburgh5–0PhiladelphiaMurray19,6443–1Recap
5April 20Philadelphia4–2PittsburghMurray18,6323–2Recap
6April 22Pittsburgh8–5PhiladelphiaMurray19,8614–2Recap :
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Capitals won 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 26Pittsburgh3–2WashingtonMurray18,5061–0Recap
2April 29Pittsburgh1–4WashingtonMurray18,5061–1Recap
3May 1Washington4–3PittsburghMurray18,6341–2Recap
4May 3Washington1–3PittsburghMurray18,6502–2Recap
5May 5Pittsburgh3–6WashingtonMurray18,5062–3Recap
6May 7Washington2–1PittsburghOTMurray18,6212–4Recap :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Evgeni Malkin | 78 | 42 | 56 | 98 | 16 | 87 |
| Phil Kessel | 82 | 34 | 58 | 92 | -4 | 36 |
| Sidney Crosby | 82 | 29 | 60 | 89 | 0 | 46 |
| Kris Letang | 79 | 9 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 56 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 70 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 2 | 58 |
| Jake Guentzel | 82 | 22 | 26 | 48 | -9 | 42 |
| Bryan Rust | 69 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 26 |
| Riley Sheahan$^†$ | 73 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 4 |
| Carl Hagelin | 81 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 28 |
| Conor Sheary | 79 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 10 |
| Olli Maatta | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -1 | 28 |
| Justin Schultz | 63 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 14 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 80 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| Jamie Oleksiak$^†$ | 47 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 69 |
| Ian Cole$^‡$ | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 52 |
| Dominik Simon | 33 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| Matt Hunwick | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| Ryan Reaves$^‡$ | 58 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 84 |
| Derick Brassard$^†$ | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | 69 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| Zach Aston-Reese | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Carter Rowney | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -13 | 4 |
| Chad Ruhwedel | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 16 |
| Greg McKegg | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| Daniel Sprong | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach Trotman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Scott Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Frank Corrado | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Josh Archibald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Jooris | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 269 | 459 | 728 | — | 749 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jake Guentzel | 12 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 8 |
| Sidney Crosby | 12 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 6 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| Kris Letang | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Phil Kessel | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 2 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 16 |
| Justin Schultz | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Derick Brassard | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Bryan Rust | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Carl Hagelin | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Riley Sheahan | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| Dominik Simon | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Olli Maatta | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Conor Sheary | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| Zach Aston-Reese | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carter Rowney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Ruhwedel | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 42 | 76 | 118 | — | 112 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Matt Murray | 49 | 45 | 2732:58 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 133 | 2.92 | 1423 | 0.907 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tristan Jarry | 26 | 23 | 1363:56 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 2.77 | 687 | 0.908 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Casey DeSmith | 14 | 11 | 700:09 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 2.4 | 356 | 0.921 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antti Niemi$^‡$ | 3 | 3 | 128:08 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7.49 | 79 | 0.797 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 82 | 4925:11 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 240 | 2.92 | 2545 | 0.906 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Matt Murray | 12 | 12 | 715:35 | 6 | 6 | -- | 29 | 2.43 | 314 | 0.908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 715:35 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 2.43 | 314 | 0.908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

## Notable achievements

* Kris Letang set the franchise record for career assists by a defenseman with 341. He broke the previous record of 332 held by Paul Coffey on March 3 against the New York Islanders.

### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| S. Crosby | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 8, 2018 |
| P. Kessel | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 15, 2018 |
| E. Malkin | NHL First Star of the Month | February 1, 2018 |
| E. Malkin | NHL First Star of the Week | February 5, 2018 |
| E. Malkin | NHL Second Star of the Month | March 1, 2018 |
| E. Malkin | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 12, 2018 |

