2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. Their regular season games began on October 8, 2015 against the Dallas Stars. On December 12, the team had a record of 15–10–3. The organization then fired head coach Mike Johnston and replaced him with Mike Sullivan, head coach of the organization's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre.
The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season. They earned second place in the Metropolitan Division with 104 points. They began the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 13 against the New York Rangers, the team they were eliminated by in the Stanley Cup playoffs both of the previous two seasons. They went on to beat the Rangers, in five games. In the second round the Pens defeated the Washington Capitals, the winners of the Presidents' Trophy, in six games. The team then played in their first Eastern Conference Final since 2013 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Pens defeated the Lightning in seven games, despite trailing the series 3–2 after Game 5, to earn the franchise's fifth berth in the Stanley Cup Final. In the Final, the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games to win the franchise's fourth league title.
== Pre-season ==
=== Game log ===
2015 Pre-season game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"	 	 	 	 	 	
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Attendance	Record
1	Sept. 21	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–0 SO	Columbus Blue Jackets	11,363 	1–0–0
2	Sept. 22	Carolina Hurricanes 	3–7 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	17,781 	2–0–0
3	Sept. 24	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–6 	Detroit Red Wings 	15,677 	2–1–0
4	Sept. 26	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	18,265 	2–2–0
 	Sept. 28	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens 	–– 	2–3–0
 	Sept. 29	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	–– 	3–3–0
9	Sept. 30	Detroit Red Wings 	7–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	18,207 	3–4–0
8	Oct. 2 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	7,986 	3–5–0
=== Statistics ===
Final
Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com
Preseason statistics
 Skaters
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	3	2	5	−1	2
 	4	1	3	4	3 	2
 	4	2	2	4	0 	2
 	4	1	3	4	0 	4
 	4	0	4	4	0 	2
 	5	1	2	3	1 	0
 	4	0	3	3	0 	4
 	5	2	1	3	−1	0
 	4	3	0	3	−2	2
 	4	1	1	2	5 	0
 	4	1	1	2	−2	4
 	4	1	1	2	1 	0
 	4	1	1	2	−8	2
 	1	0	1	1	0 	0
 	2	0	1	1	0 	0
 	4	0	1	1	0 	4
 	4	1	0	1	−1	0
 	4	0	1	1	−3	0
 	4	0	1	1	−2	2
 	3	0	0	0	−2	0
 	3	0	0	0	0 	0
 	4	0	0	0	0 	2
 	3	0	0	0	0 	2
 	4	0	0	0	−4	0
 	4	0	0	0	−2	2
 	2	0	0	0	−1	0
 	2	0	0	0	0 	0
 	3	0	0	0	0 	12
 	4	0	0	0	−3	8
 	4	0	0	0	−1	0
 	3	0	0	0	0 	0
 	2	0	0	0	0 	0
 	4	0	0	0	−1	2
 	2	0	0	0	0 	7
 	4	0	0	0	−4	2
