1974-75 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's eighth season in the National Hockey League. It was also the Penguins first season in the Norris division of the Prince of Wales Conference. The team qualified for the playoffs for the third time in franchise history, losing to the New York Islanders in the quarter-final round.
==Offseason==
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 9, 1974 	4–2 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 	1–0–0
2 	W	October 12, 1974 	7–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 	2–0–0
3 	L	October 19, 1974 	3–6 	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 	2–1–0
4 	L	October 20, 1974 	1–5 	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) 	2–2–0
5 	T	October 23, 1974 	5–5 	Boston Bruins (1974–75) 	2–2–1
6 	L	October 26, 1974 	4–5 	New York Rangers (1974–75) 	2–3–1
7 	L	October 28, 1974 	0–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 	2–4–1
8 	L	November 1, 1974 	4–7 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 	2–5–1
9 	T	November 3, 1974 	3–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 	2–5–2
10 	W	November 5, 1974 	5–3 	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 	3–5–2
11 	L	November 7, 1974 	3–5 	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 	3–6–2
12 	W	November 9, 1974 	5–2 	California Golden Seals (1974–75) 	4–6–2
13 	L	November 10, 1974	3–8 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 	4–7–2
14 	W	November 13, 1974	8–2 	New York Islanders (1974–75) 	5–7–2
15 	W	November 16, 1974	8–1 	Washington Capitals (1974–75) 	6–7–2
16 	W	November 17, 1974	6–0 	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75) 	7–7–2
17 	L	November 19, 1974	3–4 	@ New York Islanders (1974–75) 	7–8–2
18 	W	November 20, 1974	8–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 	8–8–2
19 	T	November 23, 1974	0–0 	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 	8–8–3
20 	L	November 24, 1974	5–7 	@ New York Rangers (1974–75) 	8–9–3
21 	L	November 27, 1974	2–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 	8–10–3
22 	T	November 30, 1974	5–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 	8–10–4
23 	L	December 1, 1974 	3–6 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 	8–11–4
24 	W	December 4, 1974 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 	9–11–4
25 	L	December 7, 1974 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 	9–12–4
26 	L	December 8, 1974 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75) 	9–13–4
27 	T	December 12, 1974	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 	9–13–5
28 	W	December 14, 1974	6–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 	10–13–5
29 	W	December 15, 1974	3–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 	11–13–5
30 	L	December 18, 1974	4–6 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 	11–14–5
31 	T	December 19, 1974	4–4 	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 	11–14–6
32 	L	December 21, 1974	7–8 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 	11–15–6
33 	L	December 22, 1974	0–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 	11–16–6
34 	T	December 26, 1974	2–2 	St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 	11–16–7
35 	T	December 28, 1974	3–3 	Atlanta Flames (1974–75) 	11–16–8
36 	W	December 30, 1974	7–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 	12–16–8
37 	W	January 2, 1975 	6–3 	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 	13–16–8
38 	W	January 4, 1975 	4–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 	14–16–8
39 	L	January 8, 1975 	5–7 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 	14–17–8
40 	T	January 10, 1975 	3–3 	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75) 	14–17–9
41 	W	January 11, 1975 	6–3 	California Golden Seals (1974–75) 	15–17–9
42 	W	January 15, 1975 	5–3 	Atlanta Flames (1974–75) 	16–17–9
43 	T	January 18, 1975 	4–4 	Boston Bruins (1974–75) 	16–17–10
44 	W	January 19, 1975 	3–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75) 	17–17–10
45 	W	January 22, 1975 	7–5 	California Golden Seals (1974–75) 	18–17–10
46 	W	January 25, 1975 	5–2 	New York Rangers (1974–75) 	19–17–10
47 	L	January 26, 1975 	2–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 	19–18–10
48 	W	January 29, 1975 	6–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 	20–18–10
49 	L	January 30, 1975 	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 	20–19–10
50 	T	February 1, 1975 	4–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 	20–19–11
51 	W	February 4, 1975 	3–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 	21–19–11
52 	W	February 5, 1975 	3–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 	22–19–11
53 	W	February 7, 1975 	4–1 	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	23–19–11
54 	L	February 11, 1975	1–2 	@ New York Islanders (1974–75) 	23–20–11
55 	T	February 12, 1975	3–3 	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 	23–20–12
56 	W	February 15, 1975	8–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 	24–20–12
57 	W	February 16, 1975	3–2 	New York Islanders (1974–75) 	25–20–12
