# 2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The Pittsburgh Penguins 2006–07 season was rife with potential, as the team featured one of the largest groups of young stars in the National Hockey League (NHL). Evgeni Malkin, the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL entry draft, came to the United States from Russia prior to the season and joined the team. He promptly became the first NHL rookie since 1917 to score goals in each of his first six games. Malkin and second-year phenom Sidney Crosby were joined by 18-year-old Jordan Staal, who made the jump directly from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to the Penguins roster after being drafted second overall in the 2006 NHL entry draft. The Penguins also brought back Mark Recchi via free agency, giving Recchi his third stint with the team. It would also be the first season the team would have involving defenceman and soon-to-be alternate captain Kris Letang.
The season was clouded with uncertainty, however, about the Penguins' future in Pittsburgh. After Jim Balsillie had agreed to purchase the franchise for $175 million and to keep it in Pittsburgh, the situation seemed settled. Balsillie's deal fell through, however, in December. Isle of Capri Casinos was next to make a bid to keep the team in Pittsburgh, but their deal was nixed as well. On January 3, 2007, Penguins officials, including Mario Lemieux and other members of the team's ownership group, visited Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss potentials of relocating the team there. Other cities which reportedly have expressed interest in the franchise include Houston, Winnipeg, Portland and Oklahoma City.
On March 14, 2007, in a joint announcement by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Mario Lemieux, it was made public that an agreement had been reached between the parties. A new state-of-the-art multi-purpose arena (the Consol Energy Center) will be built. This agreement will keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh for another 30 years. Following the announcement of this plan, the Lemieux ownership group announced that they no longer have plans to sell the team.
On January 9, 2007, the NHL announced that Sidney Crosby had been voted by the fans to start at forward in the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas. Malkin, Staal and defenseman Ryan Whitney were all invited to All-Star Weekend to play in the YoungStars game.
The rebuilding of the team that came with acquiring Sidney Crosby would come to fruition in his second year. This season began a playoff streak for the Penguins that would not be snapped until the 2023 season.

## Regular season

The Penguins finished the regular season having scored 94 power-play goals, the most in the NHL. They also had the most power-play opportunities, with 463.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
| 2 | 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
| 3 | 6 | New York Rangers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
| 4 | 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
| 5 | 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P - Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
| 2 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
| 3 | Y - Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
| 4 | X - Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
| 5 | X - Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
| 6 | X - New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
| 7 | X - Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
| 8 | X - New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
| 8.5 ||||||||||
| 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
| 12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
| 13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
| 14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
* Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Playoffs