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	3	0	0	0	−3	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	3	0	0	0	0 	15
 	4	0	0	0	−1	2
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	3	0	0	0	0 	2
 	2	0	0	0	0 	0
 	5	0	0	0	0 	0
==Regular season==
=== Game log ===
=== Season standings ===
==== Division ====
==== Wild Card ====
=== 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
Boston Bruins 	3 	0 	3 	0 	108–92 	3 	14 	0–9 	2–8 	100–97
Buffalo Sabres 	3 	3 	0 	0 	106–110 	13 	10 	1–8 	4–8 	115–95
Detroit Red Wings 	3 	3 	0 	0 	117–96 	18 	7 	4–9 	1–6 	90–92
Florida Panthers 	3 	2 	0 	1 	102–105 	7 	6 	3–10 	1–10 	106–103
Montreal Canadiens 	3 	2 	1 	0 	99–102 	9 	7 	1–10 	2–10 	89–102
Ottawa Senators 	3 	3 	0 	0 	108–75 	13 	8 	2–10 	0–8 	89–113
Tampa Bay Lightning	3 	0 	2 	1 	109–74 	9 	15 	1–11 	3–12 	106–86
Toronto Maple Leafs	3 	2 	0 	1 	106–84 	8 	4 	2–13 	0–10 	92–96
Division Total 	24 	15 	6 	3 	855–738 	80 	71 	14–80 	13–72 	787–784
Metropolitan 	GP	W 	L 	OT	SHOTS 	GF 	GA 	PP 	PK 	FO W–L
Carolina Hurricanes 	5 	3 	1 	1 	169–132 	14 	8 	2–12 	3–19 	129–147
Columbus Blue Jackets	4 	2 	1 	1 	120–122 	10 	8 	4–17 	1–13 	134–131
New Jersey Devils 	4 	2 	2 	0 	121–104 	8 	8 	2–12 	2–14 	122–111
New York Islanders 	4 	3 	1 	0 	145–117 	13 	5 	4–13 	3–13 	114–146
New York Rangers 	4 	3 	1 	0 	125–104 	12 	9 	2–10 	1–9 	112–111
Philadelphia Flyers 	4 	3 	1 	0 	138–115 	15 	9 	3–10 	3–14 	124–159
Pittsburgh Penguins 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Washington Capitals 	5 	3 	2 	0 	166–153 	16 	13 	1–18 	2–16 	162–156
Division Total 	30	19	9 	2 	984–847 	88 	60 	18–92 	15–98 	897–961
Conference Total 	54	34	15	5 	1839–1585	168	131	32–172	28–170	1684–1745
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
Chicago Blackhawks 	2 	0 	1 	1 	54–67 	3 	6 	1–4 	0–5 	55–53
Colorado Avalanche 	2 	2 	0 	0 	63–57 	8 	5 	1–6 	1–10 	61–56
Dallas Stars 	2 	0 	2 	0 	71–47 	1 	7 	0–8 	3–8 	75–74
Minnesota Wild 	2 	2 	0 	0 	61–55 	7 	4 	3–9 	2–10 	64–65
Nashville Predators	2 	2 	0 	0 	66–63 	7 	3 	2–7 	0–7 	62–46
St. Louis Blues 	2 	1 	1 	0 	72–57 	6 	8 	1–7 	1–4 	67–53
Winnipeg Jets 	2 	1 	1 	0 	63–56 	4 	2 	0–3 	1–4 	61–45
Division Total 	14 	8 	5 	1 	450–402 	36 	35 	8–44 	8–48 	445–392
Pacific 	GP	W 	L 	OT	SHOTS 	GF 	GA 	PP 	PK 	FO W–L
Anaheim Ducks 	2 	1 	1 	0 	59–63 	7 	4 	0–3 	0–3 	67–62
Arizona Coyotes 	2 	1 	1 	0 	61–69 	7 	2 	1–9 	0–7 	57–61
Calgary Flames 	2 	0 	2 	0 	56–61 	4 	9 	1–4 	1–6 	73–60
Edmonton Oilers 	2 	1 	0 	1 	74–64 	4 	4 	2–8 	1–6 	73–71
Los Angeles Kings	2 	0 	1 	1 	62–77 	5 	8 	0–5 	1–5 	68–66
San Jose Sharks 	2 	1 	1 	0 	68–63 	6 	4 	2–8 	1–7 	69–58
Vancouver Canucks	2 	2 	0 	0 	53–52 	8 	6 	2–8 	0–5 	57–61
Division Total 	14	6 	6 	2 	433–449 	41 	37 	8–45 	4–39 	464–439
Conference Total 	28	14	11	3 	883–851 	77 	72 	16–89 	12–87 	909–831
NHL Total 	82	48	26	8 	2722–2436	245	203	48–261	40–257	2593–2576