### Team awards

Awarded week of April 1
| Player | Award | Notes |
| Kris Letang | 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: Verizon Wireless |
| Sidney Crosby | 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: UPMC |
| Matt Murray | 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: PNC Wealth Management |
| Evgeni Malkin | Most Valuable Player | Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsor: PPG Paints |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| T. Kuhnhackl | 100th career NHL game | October 4, 2017 |
| K. Letang | 300th career NHL assist | October 12, 2017 |
| P. Kessel | 300th career NHL goal | October 26, 2017 |
| C. DeSmith | 1st career NHL game | October 29, 2017 |
| R. Sheahan | 300th career NHL game | November 7, 2017 |
| M. Murray | 50th career NHL win | November 7, 2017 |
| S. Crosby | 800th career NHL game | November 10, 2017 |
| R. Sheahan | 100th career NHL point | November 14, 2017 |
| K. Letang | 400th career NHL point | November 14, 2017 |
| P. Hornqvist | 600th career NHL game | November 25, 2017 |
| T. Jarry | 1st career NHL win 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | November 25, 2017 |
| T. Jarry | 1st career NHL shutout | December 1, 2017 |
| M. Hunwick | 500th career NHL game | December 21, 2017 |
| B. Dumoulin | 200th career NHL game | December 23, 2017 |
| P. Hornqvist | 200th career NHL assist | December 27, 2017 |
| D. Sprong | 1st career NHL assist | January 5, 2018 |
| C. Hagelin | 200th career NHL point | January 14, 2018 |
| D. Simon | 1st career NHL goal | January 14, 2018 |
| P. Kessel | 700th career NHL point | January 14, 2018 |
| C. DeSmith | 1st career NHL win | January 18, 2018 |
| J. Dea | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | January 23, 2018 |
| Z. Aston-Reese | 1st career NHL game | February 3, 2018 |
| Z. Aston-Reese | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | February 9, 2018 |
| S. Crosby | 400th career NHL goal | February 11, 2018 |
| Z. Aston-Reese | 1st career NHL goal | February 13, 2018 |
| M. Murray | 100th career NHL game | February 15, 2018 |
| J. Guentzel | 100th career NHL game | February 17, 2018 |
| E. Malkin | 900th career NHL point | February 17, 2018 |
| P. Kessel | 400th career NHL assist | March 3, 2018 |
| P. Kessel | 900th career NHL game | March 7, 2018 |
| C. Ruhwedel | 100th career NHL game | March 7, 2018 |
| S. Crosby | 1,100th career NHL point | March 7, 2018 |
| P. Hornqvist | 400th career NHL point | March 15, 2018 |
| S. Crosby | 700th career NHL assist | March 21, 2018 |
| J. Schultz | 400th career NHL game | March 23, 2018 |
| P. Hornqvist | 200th career NHL goal | March 31, 2018 |
| O. Maatta | 300th career NHL game | April 1, 2018 |
| C. DeSmith | 1st career NHL shutout | April 6, 2018 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| J. Oleksiak | 1st career playoff game | April 11, 2018 |
| Z. Aston-Reese | 1st career playoff game | April 11, 2018 |
| E. Malkin | 100th career playoff assist | April 15, 2018 |
| D. Simon | 1st career playoff game 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point | April 18, 2018 |
| Z. Aston-Reese | 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point | April 18, 2018 |
| J. Oleksiak | 1st career playoff goal 1st career playoff point | May 5, 2018 |

## Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

### Trades

| June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) | To Vegas Golden Knights2nd-round pick in 2020 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsExpansion Draft considerations$^1$ |
| June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) | To St. Louis BluesOskar Sundqvist 31st overall pick in 1st-round in 2017 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRyan Reaves 51st overall pick in 2nd-round in 2017 |
| October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) | To Vancouver CanucksDerrick Pouliot | To Pittsburgh PenguinsAndrey Pedan 4th-round pick in 2018 |
| October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) | To Detroit Red WingsScott Wilson 3rd-round pick in 2018 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRiley Sheahan 5th-round pick in 2018 |
| December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) | To Arizona CoyotesJosh Archibald Sean Maguire 6th-round pick in 2019 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMichael Leighton 4th-round pick in 2019 |
| December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) | To Dallas Starsconditional 4th-round pick in 2019 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJamie Oleksiak |
| February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23) | To Ottawa SenatorsIan Cole Filip Gustavsson 1st-round pick in 2018 3rd-round pick in 2019 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTobias Lindberg Vincent Dunn 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
| February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23) | To Vegas Golden KnightsRyan Reaves 4th-round pick in 2018 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsDerick Brassard |
| February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) | To Carolina HurricanesGreg McKegg | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJosh Jooris |
Notes:
* The Vegas Golden Knights will select Marc-Andre Fleury in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
* $^{Note1}$ Vegas to retain 40% ($2 million) of salary as part of trade.