The Pittsburgh Penguins ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's fifth seed. They lost to the Ottawa Senators in five games, in the conference quarterfinals. They would sweep the Senators in the playoffs the following season.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2006–07 regular season :
October: 6–3–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–0–0), 12 points
#OctVisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPointsRecap
15Philadelphia Flyers0–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (16,957)1–0–02Recap
27Detroit Red Wings2–0Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (15,318)1–1–02Recap
312Pittsburgh Penguins6–5New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,200)2–1–04Recap
414Carolina Hurricanes5–1Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (14,351)2–2–04Recap
518New Jersey Devils2–1Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,030)2–3–04Recap
619Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 OTNew York IslandersNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,258)3–3–06Recap
721Columbus Blue Jackets3–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (14,637)4–3–08Recap
824New Jersey Devils2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (13,190)5–3–010Recap
928Pittsburgh Penguins8–2Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,589)6–3–012Recap :
November: 5–5–4 (home: 3–1–3; road: 2–4–1), 14 points
#NovVisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPointsRecap
101Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 OTLos Angeles KingsStaples Center (18,118)7–3–014Recap
114Pittsburgh Penguins2–3San Jose SharksSAP Center at San Jose (17,496)7–4–014Recap
126Pittsburgh Penguins2–3 OTAnaheim DucksHonda Center (16,599)7–4–115Recap
138Tampa Bay Lightning4–3 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (14,483)7–4–216Recap
1410Ottawa Senators6–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,052)7–5–216Recap
1511Pittsburgh Penguins2–6Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena (18,726)7–6–216Recap
1613Philadelphia Flyers2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (13,781)8–6–218Recap
1717Pittsburgh Penguins2–4Buffalo SabresFirst Niagara Center (18,690)8–7–218Recap
1818New York Rangers1–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (16,737)9–7–220Recap
1920Pittsburgh Penguins5–3Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,349)10–7–222Recap
2022Boston Bruins4–3 SOPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (16,958)10–7–323Recap
2124Pittsburgh Penguins1–3New York IslandersNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,625)10–8–323Recap
2225New York Rangers2–1 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,134)10–8–424Recap
2328New York Islanders2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,082)11–8–426Recap :
December: 5–7–2 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–3–2), 12 points
#DecVisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPointsRecap
241Pittsburgh Penguins2–5New Jersey DevilsIzod Center (13,890)11–9–426Recap
252New York Islanders5–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,025)11–10–426Recap
265Florida Panthers3–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (12,511)11–11–426Recap
277Pittsburgh Penguins2–3 SONew York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,200)11–11–527Recap
289Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 OTAtlanta ThrashersPhilips Arena (18,687)12–11–529Recap
2911Pittsburgh Penguins5–4 SOWashington CapitalsVerizon Center (14,793)13–11–531Recap
3013Philadelphia Flyers4–8Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (14,150)14–11–533Recap
3115New York Islanders4–7Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,028)15–11–535Recap
3216Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)15–12–535Recap
3319St. Louis Blues4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,017)15–13–535Recap
3421Pittsburgh Penguins3–4 SOAtlanta ThrashersPhilips Arena (17,328)15–13–636Recap
3526Pittsburgh Penguins0–3New Jersey DevilsIzod Center (16,156)15–14–636Recap
3627Atlanta Thrashers4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)15–15–636Recap
3729Toronto Maple Leafs1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)16–15–638Recap :
January: 8–2–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 4–2–1), 18 points
#JanVisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPointsRecap
382Carolina Hurricanes0–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (16,957)17–15–640Recap
395Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Buffalo SabresFirst Niagara Center (18,690)18–15–642Recap
407Tampa Bay Lightning3–2 SOPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)18–15–743Recap
419Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Tampa Bay LightningAmalie Arena (19,226)18–16–743Recap
4210Pittsburgh Penguins2–5Florida PanthersBB&T Center (16,098)18–17–743Recap
4313Pittsburgh Penguins5–3Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,587)19–17–745Recap
4416New York Islanders2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (16,958)20–17–747Recap
4518Pittsburgh Penguins4–5 SOBoston BruinsTD Garden (16,468)20–17–848Recap
4620Toronto Maple Leafs2–8Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)21–17–850Recap
4726Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 SODallas StarsAmerican Airlines Center (18,594)22–17–852Recap
4827Pittsburgh Penguins7–2Phoenix CoyotesAmerica West Arena (18,495)23–17–854Recap
4930Florida Panthers0–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (15,405)24–17–856Recap :
February: 9–3–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 4–2–1), 19 points
#FebVisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPointsRecap
501Montreal Canadiens4–5 SOPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)25–17–858Recap
513Washington Capitals0–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)26–17–860Recap
524Pittsburgh Penguins3–4 OTMontreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,273)26–17–961Recap
536Nashville Predators1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (16,333)27–17–963Recap
548Pittsburgh Penguins5–4 SOPhiladelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,512)28–17–965Recap
5510Pittsburgh Penguins6–5 OTToronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,620)29–17–967Recap
5614Chicago Blackhawks4–5 SOPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,051)30–17–969Recap
5716Pittsburgh Penguins5–4New Jersey DevilsIzod Center (15,404)31–17–971Recap
5818Washington Capitals2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)32–17–973Recap
5919Pittsburgh Penguins5–6New York IslandersNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,472)32–18–973Recap
6022Pittsburgh Penguins2–1 OTFlorida PanthersBB&T Center (17,102)33–18–975Recap
6125Pittsburgh Penguins1–5Tampa Bay LightningAmalie Arena (21,119)33–19–975Recap
6227New Jersey Devils1–0Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,006)33–20–975Recap :
March: 12–3–2 (home: 7–0–1; road: 5–3–1), 26 points
#MarVisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPointsRecap
631Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 SONew York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,200)34–20–977Recap
642Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena (18,793)34–21–977Recap
654Philadelphia Flyers3–4 SOPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)35–21–979Recap
666Pittsburgh Penguins5–4 SOOttawa SenatorsCanadian Tire Centre (20,074)36–21–981Recap
678New Jersey Devils4–3 SOPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)36–21–1082Recap
6810New York Rangers2–3 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)37–21–1084Recap
6913Buffalo Sabres4–5 SOPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)38–21–1086Recap
7014Pittsburgh Penguins3–0New Jersey DevilsIzod Center (14,862)39–21–1088Recap
7116Montreal Canadiens3–6Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)40–21–1090Recap
7218Ottawa Senators3–4 SOPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)41–21–1092Recap
7319Pittsburgh Penguins1–2New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,200)41–22–1092Recap
7422Pittsburgh Penguins1–3New York IslandersNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,574)41–23–1092Recap
7524Atlanta Thrashers1–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)42–23–1094Recap
7625Boston Bruins0–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)43–23–1096Recap
7727Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Washington CapitalsVerizon Center (18,277)44–23–1098Recap
7829Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Boston BruinsTD Garden (17,095)45–23–10100Recap
7931Pittsburgh Penguins4–5 OTToronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,649)45–23–11101Recap :
April: 2–1–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–0–0), 4 points
#AprVisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPointsRecap
803Buffalo Sabres4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)45–24–11101Recap
815Pittsburgh Penguins3–2Ottawa SenatorsCanadian Tire Centre (20,064)46–24–11103Recap
827New York Rangers1–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena (17,132)47–24–11105Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs #4 Ottawa: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11Pittsburgh3 – 6OttawaFleury19,6110–1Recap
2April 14Pittsburgh4 – 3OttawaFleury20,1331–1Recap
3April 15Ottawa4 – 2PittsburghFleury17,1321–2Recap
4April 17Ottawa2 – 1PittsburghFleury17,1321–3Recap
5April 19Pittsburgh0 – 3OttawaFleury20,1791–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Sidney Crosby | 79 | 36 | 84 | 120 | 10 | 60 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 78 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 2 | 80 |
| Mark Recchi | 82 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 1 | 62 |
| Sergei Gonchar | 82 | 13 | 54 | 67 | -5 | 72 |
| Ryan Whitney | 81 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 9 | 77 |
| Michel Ouellet | 73 | 19 | 29 | 48 | -3 | 30 |
| Jordan Staal | 81 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 16 | 24 |
| Colby Armstrong | 80 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 67 |
| Erik Christensen | 61 | 18 | 15 | 33 | -3 | 26 |
| Ryan Malone | 64 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 71 |
| Maxime Talbot | 75 | 13 | 11 | 24 | -2 | 53 |
| Jarkko Ruutu | 81 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 125 |
| Nils Ekman | 34 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 24 |
| Dominic Moore$^‡$ | 59 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 46 |
| Gary Roberts$^†$ | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| Josef Melichar | 70 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 44 |
| Rob Scuderi | 78 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 28 |
| John LeClair | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| Ronald Petrovicky | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| Brooks Orpik | 70 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 82 |
| Chris Thorburn | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 69 |
| Alain Nasreddine | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| Mark Eaton | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 16 |
| Kris Letang | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Noah Welch$^‡$ | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Georges Laraque$^†$ | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 18 |
| Micki Dupont | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Eric Cairns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Andre Roy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 |
| Joel Kwiatkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Karl Stewart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 267 | 465 | 732 | — | 1,207 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Sidney Crosby | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Roberts | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sergei Gonchar | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| Mark Recchi | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| Jordan Staal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| Ryan Whitney | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
| Michel Ouellet | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Colby Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 11 |
| Maxime Talbot | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| Nils Ekman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georges Laraque | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ronald Petrovicky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josef Melichar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jarkko Ruutu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 |
| Rob Scuderi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Eaton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan Malone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Brooks Orpik | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 |
| Erik Christensen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Total | Total | 10 | 20 | 30 | — | 78 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 67 | 65 | 3905:28 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 184 | 2.83 | 1954 | 0.906 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jocelyn Thibault | 22 | 17 | 1101:15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 2.83 | 572 | 0.909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 82 | 5006:43 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 236 | 2.83 | 2526 | 0.907 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 5 | 5 | 286:42 | 1 | 4 | -- | 18 | 3.77 | 150 | 0.880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Thibault | 1 | 0 | 08:02 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 294:44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3.67 | 151 | 0.881 | 0 | 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.

