2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.
== Off-season ==
On May 16, 2014, Penguins' co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle fired General Manager Ray Shero after the team captured the Metropolitan Division title, but failed to beat the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/10941219/pittsburgh-penguins-fire-gm-ray-shero On June 6, 2014, the Penguins named Jim Rutherford as the new GM, and fired Head Coach Dan Bylsma.https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2014/06/06/nhl_pittsburgh_penguins_hire_jim_rutherford_as_general_manager.html On June 25, 2014, over two weeks after new GM Rutherford fired Bylsma, the Penguins appointed Mike Johnston as their new head coach. They also proceeded to fire Tony Granato and Todd Reirden while hiring Rick Tocchet as an assistant coach to Johnston.
On June 27, 2014, during the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Penguins traded right winger James Neal to the Nashville Predators in exchange for right winger Patric Hornqvist and restricted free agent Nick Spaling.
== Pre-season ==
The Penguins released their 2014 pre-season schedule on June 18, 2014.
=== Game log ===
2014 Pre-season game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"	 	 	 	 	 	 	
#	Date 	Time (ET)	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Television	Record
1	Sept 22	7:00PM 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	WPCW-TV 	0–1–0
2	Sept 23	7:00PM 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	0–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets	— 	0–2–0
3	Sept 25	7:00PM 	Minnesota Wild 	2–3 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins 	— 	1–2–0
4	Sept 27	4:00PM 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	WPCW-TV 	2–2–0
5	Sept 29	8:00PM 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–4 	Minnesota Wild 	ROOT 	2–3–0
6	Oct 1 	7:30PM 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2–0 	Detroit Red Wings 	ROOT 	3–3–0
=== Statistics ===
Updated as of October 2, 2014
Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com
Preseason statistics
 Skaters
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5	1	3	4	2 	6
 	5	2	1	3	1 	2
 	4	2	1	3	1 	0
 	5	0	2	2	2 	2
 	4	0	2	2	−1	0
 	4	0	2	2	3 	9
 	2	1	1	2	2 	4
 	5	1	0	1	−2	2
 	4	1	0	1	2 	2
 	4	0	1	1	0 	0
 	4	1	0	1	0 	0
 	4	0	1	1	−1	2
 	3	0	1	1	−1	4
 	3	0	1	1	1 	0
 	3	0	1	1	−1	2
 	5	0	0	0	1 	0
 	4	0	0	0	−1	2
 	4	0	0	0	0 	2
 	4	0	0	0	0 	2
 	3	0	0	0	−3	5
 	3	0	0	0	−1	0
 	2	0	0	0	0 	6
 	2	0	0	0	−1	0
 	2	0	0	0	0 	0
 	2	0	0	0	0 	9
 	2	0	0	0	−1	4
 	2	0	0	0	1 	0
 	2	0	0	0	1 	4
 	2	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	2
 	1	0	0	0	1 	0
 	1	0	0	0	−1	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	−1	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	1 	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	−1	2
==Regular season==
=== Game log ===
=== Season standings ===
=== Detailed records ===
Final
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
Atlantic 	GP 	W 	L 	OT 	SHOTS 	GF 	GA 	PP 	PK 	FO W–L
Montreal Canadiens 	3 	2 	1 	0 	90–88 	7 	5 	2–6 	0–11 	87–95
Tampa Bay Lightning	3 	2 	1 	0 	84–92 	13 	9 	2–8 	1–10 	75–94
Detroit Red Wings 	3 	1 	1 	1 	90–80 	8 	10 	0–9 	2–8 	87–81