### Free agents

| Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms |
| Trevor Daley | | Detroit Red Wings | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 3-year, $9.534 million |
| Matt Hunwick | Toronto Maple Leafs | | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 3-year, $6.75 million |
| Antti Niemi | Dallas Stars | | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 1-year, $700,000 |
| Ron Hainsey | | Toronto Maple Leafs | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 2-year, $6 million |
| Nick Bonino | | Nashville Predators | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 4-year, $16.4 million |
| Kevin Porter | | Buffalo Sabres | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 2-year, $1.3 million |
| Cameron Gaunce | | Columbus Blue Jackets | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 1-year, $650,000 |
| Chris Kunitz | | Tampa Bay Lightning | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 1-year, $2 million |
| Chris Summers | New York Rangers | | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 2-year, $1.3 million |
| Jarred Tinordi | Arizona Coyotes | | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 1-year, $650,000 |
| Zach Trotman | Los Angeles Kings | | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 1-year, $650,000 |
| Greg McKegg | Tampa Bay Lightning | | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 1-year, $650,000 |
| Casey DeSmith | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 2-year, $1.3 million |
| David Warsofsky | | Colorado Avalanche | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 2-year, $1.35 million |
| Kevin Czuczman | Manitoba Moose | | July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) | 1-year, $650,000 |
| Adam Johnson | Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs | | July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06) | 2-year, $1.85 million |
| Mark Streit | | Montreal Canadiens | July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25) | 1-year, $700,000 |
| Matt Cullen | | Minnesota Wild | August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16) | 1-year, $1 million |
| Tim Erixon | | New Jersey Devils | September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07) | Professional Tryout Contract |
| Alex D'Orio | Saint John Sea Dogs | | September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13) | 3-year, $2.15 million |
| Jordy Bellerive | Lethbridge Hurricanes | | September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16) | 3-year, $2.15 million |
| Sam Miletic | London Knights | | September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25) | 3-year, $2.13 million |
| Stuart Percy | | Rochester Americans | October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19) | Professional Tryout Contract |
| Juuso Riikola | Lukko | | May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18) | 1-year, $1.775 million |
| Lukas Bengtsson | | Linköpings HC | May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18) | 3-year |

### Waivers

| Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
| Antti Niemi | | Florida Panthers | October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) |

### Signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Frederik Tiffels | June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) | 2-year, $1.85 million |
| Chad Ruhwedel | June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) | 2-year, $1.3 million |
| Garrett Wilson | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 2-year, $1.3 million |
| Justin Schultz | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 3-year, $16.5 million |
| Tom Sestito | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 1-year, $650,000 |
| Frank Corrado | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) | 1-year, $650,000 |
| Derrick Pouliot | July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) | 1-year, $800,000 |
| Josh Archibald | July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) | 2-year, $1.35 million |
| Brian Dumoulin | July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) | 6-year, $24.6 million |
| Conor Sheary | July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) | 3-year, $9 million |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21) | 1-year, $650,000 |
| Patric Hornqvist | February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27) | 5-year, $26.5 million (contract extension) |
| Sam Lafferty | March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07) | 2-year, $1.85 million |
| Dane Birks | March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28) | 2-year, $1.6 million |
| Anthony Angello | April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) | 2-year, $1.85 million |
| Linus Olund | April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25) | 3-year, $2.775 million |
| Tobias Lindberg | June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19) | 1-year, $650,000 (contract extension) |
Notes
* $^a$ – Two-way contract
* $^b$ – Entry-level contract

## Draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 51$^1$ | Zachary Lauzon | D | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 93 | Clayton Phillips | D | United States | Fargo Force (USHL) |
| 5 | 152$^2$ | Jan Drozg | LW | Slovenia | Leksands IF J18 (J18 Elit) |
| 5 | 155 | Linus Olund | C | Sweden | Brynäs IF (SHL) |
| 6 | 186 | Antti Palojarvi | D | Finland | Lukko U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) |
| 7 | 217 | William Reilly | D | Canada | RPI (ECAC) |
Draft notes:
* The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent Oskar Sundqvist and a first-round pick in 2017 (31st overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Reaves and this pick.
* The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 2, 2016, that Mike Condon to Ottawa exchange for this pick.