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Art Ross Trophy | Sidney Crosby |
| League (annual) | Calder Memorial Trophy | Evgeni Malkin |
| League (annual) | Hart Memorial Trophy | Sidney Crosby |
| League (annual) | Lester B. Pearson Award | Sidney Crosby |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Evgeni Malkin (Forward) |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Jordan Staal (Forward) |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Sidney Crosby (Center) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Sidney Crosby |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Sidney Crosby (December 17) |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Mark Recchi (January 28) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Evgeni Malkin (October) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Evgeni Malkin (November) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Month | Sidney Crosby (January) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Month | Sidney Crosby (December) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Evgeni Malkin (October 29) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Evgeni Malkin (January 21) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Evgeni Malkin |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Jordan Staal |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Ryan Whitney |
| Team | A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award | Sidney Crosby |
| Team | Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award | Pittsburgh Penguins team |
| Team | Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy | Evgeni Malkin |
| Team | Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy | Jordan Staal |
| Team | Most Valuable Player Award | Sidney Crosby |
| Team | Players' Player Award | Mark Recchi |
| Team | The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award | Mark Recchi |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Kris Letang | October 5, 2006 |
| First game | Jordan Staal | October 5, 2006 |
| First game | Evgeni Malkin | October 18, 2006 |

## Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To Florida Panthers Nashville's 4th-round pick in 2006 | To Pittsburgh Penguins 4th-round pick in 2007 |
| July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) | To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick in 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dominic MooreLibor Pivko |
| July 20, 2006 (2006-07-20) | To San Jose Sharks Carolina's 2nd-round pick in 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick EhelechnerNils Ekman |
| December 19, 2006 (2006-12-19) | To Boston Bruins Future considerations | To Pittsburgh Penguins Wade Brookbank |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Florida Panthers Noah Welch | To Pittsburgh Penguins Gary Roberts |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Minnesota Wild Dominic Moore | To Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd-round pick in 2007 |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Phoenix Coyotes Daniel Carcillo3rd-round pick in 2008 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Georges Laraque |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Florida Panthers Florida's 4th-round pick in 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Joel Kwiatkowski |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Nolan Schaefer |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) | Mark Eaton | Nashville Predators | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) | Jarkko Ruutu | Vancouver Canucks | | Free agency |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Wade Skolney | Philadelphia Flyers | | Free agency |
| July 23, 2006 (2006-07-23) | Matt Carkner | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) | Ronald Petrovicky | Atlanta Thrashers | | Free agency |
| July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25) | Mark Recchi | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) | Connor James | Los Angeles Kings | | Free agency |
| August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18) | Andrew Penner | Columbus Blue Jackets | | Free agency |
| September 27, 2006 (2006-09-27) | Karl Stewart | Anaheim Ducks | | Waivers |
| October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | Chris Thorburn | Buffalo Sabres | | Waivers |
| March 22, 2007 (2007-03-22) | Mark Letestu | Western Michigan University (CCHA) | 2-year | Free agency |
| April 23, 2007 (2007-04-23) | Aaron Boogaard | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25) | Jonathan D'Aversa | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| May 29, 2007 (2007-05-29) | Tim Wallace | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | Sebastien Caron | Chicago Blackhawks | Buyout |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | Shane Endicott | Nashville Predators | Buyout |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Ben Eaves | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Lyle Odelein | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Andy Schneider | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) | Andy Hilbert | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) | Matt Murley | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (VI) |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Matt Hussey | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (VI) |
| July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15) | Krys Kolanos | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | David Koci | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (VI) |
| July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) | Andy Chiodo | Oulun Karpat (Liiga) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) | Petr Taticek | Hershey Bears (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 16, 2006 (2006-08-16) | Tomas Surovy | Lulea HF (SHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17) | Konstantin Koltsov | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 22, 2006 (2006-08-22) | Eric Boguniecki | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (III) |
| September 2006 (2006-09) | Alexandre Rouleau | San Antonio Rampage (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26) | Ryan Vandenbussche | Jokerit (Liiga) | Free agency (III) |
| October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03) | Guillaume Lefebvre | Saint–Jean Chiefs (LNAH) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) | Dany Sabourin | Vancouver Canucks | Waivers |
| October 2006 (2006-10) | Drew Fata | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 2006 (2006-10) | Cam Paddock | Phoenix Roadrunners (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 26, 2006 (2006-10-26) | Karl Stewart | Chicago Blackhawks | Waivers |
| December 2, 2006 (2006-12-02) | Andre Roy | Tampa Bay Lightning | Waivers |
| December 14, 2006 (2006-12-14) | John LeClair | | Release |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) | Joe Jensen | | Entry-level |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Colby Armstrong | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 23, 2006 (2006-07-23) | Brooks Orpik | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28) | Ryan Malone | 2-year | Arbitration award |
| August 1, 2006 (2006-08-01) | Dominic Moore | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02) | Alain Nasreddine | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02) | Libor Pivko | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 5, 2006 (2006-08-05) | Marc-Andre Fleury | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05) | Evgeni Malkin | 3-year | Entry-level |
| October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02) | Kris Letang | 3-year | Entry-level |
| October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02) | Jordan Staal | 3-year | Entry-level |