Boston Bruins 	3 	1 	1 	1 	102–83 	5 	7 	1–10 	0–8 	82–99
Ottawa Senators 	3 	2 	0 	1 	90–106 	11 	10 	1–9 	2–11 	82–108
Florida Panthers 	3 	2 	0 	1 	87–118 	11 	6 	2–13 	1–12 	110–94
Toronto Maple Leafs	3 	3 	0 	0 	107–83 	11 	6 	4–11 	2–14 	110–93
Buffalo Sabres 	3 	3 	0 	0 	111–67 	13 	1 	5–10 	0–7 	94–79
Division Total 	24 	16 	4 	4 	761–717 	79 	54 	17–76 	8–81 	727–743
Metropolitan 	GP	W 	L 	OT	SHOTS 	GF 	GA 	PP 	PK 	FO W–L
New York Islanders 	5 	1 	3 	1 	158–166 	12 	19 	4–9 	2–14 	145–140
New Jersey Devils 	5 	3 	2 	0 	162–108 	12 	9 	4–15 	1–14 	138–126
Washington Capitals 	4 	1 	3 	0 	117–127 	5 	13 	1–17 	4–19 	105–136
Pittsburgh Penguins 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Columbus Blue Jackets	4 	1 	2 	1 	143–117 	12 	14 	3–15 	2–15 	125–132
Philadelphia Flyers 	4 	0 	3 	1 	132–124 	7 	16 	1–12 	5–17 	124–112
New York Rangers 	4 	1 	2 	1 	140–126 	8 	16 	1–9 	3–18 	119–114
Carolina Hurricanes 	4 	2 	2 	0 	123–122 	9 	12 	0–10 	5–15 	105–126
Division Total 	30	9 	17	4 	975–890 	65 	99 	14–87 	22–112	861–886
Conference Total 	54	25	21	8 	1736–1607	144	153	31–163	30–193	1588–1629
Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference
Central 	GP 	W 	L 	OT 	SHOTS 	GF 	GA 	PP 	PK 	FO W–L
Nashville Predators	2 	1 	1 	0 	47–49 	3 	4 	2–6 	1–7 	49–42
Chicago Blackhawks 	2 	0 	0 	2 	72–58 	3 	5 	0–4 	1–4 	54–66
Dallas Stars 	2 	0 	2 	0 	61–54 	3 	5 	3–8 	1–8 	56–69
Minnesota Wild 	2 	2 	0 	0 	59–66 	11 	3 	2–5 	0–5 	60–65
St. Louis Blues 	2 	1 	0 	1 	55–58 	6 	5 	1–6 	0–1 	56–67
Colorado Avalanche 	2 	1 	1 	0 	77–51 	2 	3 	0–3 	1–5 	58–62
Winnipeg Jets 	2 	2 	0 	0 	65–59 	9 	6 	2–8 	0–4 	55–54
Division Total 	14 	7 	4 	3 	436–395 	37 	31 	10–40 	4–34 	388–425
Pacific 	GP	W 	L 	OT	SHOTS 	GF 	GA 	PP 	PK 	FO W–L
Anaheim Ducks 	2 	2 	0 	0 	60–58 	11 	6 	1–8 	3–9 	69–71
Los Angeles Kings	2 	2 	0 	0 	41–67 	4 	0 	2–10 	0–6 	59–58
Calgary Flames 	2 	2 	0 	0 	52–48 	7 	1 	0–8 	0–9 	53–51
San Jose Sharks 	2 	1 	0 	1 	73–62 	4 	4 	1–5 	1–9 	64–62
Vancouver Canucks	2 	0 	2 	0 	53–58 	0 	8 	0–7 	2–7 	54–65
Arizona Coyotes 	2 	2 	0 	0 	83–55 	6 	3 	3–10 	0–5 	64–67
Edmonton Oilers 	2 	2 	0 	0 	60–51 	8 	4 	1–3 	2–5 	57–59
Division Total 	14	11	2 	1 	422–399 	40 	26 	8–51 	8–50 	420–433
Conference Total 	28	18	6 	4 	858–794 	77 	57 	18–91 	12–84 	808–858
NHL Total 	82	43	27	12	2594–2401	221	210	49–254	42–277	2396–2487
=== Injuries ===
Final
Player	Injury 	Date 	Returned 	Games missed
 	Lower Body 	October 9, 2014 	November 8, 2014 	10 games
 	Lower Body 	October 9, 2014 	November 1, 2014 	10 games
 	Thyroid Cancer 	November 4, 2014 	November 15, 2014 	6 games
 	Illness 	November 14, 2014	November 15, 2014 	1 game
 	Blood Clot - Lung 	November 18, 2014	Remainder of season	65 games
 	Lower Body, Mumps 	November 26, 2014	December 29, 2014 	16 games
 	Lower Body 	November 29, 2014	December 8, 2014 	5 games
 	Foot 	November 29, 2014	December 2, 2014 	2 games
 	Foot 	December 2, 2014 	December 18, 2014 	8 games
 	Leg 	December 4, 2014 	January 13, 2015 	18 games
 	Upper Body 	December 6, 2014 	December 8, 2014 	2 games
 	Shoulder Surgery, Mumps	December 8, 2014 	— 	55 games
 	Mumps 	December 12, 2014	December 15, 2014 	3 games
 	Upper Body 	December 13, 2014	January 3, 2015 	11 games
 	Upper Body 	December 15, 2014	December 23, 2014 	5 games