=== Injuries ===
Player	Injury 	Date 	Returned 	Games missed
 	Elbow Surgery 	Off-Season 	October 31, 2015 	10 games
 	Lower Body 	Pre-Season 	October 22, 2015 	6 games
 	Upper Body 	October 13, 2015 	October 28, 2015 	5 games
 	Undisclosed 	October 24, 2015 	November 30, 2015	15 games
 	Blood Clot Testing	November 6, 2015 	November 11, 2015	2 games
 	Undisclosed 	November 17, 2015	November 19, 2015	1 game
 	Upper Body 	November 17, 2015	December 5, 2015 	6 games
 	Undisclosed 	December 5, 2015 	December 9, 2015 	2 games
 	Upper Body 	December 9, 2015 	December 26, 2015	6 games
 	Upper Body 	December 14, 2015	January 23, 2016 	17 games
 	Concussion 	December 14, 2015	January 2, 2016 	8 games
 	Illness 	December 16, 2015	December 18, 2015	1 game
 	Lower Body 	December 19, 2015	December 26, 2015	1 game
 	Upper Body 	December 26, 2015	December 30, 2015	1 game
 	Hand Injury 	January 12, 2016 	February 27, 2016	16 games
 	Undisclosed 	January 15, 2016 	January 18, 2016 	1 game
 	Concussion 	January 17, 2016 	February 21, 2016	13 games
 	Lower Body 	January 21, 2016 	February 2, 2016 	2 games
 	Upper Body 	January 23, 2016 	March 24, 2016 	25 games
 	Lower Body 	February 2, 2016 	March 11, 2016 	17 games
 	Lower Body 	February 2, 2016 	February 27, 2016	10 games
 	Upper Body 	February 20, 2016	March 26, 2016 	16 games
 	Lower Body 	March 3, 2016 	— 	19 games
 	Illness 	March 5, 2016 	March 11, 2016 	2 games
 	Upper Body 	March 11, 2016 	April 16, 2016 	16 games
 	Lower Body 	March 11, 2016 	— 	15 games
 	Lower Body 	March 24, 2016 	— 	9 games
 	Concussion 	March 26, 2016 	April 2, 2016 	3 games
 	Lower Body 	March 29, 2016 	— 	6 games
 	Concussion 	April 2, 2016 	— 	5 games
 	Undisclosed 	April 5, 2016 	— 	2 games
Total 	Total 	Total 	Total 	257 games
== Playoffs ==
The Penguins announced on April 11, 2016 that they will wear their Alternate jersey for all home games throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
=== Game log ===
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) New York Rangers: Penguins won 4–1
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"	# 	Date 	Visitor	Score 	Home	OT 	Starting Goalie	Attendance	Series	Recap
1 	April 13 	New York 	2–5 	Pittsburgh	 	Zatkoff	18,588 	1–0 	Recap 	
2 	April 16 	New York 	4–2 	Pittsburgh	 	Zatkoff	18,614 	1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 19 	Pittsburgh	3–1 	New York 	 	Murray 	18,006 	2–1 	Recap 	
4 	April 21 	Pittsburgh	5–0 	New York 	 	Murray 	18,006 	3–1 	Recap 	
5 	April 23 	New York 	3–6 	Pittsburgh	 	Murray 	18,607 	4–1 	Recap 	
===Injuries===
Player 	Injury 	Date 	Returned 	Games missed
 	Lower Body 	From season 	— 	24 games
 	Upper Body 	From season 	April 16, 2016	1 game
 	Lower Body 	From season 	— 	24 games
Olli Maatta	Lower Body 	From season 	April 13, 2016	0 games
 	Lower Body 	From season 	April 16, 2016	1 game
