# 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967. The Penguins would win the Stanley Cup championship in back to back years, defeating the Nashville Predators in the 2017 Finals after winning the Stanley Cup in 2016.

## Off-season

On the first day of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they will officially change their uniform colors from Black and Vegas Gold, used from 2002 to 2003 through 2015–16, back to the Black and "Pittsburgh Gold" they have used as an alternate jersey for the past two season revealing a new Visitor jersey reflecting the same format used in the early 1990s.

## Pre-season
### Game log

2016 Pre-season game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#DateTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sept 277:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–4Detroit Red WingsJoe Louis Arena (16,279)0–1–0
2Sept 288:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–0Chicago BlackhawksUnited Center (20,195)1–1–0
3Sept 307:00 pmChicago Blackhawks0–1Pittsburgh PenguinsConsol Energy Center (18,084)2–1–0
4Oct 24:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–0Columbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena (11,966)3–1–0
5Oct 57:00 pmDetroit Red Wings5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (17,848)3–2–0
6Oct 84:00 pmColumbus Blue Jackets5–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,258)3–3–0 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

### Statistics

Final Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com
Skaters :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Scott Wilson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Eric Fehr | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Chris Kunitz | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Kris Letang | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
| Garrett Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Carter Rowney | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Olli Maatta | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 2 |
| Matt Cullen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 0 |
| Trevor Daley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
| Cameron Gaunce | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Bonino | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
| Conor Sheary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 0 |
| David Warsofsky | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Schultz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Porter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Archibald | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Cole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Reid McNeill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Ethan Prow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sahir Gill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Haggerty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Hagelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Krause | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 0 |
| Phil Kessel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 2 |
| Stuart Percy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Chad Ruhwedel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Oleksy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Tom Sestito | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dominik Simon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 2 |
| Derrick Pouliot | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 4 |
| Jake Guentzel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltenders :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tristan Jarry | 2 | 2 | 119:50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 54 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 4 | 4 | 213:49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3.37 | 103 | 0.896 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey DeSmith | 1 | 0 | 18:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.30 | 5 | 0.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 351:49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2.22 | 162 | 0.926 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Regular season
### Game log