 	Mumps Testing 	December 18, 2014	December 19, 2014 	1 game
 	Undisclosed 	December 20, 2014	December 29, 2014 	5 games
 	Lower Body 	December 20, 2014	December 29, 2014 	5 games
 	Undisclosed 	December 20, 2014	January 3, 2015 	8 games
 	Mumps 	December 22, 2014	December 31, 2014 	5 games
 	Mumps 	December 22, 2014	December 27, 2014 	3 games
 	Mumps Testing 	December 22, 2014	December 23, 2014 	2 games
 	Upper Body 	December 23, 2014	February 11, 2015 	20 games
 	Lower Body 	December 29, 2014	January 27, 2015 	11 games
 	Illness 	January 7, 2015 	January 10, 2015 	1 game
 	Illness 	January 20, 2015 	January 27, 2015 	2 games
 	Concussion 	January 21, 2015 	January 27, 2015 	1 game
 	Lower Body 	January 21, 2015 	February 4, 2015 	5 games
 	Lower Body 	January 27, 2015 	January 28, 2015 	1 game
 	Concussion 	January 28, 2015 	February 25, 2015 	12 games
 	Concussion 	March 1, 2015 	March 14, 2015 	6 games
 	Illness 	March 14, 2015 	March 15, 2015 	1 game
 	Lower Body 	March 14, 2015 	March 28, 2015 	6 games
 	Lower Body 	March 15, 2015 	March 28, 2015 	5 games
 	Undisclosed 	March 21, 2015 	March 24, 2015 	1 game
 	Concussion 	March 24, 2015 	— 	9 games
 	Illness 	March 28, 2015 	March 29, 2015 	1 game
 	Concussion 	March 28, 2015 	— 	7 games
 	Undisclosed 	April 1, 2015 	April 5, 2015 	2 games
 	Upper Body 	April 4, 2015 	April 10, 2015 	2 games
 	Upper Body 	April 7, 2015 	— 	2 games
Total 	Total 	Total 	Total 	341 games
=== Suspensions/fines ===
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Robert Bortuzzo	Interference against New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr during NHL Game No. 364 in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at 17:57 of the second period.	2 games	$6,451.62	December 3, 2014
== Playoffs ==
=== Game log ===
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the final Wild Card team.
2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs	2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eastern Conference First Round vs. New York Rangers: New York won 4–1
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"	# 	Date 	Visitor	Score 	Home	OT 	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1 	April 16 	Pittsburgh	1–2 	New York 	 	Fleury	18,006 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 18 	Pittsburgh	4–3 	New York 	 	Fleury	18,006 	1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 20 	New York 	2–1 	Pittsburgh	 	Fleury	18,645 	1–2 	Recap 	
4 	April 22 	New York 	2–1 	Pittsburgh	OT 	Fleury	18,619 	1–3 	Recap 	
5 	April 24 	Pittsburgh	1–2 	New York 	OT 	Fleury	18,006 	1–4 	Recap 	
===Injuries===
Final
Player 	Injury 	Date 	Returned	Games missed
Pascal Dupuis 	Blood Clot - Lung 	From season 	— 	5 games
Olli Maatta 	Upper Body - Shoulder	From season 	— 	5 games
Christian Ehrhoff	Concussion 	From season 	— 	5 games
Kris Letang 	Concussion 	From season 	— 	5 games
Derrick Pouliot 	Upper Body 	From season 	— 	5 games
Beau Bennett 	Upper Body 	April 18, 2015	— 	5 games
Total 	Total 	Total 	Total 	28 games
==Statistics==
Final Stats
===Skaters===
 Regular Season 
Player 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	77 	28 	56 	84 	5 	47
 	69 	28 	42 	70 	 	60
 	69 	11 	43 	54 	12	79
 	64 	25 	26 	51 	12	38