58 	T	February 19, 1975	2–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 	25–20–13
59 	W	February 22, 1975	3–2 	St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 	26–20–13
60 	L	February 23, 1975	1–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 	26–21–13
61 	L	February 25, 1975	4–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75) 	26–22–13
62 	W	February 26, 1975	3–1 	Washington Capitals (1974–75) 	27–22–13
63 	W	March 1, 1975 	7–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 	28–22–13
64 	W	March 2, 1975 	8–6 	@ New York Rangers (1974–75) 	29–22–13
65 	T	March 5, 1975 	4–4 	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 	29–22–14
66 	W	March 8, 1975 	8–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 	30–22–14
67 	L	March 9, 1975 	4–8 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 	30–23–14
68 	W	March 12, 1975 	5–3 	Boston Bruins (1974–75) 	31–23–14
69 	L	March 13, 1975 	0–6 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 	31–24–14
70 	W	March 15, 1975 	12–1 	Washington Capitals (1974–75) 	32–24–14
71 	W	March 16, 1975 	6–3 	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 	33–24–14
72 	L	March 18, 1975 	2–5 	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 	33–25–14
73 	T	March 19, 1975 	3–3 	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	33–25–15
74 	L	March 22, 1975 	0–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 	33–26–15
75 	W	March 26, 1975 	6–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 	34–26–15
76 	W	March 29, 1975 	4–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 	35–26–15
77 	W	March 30, 1975 	4–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 	36–26–15
78 	L	April 2, 1975 	0–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 	36–27–15
79 	W	April 5, 1975 	7–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 	37–27–15
80 	L	April 6, 1975 	4–8 	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75) 	37–28–15
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	# 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Yves Bergeron 	20	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Kelly Pratt 	12	22	0 	6 	6 	15
Lew Morrison 	16	52	7 	5 	12 	4
Chuck Arnason 	9 	78	26	32 	58 	32
Lowell MacDonald	18	71	27	33 	60 	24
Jean Pronovost 	19	78	43	32 	75 	37
Wayne Bianchin 	14	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Pete Laframboise	27	35	5 	13 	18 	8
Bob Kelly 	22	69	27	24 	51 	120
Vic Hadfield 	11	78	31	42 	73 	72
Ron Lalonde 	16	24	0 	3 	3 	0
Rick Kehoe 	8 	76	32	31 	63 	22
Pierre Larouche 	10	79	31	37 	68 	52
Bob Stumpf 	29	3 	0 	0 	0 	4
Steve Durbano 	7 	1 	0 	1 	1 	10
Mario Faubert 	5 	10	1 	0 	1 	6
Ab DeMarco 	5 	8 	2 	1 	3 	4
Jean-Guy Lagace 	24	27	1 	8 	9 	39
Nelson DeBenedet	23	31	6 	3 	9 	11
Dave Burrows 	4 	78	2 	15 	17 	49
Dennis Owchar 	25	46	6 	11 	17 	67
Bob Paradise 	2 	78	3 	15 	18 	109
Colin Campbell 	6 	59	4 	15 	19 	172
Barry Wilkins 	5 	59	5 	29 	34 	97
Ron Stackhouse 	3 	72	15	45 	60 	52
Harvey Bennett 	28	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
Bob McManama 	15	40	5 	9 	14 	6
Syl Apps 	26	79	24	55 	79 	43
Ron Schock 	17	80	23	63 	86 	36
===Goaltending===
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player 	# 	GP	W 	L 	T 	SO	GAA
Gary Inness 	30	57	24	18	10	2 	3.09
Michel Plasse	31	20	9 	5 	4 	0 	4.00
Bob Johnson 	1 	12	3 	4 	1 	0 	5.04
Denis Herron 	1 	3 	1 	1 	0 	0 	6.11
==Transactions==
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1974–75 season:
===Trades===
May 27, 1974 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Nelson Debenedet	To Detroit Red Wings Hank Nowak3rd round pick in 1974 Draft (Dan Mandryk)
May 27, 1974 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Vic Hadfield 	To New York Rangers Nick Beverley
September 1, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Rick Kehoe 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Blaine Stoughtonfuture considerations
November 4, 1974 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Barry Wilkins 	To Vancouver Canucks Ab DeMarco
December 14, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Lew Morrison 	To Washington Capitals Ron Lalonde
January 10, 1975 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Michel Plasse 	To Kansas City Scouts Denis HerronJean-Guy Lagace
January 20, 1975 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Stumpf 	To St. Louis Blues Bernie Lukowich
January 21, 1975 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pete Laframboise	To Washington Capitals Ron Jones
===Additions and subtractions===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"	Additions 	Additions 	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions
Player 	Former team 	Via 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Harvey Bennett	Des Moines Capitols (IHL)	free agency (1974–06–25)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kelly Pratt 	Jacksonville Barons (AHL)	free agency (1974–07–15)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Draft picks==
==References==
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* Player stats at Hockey Database
* Game log on NHL Database
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