2016–17 schedule :
October: 6–2–1 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–2–0), 13 Points
#OctTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
1137:00 pmWashington Capitals2–3 SOPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,630)1–0–02
2157:00 pmAnaheim Ducks2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,452)2–0–04
3177:00 pmColorado Avalanche4–3 OTPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,431)2–0–15
4187:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins0–4Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,288)2–1–15
5207:00 pmSan Jose Sharks2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,511)3–1–17
6228:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–5Nashville PredatorsBridgestone Arena (17,113)3–2–17
7257:00 pmFlorida Panthers2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,434)4–2–19
8277:00 pmNew York Islanders2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,422)5–2–111
9297:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–4Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,927)6–2–113 :
November: 7–5–2 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 4–3–2), 16 Points
#NovTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
10210:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–1Anaheim DucksHonda Center (15,543)7–2–115
11310:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–3 OTLos Angeles KingsStaples Center (18,230)7–2–216
12510:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–0San Jose SharksSAP Center at San Jose (17,562)8–2–218
1387:00 pmEdmonton Oilers3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,576)9–2–220
14107:00 pmMinnesota Wild4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,458)9–3–220
15127:00 pmToronto Maple Leafs1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,668)10–3–222
16168:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–7Washington CapitalsVerizon Center (18,506)10–4–222
17187:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–2 OTNew York IslandersBarclays Center (13,365)11–4–224
18197:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2 SOBuffalo SabresFirst Niagara Center (18,817)11–4–325
19217:00 pmNew York Rangers5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,632)11–5–325
20237:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins6–1New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,006)12–5–327
21254:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–6Minnesota WildXcel Energy Center (19,212)12–6–327
22267:00 pmNew Jersey Devils3–4 SOPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,615)13–6–329
23308:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–5New York IslandersBarclays Center (12,149)13–7–329 :
December: 12–1–2 (Home: 9–0–1; Road: 3–1–1), 26 Points
#DecTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
2417:00 pmDallas Stars2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,420)14–7–331
2537:00 pmDetroit Red Wings3–5Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,661)15–7–333
2657:00 pmOttawa Senators5–8Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,414)16–7–335
2787:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–1Florida PanthersBB&T Center (14,068)17–7–337
28107:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–3Tampa Bay LightningAmalie Arena (19,092)18–7–339
29127:00 pmArizona Coyotes0–7Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,420)19–7–341
30147:30 pmBoston Bruins3–4 OTPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,415)20–7–343
31167:00 pmLos Angeles Kings1–0 OTPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,544)20–7–444
32177:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2 OTToronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,553)20–7–545
33207:00 pmNew York Rangers2–7Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,541)21–7–547
34227:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–7Columbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena (19,115)21–8–547
35237:00 pmNew Jersey Devils1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,625)22–8–549
36277:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins5–2New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center (16,514)23–8–551
37287:00 pmCarolina Hurricanes2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,653)24–8–553
38317:00 pmMontreal Canadiens3–4 OTPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,633)25–8–555 :
January: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–4–0), 12 Points
#JanTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
3981:00 pmTampa Bay Lightning2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,633)26–8–557
40118:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–5Washington CapitalsVerizon Center (18,506)26–9–557
41127:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–4Ottawa SenatorsCanadian Tire Centre (17,769)26–10–557
42147:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–6Detroit Red WingsJoe Louis Arena (20,027)26–11–557
43167:00 pmWashington Capitals7–8 OTPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,653)27–11–559
44187:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–1Montreal CanadiensBell Centre (21,288)28–11–561
45207:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins7–1Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena (17,312)29–11–563
46223:00 pmBoston Bruins1–5Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,506)30–11–565
47247:00 pmSt. Louis Blues3–0Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,563)30–12–565
48267:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–4Boston BruinsTD Garden (17,565)30–13–565
27–29All-Star Break in Los AngelesStaples Center
49317:00 pmNashville Predators2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,455)31–13–567 :
February: 7–2–3 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–1–2), 17 Points
#FebTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
5037:00 pmColumbus Blue Jackets3–4 OTPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,649)32–13–569
5148:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–1St. Louis BluesScottrade Center (19,496)33–13–571
5277:00 pmCalgary Flames3–2 SOPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,556)33–13–672
5399:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–1Colorado AvalanchePepsi Center (16,777)34–13–674
54118:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–4 OTArizona CoyotesGila River Arena (15,879)34–13–775
55147:00 pmVancouver Canucks0–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,653)35–13–777
56167:00 pmWinnipeg Jets3–4 OTPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,638)36–13–779
57177:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2 OTColumbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena (19,188)36–13–880
58193:00 pmDetroit Red Wings5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,664)36–14–880
59217:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena (12,145)37–14–882
60258:00 pmPhiladelphia Flyers2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsHeinz Field (67,318)38–14–884
61288:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–3Dallas StarsAmerican Airlines Center (18,235)38–15–884 :
March: 9–4–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 5–2–2), 21 Points
#MarTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
6218:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–4Chicago BlackhawksUnited Center (22,012)38–16–884
6337:00 pmTampa Bay Lightning2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,640)39–16–886
6455:00 pmBuffalo Sabres3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,653)40–16–888
6588:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins7–4Winnipeg JetsMTS Centre (15,294)41–16–890
66109:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–2 SOEdmonton OilersRogers Place (18,347)42–16–892
671110:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–0Vancouver CanucksRogers Arena (18,865)43–16–894
68139:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–4 SOCalgary FlamesScotiabank Saddledome (19,289)43–16–995
69157:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins0–4Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center (19,514)43–17–995
70177:00 pmNew Jersey Devils4–6Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,651)44–17–997
71191:00 pmFlorida Panthers0–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,653)45–17–999
72217:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–1Buffalo SabresFirst Niagara Center (18,313)46–17–9101
73237:30 pmPittsburgh Penguins1–2 SOOttawa SenatorsCanadian Tire Centre (18,102)46–17–10102
74247:00 pmNew York Islanders4–3 SOPittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,659)46–17–11103
75267:00 pmPhiladelphia Flyers6–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,654)46–18–11103
76298:00 pmChicago Blackhawks5–1Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,657)46–19–11103
77317:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins4–3 SONew York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,006)47–19–11105 :
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–2–0), 6 Points
#AprTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
7825:00 pmCarolina Hurricanes2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,631)48–19–11107
7947:00 pmColumbus Blue Jackets1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena (18,632)49–19–11109
8067:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins7–4New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center (14,012)50–19–11111
8187:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins3–5Toronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,561)50–20–11111
8297:00 pmPittsburgh Penguins2–3New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,006)50–21–11111 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

### Season standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 53 | 263 | 182 | +81 | 118 |
| 2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 46 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 249 | 195 | +54 | 108 |
| 4 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
| 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
| 8 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |

### Detailed records

Final
Eastern Conference :
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Boston Bruins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 96–126 | 12 | 8 | 4–10 | 1–13 | 87–118 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 127–112 | 8 | 5 | 3–10 | 1–10 | 97–102 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94–89 | 10 | 14 | 1–11 | 1–11 | 86–102 |
| Florida Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80–72 | 12 | 3 | 1–9 | 2–11 | 77–85 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 103–92 | 8 | 8 | 1–15 | 1–9 | 99–116 |
| Ottawa Senators | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111–97 | 10 | 10 | 1–10 | 6–12 | 91–103 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112–82 | 15 | 7 | 6–11 | 3–11 | 97–85 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 101–115 | 8 | 8 | 3–9 | 1–9 | 79–86 |
| Division Total | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 824–785 | 83 | 63 | 20–84 | 16–85 | 713–797 |
| Metropolitan | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 115–139 | 16 | 6 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 109–137 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 125–137 | 10 | 13 | 1–8 | 1–8 | 95–135 |
| New Jersey Devils | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 188–151 | 25 | 14 | 5–17 | 4–18 | 170–175 |
| New York Islanders | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 144–135 | 13 | 12 | 3–14 | 2–13 | 128–127 |
| New York Rangers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 175–139 | 20 | 14 | 3–13 | 3–10 | 149–165 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 106–141 | 11 | 16 | 3–11 | 3–12 | 102–143 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 125–138 | 13 | 21 | 4–13 | 5–19 | 122–162 |
| Division Total | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 978–980 | 108 | 96 | 23–95 | 20–91 | 841–1006 |
| Conference Total | 54 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 1802–1765 | 191 | 159 | 43–170 | 35–177 | 1588–1841 |
Western Conference :
| Central | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69–65 | 2 | 9 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 56–48 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61–59 | 7 | 5 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 66–54 |
| Dallas Stars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60–67 | 8 | 5 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 69–55 |
| Minnesota Wild | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77–80 | 4 | 10 | 2–7 | 4–7 | 63–63 |
| Nashville Predators | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73–69 | 5 | 7 | 1–5 | 2–6 | 68–71 |
| St. Louis Blues | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65–51 | 4 | 4 | 0–11 | 1–4 | 61–65 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71–82 | 11 | 7 | 4–7 | 0–9 | 65–71 |
| Division Total | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 476–473 | 41 | 47 | 11–46 | 11–44 | 448–427 |
| Pacific | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
| Anaheim Ducks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79–69 | 8 | 3 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 53–72 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65–57 | 10 | 4 | 2–11 | 1–7 | 71–54 |
| Calgary Flames | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68–60 | 5 | 5 | 1–6 | 1–7 | 68–56 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63–70 | 6 | 5 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 39–65 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62–55 | 2 | 4 | 0–7 | 0–4 | 60–70 |
| San Jose Sharks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45–66 | 8 | 2 | 1–6 | 0–8 | 58–68 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90–56 | 7 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 66–49 |
| Division Total | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 472–433 | 46 | 23 | 6–46 | 5–38 | 405–434 |
| Conference Total | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 948–906 | 87 | 70 | 17–92 | 15–81 | 863–861 |
| NHL Total | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 2750–2672 | 278 | 229 | 58–262 | 52–259 | 2472–2702 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) Columbus Blue Jackets: Penguins won 4–1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTStarting GoalieAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 12Columbus1–3PittsburghFleury18,5631–0Recap
2April 14Columbus1–4PittsburghFleury18,6222–0Recap
3April 16Pittsburgh5–4ColumbusOTFleury19,0923–0Recap
4April 18Pittsburgh4–5ColumbusFleury19,0933–1Recap
5April 20Columbus2–5PittsburghFleury18,5854–1Recap :
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Penguins won 4–3
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTStarting GoalieAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 27Pittsburgh3–2WashingtonFleury18,5061–0Recap
2April 29Pittsburgh6–2WashingtonFleury18,5062–0Recap
3May 1Washington3–2PittsburghOTFleury18,6252–1Recap
4May 3Washington2–3PittsburghFleury18,6173–1Recap
5May 6Pittsburgh2–4WashingtonFleury18,5063–2Recap
6May 8Washington5–2PittsburghFleury18,5943–3Recap
7May 10Pittsburgh2–0WashingtonFleury18,5064–3Recap :