 	74 	17 	23 	40 	2 	56
 	80 	21 	12 	33 	6 	14
 	61 	16 	15 	31 	6 	65
 	72 	14 	14 	28 	2 	238
 	82 	9 	18 	27 	 	26
† 	43 	12 	10 	22 	 	42
 	74 	3 	17 	20 	17	20
‡ 	59 	2 	15 	17 	9 	64
 	49 	3 	11 	14 	8 	26
 	49 	4 	8 	12 	 	16
 	16 	6 	5 	11 	2 	4
 	82 	1 	9 	10 	9 	17
 	20 	1 	8 	9 	1 	10
† 	21 	2 	7 	9 	8 	8
† 	20 	1 	7 	8 	 	7
 	34 	2 	5 	7 	 	4
 	70 	1 	6 	7 	 	44
‡ 	43 	2 	4 	6 	 	4
‡ 	38 	2 	4 	6 	 	68
 	24 	1 	5 	6 	1 	2
†‡ 	10 	1 	2 	3 	0 	0
† 	20 	1 	2 	3 	 	8
‡ 	42 	1 	2 	3 	 	60
† 	35 	0 	2 	2 	 	16
†‡ 	10 	0 	2 	2 	1 	2
 	14 	1 	1 	2 	 	4
 	12 	0 	1 	1 	 	14
 	8 	1 	0 	1 	0 	2
 	10 	0 	0 	0 	 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	11 	0 	0 	0 	0 	24
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
Total 	Total 	217	382	599	6 	1,093
Team Total	Team Total	217	383	600	6 	1,123
 Playoffs 
Player 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5 	2	2 	4 	1 	0
 	5 	1	2 	3 	2 	8
 	5 	2	1 	3 	1 	2
 	5 	0	2 	2 	 	0
 	5 	1	1 	2 	 	2
 	5 	0	2 	2 	 	2
 	5 	0	2 	2 	1 	4
 	5 	1	1 	2 	1 	4
 	5 	0	2 	2 	0 	8
 	5 	1	0 	1 	0 	8
 	5 	0	1 	1 	 	4
 	3 	0	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0	0 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0	0 	0 	 	0
 	5 	0	0 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0	0 	0 	 	2
 	5 	0	0 	0 	0 	2
 	5 	0	0 	0 	 	0
 	5 	0	0 	0 	1 	0
Total 	Total 	8	16	24	−2	46
Team Total	Team Total	8	16	24	−2	46
* Team Total includes Skater Statistics, Goaltender Statistics and Bench Minor Penalties.
===Goaltenders===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	64 	64	3,776:11	34	20	9 	146	2.32	1,831	0.920	10	0	1	6
 	20 	18	1,159:22	9 	6 	3 	50 	2.59	546 	0.908	0 	0	0	0
 	1 	0 	36:45 	0 	1 	0 	1 	1.63	17 	0.941	0 	0	0	0
Total 	Total	82	4,972:18	43	27	12	197	2.38	2,394	0.918	10	0	1	6
 Playoffs 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	5 	5	311:44	1	2	2	11	2.12	150	.927	0	0	0	0
Total 	Total	5	311:44	1	2	2	11	2.12	150	.927	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 Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
===Team===
 Regular Season
Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
82 	43 	27 	12 	98 	39 	21 	18
 Goals by Period - Average Goals Per Game
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2,594	2,401	31.6	29.3	77	68	66	6
 Special Teams
Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay
 	 	 	 	 	 	
29/132 	22.0% 	20/122 	16.4% 	49/255 	19.2% 	11
Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill
 	 	 	 	 	 	
118/140 	84.3% 	115/137 	84.0% 	233/277 	84.1% 	6
 Misc
Hits 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2,495	1,095	917	581	441	2,396	2,491	49.0%
 Playoffs
Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary	Summary
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	1 	2 	2 	— 	1 	0 	1
 Goals by Period - Average Goals Per Game
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
132	150	26.4	30.0	1	5	2	0
 Special Teams
Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay 	Powerplay
 	 	 	 	 	 	
0/5 	0.0% 	2/8 	25.0% 	2/13 	15.4% 	0
Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill	Penalty Kill
 	 	 	 	 	 	
5/5 	100.0% 	12/15 	80.0% 	17/20 	85.0% 	0
 Misc
Hits	 	 	 	 	 	 	
152 	75	51	35	22	172	144	54.4%
 – Denotes league leader.