### Other

| Player | Date | Details |
| Andre Savard | July 3, 2006 | Hired as assistant coach |
| Chuck Fletcher | July 14, 2006 | Hired as assistant GM |
| Eddie Johnston | July 14, 2006 | Hired as senior adviser of hockey operations |
| Gilles Meloche | July 26, 2006 | Hired as goaltending coach |
| Bill O'Flaherty | August 24, 2006 | Hired as pro scout |
| Chris Stewart | August 24, 2006 | Hired as athletic trainer |
| Dan MacKinnon | August 24, 2006 | Hired as pro scout |
| Jay Heinbuck | August 24, 2006 | Hired as director of amateur scouting |
| Jim Madigan | August 24, 2006 | Hired as amateur scout |
| Patrik Allvin | August 24, 2006 | Hired as European scout |
| Scott Adams | August 24, 2006 | Hired as assistant athletic trainer |
| Travis Ramsay | August 24, 2006 | Hired as video coordinator |
| Jim Balsillie | October 5, 2006 | Signed a purchase agreement to buy the team |
| David Morehouse | April 4, 2007 | Hired as president |
| Ron Porter | June 4, 2007 | Hired as senior consultant |

## Draft picks

Pittsburgh's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver. The Penguins had the second overall draft pick, making the fourth consecutive draft the team had a pick in the top two: they had the first overall pick in the 2003 NHL entry draft (Marc-Andre Fleury), the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL entry draft (Evgeni Malkin) and the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL entry draft (Sidney Crosby).
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 2 | Jordan Staal | Center | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 2 | 32 | Carl Sneep | Defence | United States | Brainerd High School (USHS-MN) |
| 3 | 65 | Brian Strait | Defence | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
| 5 | 125 | Chad Johnson | Goaltender | Canada | University of Alaska Fairbanks (WCHA) |
| 7 | 185 | Timo Seppanen | Defence | Finland | HIFK (SM-liiga) |

### Draft notes

* The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of an August 10, 2005 trade that sent Jocelyn Thibault to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a January 18, 2006 trade that sent Eric Cairns to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

## Farm teams
### Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are Pittsburgh's top affiliate in the AHL for the 2006–07 season.

### Wheeling Nailers

The Wheeling Nailers are Pittsburgh's ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season.