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (A2) Ottawa Senators: Penguins won 4–3
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTStarting GoalieAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 13Ottawa2–1PittsburghOTFleury18,6140–1Recap
2May 15Ottawa0–1PittsburghFleury18,6101–1Recap
3May 17Pittsburgh1–5OttawaFleury18,6151–2Recap
4May 19Pittsburgh3–2OttawaMurray19,1452–2Recap
5May 21Ottawa0–7PittsburghMurray18,6353–2Recap
6May 23Pittsburgh1–2OttawaMurray18,1113–3Recap
7May 25Ottawa2–3Pittsburgh2OTMurray18,6044–3Recap :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Penguins won 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTStarting GoalieAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 29Nashville3–5PittsburghMurray18,6181–0Recap
2May 31Nashville1–4PittsburghMurray18,6432–0Recap
3June 3Pittsburgh1–5NashvilleMurray17,2832–1Recap
4June 5Pittsburgh1–4NashvilleMurray17,2602–2Recap
5June 8Nashville0–6PittsburghMurray18,6053–2Recap
6June 11Pittsburgh2–0NashvilleMurray17,2714–2Recap :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Sidney Crosby | 75 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 17 | 24 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 62 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 18 | 77 |
| Phil Kessel | 82 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 3 | 20 |
| Conor Sheary | 61 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 24 | 22 |
| Justin Schultz | 78 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 27 | 34 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 70 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 16 | 28 |
| Nick Bonino | 80 | 18 | 19 | 37 | -5 | 16 |
| Kris Letang | 41 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 2 | 32 |
| Jake Guentzel | 40 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 10 |
| Matt Cullen | 72 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 30 |
| Chris Kunitz | 71 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 36 |
| Bryan Rust | 57 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 8 |
| Scott Wilson | 78 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 32 |
| Ian Cole | 81 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 72 |
| Carl Hagelin | 61 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 16 |
| Trevor Daley | 56 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 37 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | 57 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 18 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 70 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| Eric Fehr$^‡$ | 52 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Chad Ruhwedel | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Carter Rowney | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Olli Maatta | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 12 |
| Mark Streit$^†$ | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| Cameron Gaunce | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Josh Archibald | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Ron Hainsey$^†$ | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Tom Sestito | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| David Warsofsky | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 |
| Steve Oleksy | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Dominik Simon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin Porter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Corrado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Derrick Pouliot | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 278 | 473 | 751 | — | 679 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Evgeni Malkin | 25 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 53 |
| Sidney Crosby | 24 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 10 |
| Phil Kessel | 25 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| Jake Guentzel | 25 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 10 |
| Justin Schultz | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| Chris Kunitz | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| Bryan Rust | 23 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| Matt Cullen | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 24 |
| Ian Cole | 25 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| Ron Hainsey | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Olli Maatta | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Nick Bonino | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Conor Sheary | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| Scott Wilson | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Trevor Daley | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| Carter Rowney | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Carl Hagelin | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 19 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Streit | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Josh Archibald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chad Ruhwedel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 77 | 138 | 215 | — | 278 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Matt