== Notable achievements ==
=== Awards ===
 Regular Season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	October 13, 2014
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	November 3, 2014
 	NHL Second Star of the Month 	November 3, 2014
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	December 22, 2014
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game replacement selection	January 15, 2015
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	March 2, 2015
=== Team awards ===
Awarded week of April 5
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: Trib Total Media
Derrick Pouliot 	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
Paul Martin 	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
Marc-Andre Fleury	Most Valuable Player 	Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsor: CONSOL Energy
=== Milestones ===
 Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL win (coach) 	October 9, 2014
 	300th Career NHL Game 	October 13, 2014
 	500th Career NHL Assist 	October 18, 2014
 	400th Career NHL Point 	October 25, 2014
 	700th Career NHL Game 	October 28, 2014
 	400th Career NHL Assist 	October 30, 2014
 	30th Career NHL Shutout 	October 30, 2014
 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 14, 2014
 	900th Career NHL Game 	November 22, 2014
C. Adams 	100th Career NHL Assist 	November 24, 2014
M. Fleury 	300th Career NHL Win 	November 24, 2014
S. Crosby 	800th Career NHL Point 	November 26, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 2, 2014
C. Adams 	314th Consecutive Game 	December 6, 2014
 	100th Career NHL Assist 	December 8, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 13, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 13, 2014
B. Rust 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	December 15, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 15, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 18, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point	December 20, 2014
D. Pouliot	1st Career NHL Assist 	December 22, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 23, 2014
B. Rust 	1st Career NHL Assist 	January 2, 2015
N. Spaling	100th Career NHL Point 	January 2, 2015
 	600th Career NHL Game 	January 10, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	January 12, 2015
 	500th Career NHL Point 	January 20, 2015
Z. Sill 	1st Career NHL Goal 	January 21, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Assist 	January 27, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Game 	January 28, 2015
C. Kunitz 	700th Career NHL Game 	January 30, 2015
 	400th Career NHL Game 	February 1, 2015
M. Fleury 	8th Shutout Game (Season) 	February 6, 2015
S. Crosby 	600th Career NHL Game 	February 11, 2015
 	700th Career NHL Game 	March 1, 2015
E. Malkin 	700th Career NHL Point 	March 12, 2015
 	600th Career NHL Game 	March 14, 2015
 	400th Career NHL Game 	March 21, 2015
S. Crosby 	300th Career NHL Goal 	April 1, 2015
R. Scuderi	100th Career NHL Point 	April 10, 2015
* Franchise Record
 Playoffs
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st Career Playoff Game 	April 16, 2015
 	1st Career Playoff Game 	April 16, 2015
 	1st Career Playoff Goal1st Career Playoff Point 	April 16, 2015
 	1st Career Playoff Assist1st Career Playoff Point	April 18, 2015
 	1st Career Playoff Game 	April 20, 2015
 	100th Career Playoff Game 	April 22, 2015
 	100th Career Playoff Game 	April 24, 2015
== Roster ==
Final
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==Transactions==
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
===Trades===
June 27, 2014 	To Nashville Predators
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James Neal	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Patric HornqvistNick Spaling
December 5, 2014 	To Arizona Coyotes
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Philip Samuelsson	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Rob Klinkhammerconditional 5th-round pick in 2016
January 2, 2015 	To Edmonton Oilers
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Rob Klinkhammer1st-round pick in 2015(To NYI–#16–Mathew Barzal)	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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David Perron
January 27, 2015 	To St. Louis Blues
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Marcel Goc	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Maxim Lapierre
February 25, 2015	To Toronto Maple Leafs
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Zach Sill2nd-round pick in 20164th-round pick in 2015(To EDM to OTT–#107–Christian Wolanin)	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Daniel Winnik
March 2, 2015 	To St. Louis Blues
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Robert Bortuzzo7th-round pick in 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Ian Cole
March 2, 2015 	To Anaheim Ducks
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Simon Despres	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Ben Lovejoy
=== Free agents ===
Player 	Acquired from 	Lost to 	Date 	Contract terms
Jussi Jokinen 	 	Florida Panthers 	July 1, 2014 	4 year/$16 million
Christian Ehrhoff	Buffalo Sabres 	 	July 1, 2014 	1 year/$4 million
Blake Comeau 	Columbus Blue Jackets	 	July 1, 2014 	1 year/$700,000
Thomas Greiss 	Arizona Coyotes 	 	July 1, 2014 	1 year/$1 million
Tanner Glass 	 	New York Rangers 	July 1, 2014 	3 year/$4.35 million
Brooks Orpik 	 	Washington Capitals 	July 1, 2014 	5 year/$27.5 million
Deryk Engelland 	 	Calgary Flames 	July 1, 2014 	3 year/$8.7 million
Matt Niskanen 	 	Washington Capitals 	July 1, 2014 	7 year/$40.25 million
Taylor Chorney 	St. Louis Blues 	 	July 1, 2014 	1 year/$550,000
Chris Conner 	 	Washington Capitals 	July 1, 2014 	1 year/$550,000
Harry Zolnierczyk	 	New York Islanders 	July 1, 2014 	1 year/$600,000
Joe Vitale 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	July 1, 2014 	3 year/$3.35 million
Chuck Kobasew 	 	SC Bern 	July 2, 2014 	2 years
Steve Downie 	Philadelphia Flyers 	 	July 2, 2014 	1 year/$1 million
Brian Gibbons 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets	July 4, 2014 	1 year/$750,000
Lee Stempniak 	 	New York Rangers 	July 19, 2014 	1 year/$900,000
Taylor Pyatt 	 	Genève-Servette HC 	July 24, 2014 	1 year
Daniel Carcillo 	New York Rangers 	 	September 4, 2014 	Professional Tryout Contract
Brendan Mikkelson	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	September 28, 2014	Minor league contract
=== Waivers ===
Player 	Claimed from 	Lost to 	Date
Mark Arcobello	Nashville Predators	 	January 14, 2015
Mark Arcobello	 	Arizona Coyotes	February 11, 2015
=== Signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Nick Drazenovic 	July 1, 2014 	1 year/$550,000
Marcel Goc 	July 1, 2014 	1 year/$1.2 million
Zach Sill 	July 3, 2014 	1 year/$550,000
Jayson Megna 	July 10, 2014 	1 year/$874,125
Philip Samuelsson	July 10, 2014 	1 year/$550,000
Kasperi Kapanen 	July 11, 2014 	3 years/$2.775 million
Bobby Farnham 	July 15, 2014 	1 year/$550,000
Simon Despres 	July 18, 2014 	2 years/$1.8 million
Nick Spaling 	July 31, 2014 	2 years/$4.4 million
Brandon Sutter 	August 5, 2014 	2 years/$6.6 million
Marc-Andre Fleury	November 5, 2014	4 years/$23 million contract extension
=== Other ===
Name 	Date 	Details
Gary Agnew 	July 10, 2014 	Named as Assistant Coach
Mark Recchi 	July 18, 2014 	Named as Player Development Coach
Jacques Martin 	July 23, 2014 	Named as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations
Daniel Carcillo	October 2, 2014 	Released
Jeff Zatkoff 	October 4, 2014 	Waived
Tomas Vokoun 	December 15, 2014	Retirement
;Notes
* – Two-way contract
* – Entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	22 	Kasperi Kapanen	RW 	 	KalPa (SM-liiga)
4 	113	Sam Lafferty 	C/LW	 	Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA)
5 	145	Anthony Angello	C 	 	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
6 	173	Jaden Lindo 	RW 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 	203	Jeff Taylor 	D 	 	Union College (ECAC)
;Draft notes
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a March 25, 2013 trade that sent Douglas Murray to the Penguins in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick (#58–Tyler Bertuzzi) and this conditional pick.
**Condition – Second-round pick if Penguins advance to third round of 2013 playoffs or if Murray re-signs with Penguins for 2013–14 season, else third-round pick. Converted to second-round pick when Penguins advanced to the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a March 5, 2014 trade that sent Lee Stempniak to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a March 5, 2014 trade that sent Marcel Goc to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
* The Anaheim Ducks fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a February 6, 2013 trade that sent Ben Lovejoy to the Ducks in exchange for this pick.
== References ==
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