Murray | 49 | 47 | 2765:48 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 111 | 2.41 | 1450 | 0.923 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 38 | 34 | 2125:15 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 107 | 3.02 | 1181 | 0.909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Condon$^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Jarry | 1 | 1 | 58:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.06 | 25 | 0.880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 82 | 4969:48 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 221 | 2.67 | 2663 | 0.917 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 15 | 15 | 866:31 | 9 | 6 | -- | 37 | 2.56 | 490 | 0.924 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Murray | 11 | 10 | 668:55 | 7 | 3 | -- | 19 | 1.70 | 303 | 0.937 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 25 | 1535:26 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 56 | 2.19 | 793 | 0.929 | 5 | 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
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| M. Fleury | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 2, 2017 |
| E. Malkin | NHL Second Star of the Month | January 3, 2017 |
| C. Sheary | NHL First Star of the Week | January 23, 2017 |
| S. Crosby | NHL Second Star of the Week | March 20, 2017 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| M. Cullen | 1,300th career NHL game | October 22, 2016 |
| B. Dumoulin | 100th career NHL game | October 25, 2016 |
| E. Malkin | 300th career NHL goal | October 29, 2016 |
| C. Hagelin | 100th career NHL assist | November 5, 2016 |
| J. Guentzel | 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | November 21, 2016 |
| P. Kessel | 600th career NHL point | November 25, 2016 |
| J. Guentzel | 1st career NHL assist | November 25, 2016 |
| N. Bonino | 100th career NHL assist | November 25, 2016 |
| E. Fehr | 100th career NHL goal | December 1, 2016 |
| B. Rust | 1st career NHL hat-trick | December 5, 2016 |
| J. Schultz | 300th career NHL game | December 22, 2016 |
| O. Maatta | 200th career NHL game | December 23, 2016 |
| C. Ruhwedel | 1st career NHL goal | December 23, 2016 |
| E. Malkin | 800th career NHL point | December 27, 2016 |
| I. Cole | 300th career NHL game | January 16, 2017 |
| J. Schultz | 100th career NHL assist | January 16, 2017 |
| E. Fehr | 200th career NHL point | January 20, 2017 |
| B. Rust | 100th career NHL game | January 26, 2017 |
| C. Rowney | 1st career NHL game | January 31, 2017 |
| P. Kessel | 800th career NHL game | February 3, 2017 |
| C. Rowney | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | February 4, 2017 |
| J. Archibald | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | February 11, 2017 |
| T. Daley | 200th career NHL assist | February 14, 2017 |
| K. Letang | 600th career NHL game | February 16, 2017 |
| S. Crosby | 1,000th career NHL point | February 16, 2017 |
| E. Malkin | 500th career NHL assist | February 17, 2017 |
| C. Hagelin | 400th career NHL game | February 21, 2017 |
| E. Malkin | 700th career NHL game | March 3, 2017 |
| R. Hainsey | 900th career NHL game | March 13, 2017 |
| C. Rowney | 1st career NHL goal | March 17, 2017 |
| S. Crosby | 10th career NHL hat-trick | March 19, 2017 |
| N. Bonino | 400th career NHL game | March 24, 2017 |
| C. Sheary | 100th career NHL game | March 29, 2017 |
| S. Wilson | 100th career NHL game | April 4, 2017 |
| T. Jarry | 1st career NHL game | April 9, 2017 |
| J. Dea | 1st career NHL game | April 9, 2017 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| R. Hainsey | 1st career playoff game | April 12, 2017 |
| J. Guentzel | 1st career playoff game | April 12, 2017 |
| S. Wilson | 1st career playoff game | April 12, 2017 |
| C. Rowney | 1st career playoff game | April 12, 2017 |
| M. Cullen | 100th career playoff game | April 14, 2017 |
| S. Crosby | 50th career playoff goal | April 14, 2017 |
| J. Guentzel | 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff goal 1st career playoff point | April 14, 2017 |
| R. Hainsey | 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point | April 16, 2017 |
| E. Malkin | 50th career playoff goal | April 16, 2017 |
| J. Guentzel | 1st career playoff hat-trick | April 16, 2017 |
| R. Hainsey | 1st career playoff goal | April 18, 2017 |
| P. Kessel | 50th career playoff point | April 20, 2017 |
| S. Wilson | 1st career playoff goal 1st career playoff point | April 20, 2017 |
| S. Wilson | 1st career playoff assist | April 27, 2017 |
| M. Cullen | 50th career playoff point | April 29, 2017 |
| J. Schultz | 1st career playoff goal | May 1, 2017 |
| C. Hagelin | 100th career playoff game | May 3, 2017 |
| C. Ruhwedel | 1st career playoff game | May 8, 2017 |
| S. Crosby | 150th career playoff point | May 8, 2017 |
| M. Fleury | 10th career playoff shutout | May 15, 2017 |
| J. Archibald | 1st career playoff game | May 19, 2017 |
| O. Maatta | 1st career playoff goal | May 19, 2017 |
| C. Rowney | 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point | May 21, 2017 |
| S. Crosby | 100th career playoff assist | May 21, 2017 |
| E. Malkin | 150th career playoff point | May 21, 2017 |

## Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:

### Trades

| June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | To New Jersey Devils Beau Bennett | To Pittsburgh Penguins 2016 third-round pick |
| November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02) | To Ottawa Senators Mike Condon | To Pittsburgh Penguins 2017 fifth-round pick |
| November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19) | To St. Louis Blues Reid McNeill | To Pittsburgh Penguins Danny Kristo |
| February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23) | To Carolina Hurricanes Danny Kristo 2017 second-round pick | To Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Hainsey |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To Toronto Maple Leafs Eric Fehr Steven Oleksy 2017 fourth-round pick | To Pittsburgh Penguins Frank Corrado |
| March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 2018 fourth-round pick | To Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Streit |

#### Notes

* $^{Note1}$ Carolina to retain 50% ($1.25 million) of salary as part of trade.
* $^{Note2}$ Tampa Bay to retain 50% ($2.50 million) of salary as part of trade.

### Free agents

| Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms |
| Matthias Plachta | | Adler Mannheim | June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) | N/A |
| Stuart Percy | Toronto Maple Leafs | | July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| David Warsofsky | New Jersey Devils | | July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Ben Lovejoy | | New Jersey Devils | July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | 3 years/$7.98 million |
| Cameron Gaunce | Florida Panthers | | July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Chad Ruhwedel | Buffalo Sabres | | July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Jeff Zatkoff | | Los Angeles Kings | July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | 2 years/$1.80 million |
| Will O'Neill | | Philadelphia Flyers | July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | 2 years/$1.225 million |
| Garrett Wilson | Florida Panthers | | July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Kael Mouillierat | | Luleå HF | July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21) | 1 year |
| James Melindy | | Wichita Thunder | August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) | 1 year |
| Thomas Di Pauli | University of Notre Dame | | August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) | 2 years/$1.85 million |
| Harrison Ruopp | | Allen Americans | September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28) | 1 year |
| Tyler Biggs | | Kalamazoo Wings | October 19, 2016 (2016-10-19) | 1 year |
| Zach Aston-Reese | Northeastern University | | March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) | 2 years/$1.85 million |

### Waivers

| Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
| Mike Condon | Montreal Canadiens | | October 11, 2016 |

### Signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Tom Sestito | July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Steven Oleksy | July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | 1 year/$575,000 |
| Justin Schultz | July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13) | 1 year/$1.4 million |
| Matt Cullen | August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17) | 1 year/$1 million |
| Jeff Taylor | March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27) | 2 years/$1.85 million |
| Filip Gustavsson | June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16) | 3 years/$2.775 million |

### Other

| Name | Date | Details |
| Jim Rutherford | July 1, 2016 | 3 years contract extension |
| Jacques Martin | July 1, 2016 | 2 years contract extension |
| Mike Sullivan | December 26, 2016 | 3 years contract extension |
Notes
* $^a$ – Two-way contract
* $^b$ – Entry-level contract

## Draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 55 | Filip Gustavsson | G | Sweden | Lulea HF (SHL) |
| 2 | 61 | Kasper Bjorkqvist | RW | Finland | Espoo Blues (Liiga) |
| 3 | 77 | Connor Hall | D | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 4 | 121 | Ryan Jones | D | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| 5 | 151 | Niclas Almari | D | Finland | Jokerit-jr. (FIN-jr.) |
| 6 | 181 | Joseph Masonius | D | United States | Connecticut Huskies (NCAA) |

### Draft notes

* The Pittsburgh Penguins first-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a July 1, 2015 trade that sent Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon, a 2016 second-round conditional pick and cash to the Penguins in exchange for a Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, 2016 third-round pick and this conditional pick.
** Condition(s) – 2016 first-round pick if Penguins qualify for 2016 playoffs, 2017 first-round pick if Penguins qualify for 2017 playoffs, else 2017 second-round pick.
* $^a$ The Vancouver Canucks second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a July 28, 2015 trade that sent Brandon Sutter and a 2016 third-round pick to the Canucks in exchange for Nick Bonino, Adam Clendening and this pick.
* $^b$ The Toronto Maple Leafs second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a July 1, 2015 trade that sent Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, a 2016 first-round conditional pick and a 2016 third-round pick to the Maple Leafs in exchange for Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon, cash and this conditional pick.
** Condition(s) – 2016 first-round pick if Penguins qualify for 2016 playoffs, 2017 first-round pick if Penguins qualify for 2017 playoffs.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins third-round pick (from Buffalo Sabres via New York Islanders originally Vancouver Canucks) went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a July 28, 2015 trade that sent Nick Bonino, Adam Clendening and a 2016 second-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for a Brandon Sutter and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins third-round pick (originally New Jersey Devils) went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a July 1, 2015 trade that sent Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon, a 2016 second-round conditional pick and cash to the Penguins in exchange for Scott Harrington, Kasperi Kapanen, Nick Spaling, 2016 first-round conditional pick and this pick.
* $^c$ The New Jersey Devils third-round pick (originally Detroit Red Wings) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 25, 2016 trade that sent Beau Bennett to the Devils in exchange for this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins third-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a February 27, 2016 trade that sent Justin Schultz to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins seventh-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a March 2, 2015 trade that sent Ian Cole to the Penguins in exchange for Robert Bortuzzo and this pick.