 	Concussion 	From season 	May 2, 2016 	7 games
 	Undisclosed 	From season 	May 21, 2016 	15 games
 	Upper Body 	From season 	April 19, 2016	2 games
Olli Maatta	Concussion 	April 30, 2016	May 10, 2016 	3 games
 	Undisclosed 	May 2, 2016 	May 7, 2016 	1 game
 	Broken Ankle	May 20, 2016 	— 	9 games
Total 	Total 	Total 	Total 	87 games
===Suspensions===
Date of Incident	Offender	Offense(s) 	Date of Action	Length
 	 	Interference against Marcus Johansson.	 	1 game
==Post-season==
===Injuries===
Player 	Injury 	Date 	Recovery
Daniel Sprong	Shoulder surgery	June 17, 2016	7–8 months
==Statistics==
Final
===Skaters===
 Regular Season 
Player 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	80 	36 	49 	85 	19 	42
 	71 	16 	51 	67 	9 	66
 	82 	26 	33 	59 	9 	18
 	57 	27 	31 	58 	1 	65
 	82 	22 	29 	51 	15 	36
 	80 	17 	23 	40 	29 	41
 	82 	16 	16 	32 	5 	20
 	63 	9 	20 	29 	13 	31
† 	37 	10 	17 	27 	18 	18
† 	53 	6 	16 	22 	8 	26
 	67 	6 	13 	19 	27 	22
 	79 	0 	16 	16 	11 	14
‡ 	43 	4 	12 	16 	–13	28
 	42 	5 	10 	15 	3 	24
 	55 	8 	6 	14 	0 	19
 	70 	0 	12 	12 	–3 	59
 	33 	6 	6 	12 	–1 	10
 	41 	4 	7 	11 	1 	12
 	66 	4 	6 	10 	9 	30
 	44 	7 	3 	10 	–1 	8
† 	18 	1 	7 	8 	7 	2
 	22 	0 	7 	7 	4 	2
 	24 	5 	1 	6 	0 	12
 	18 	2 	2 	4 	–1 	12
 	18 	1 	3 	4 	0 	4
‡ 	25 	0 	4 	4 	4 	8
 	41 	0 	3 	3 	–2 	0
‡ 	32 	0 	2 	2 	–3 	20
 	18 	2 	0 	2 	–1 	0
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
‡ 	9 	0 	1 	1 	3 	10
‡ 	12 	1 	0 	1 	–6 	0
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	1 	19
‡ 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
Total 	Total 	244	407	653	42 	687
Team Total	Team Total	244	408	654	42 	693
 Playoffs 
Player 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	24 	10	12 	22 	5 	4
 	24 	6 	13 	19 	–2	4
 	23 	6 	12 	18 	1 	18
 	24 	4 	14 	18 	9 	12
 	24 	6 	10 	16 	9 	14
 	23 	3 	12 	15 	6 	22
 	24 	9 	4 	13 	–5	10
 	24 	4 	8 	12 	2 	15
 	23 	4 	6 	10 	–1	8
 	23 	6 	3 	9 	7 	6
 	24 	2 	6 	8 	–3	2
 	18 	0 	7 	7 	5 	4
 	24 	4 	2 	6 	3 	8
 	15 	1 	5 	6 	1 	10
 	24 	2 	4 	6 	5 	12
 	24 	2 	3 	5 	1 	0
 	15 	0 	4 	4 	1 	0
 	23 	3 	1 	4 	–1	6
 	24 	1 	2 	3 	6 	14
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–2	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Total 	Total 	73	128	201	19	171
Team Total	Team Total	73	128	201	19	180
* Team Total includes Skater Statistics, Goaltender Statistics and Bench Minor Penalties.
===Goaltenders===
 Regular Season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	58 	58	3,462:33	35	17	6	132	2.29	1,665	0.921	5	0	1	2
 	13 	13	748:35 	9 	2 	1	25 	2.00	355 	0.930	1	0	0	0
 	14 	11	732:03 	4 	7 	1	34 	2.79	408 	0.917	0	0	0	0
Total 	Total	82	4,942:31	48	26	8	191	2.31	2,428	0.921	6	0	1	2
 Playoffs 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	21 	21	1267:16 	15	6	2	44	2.08	575	0.923	1	0	0	4
 	2 	2 	117:13 	1 	1	0	6 	3.07	65 	0.908	0	0	0	0
 	2 	1 	79:19 	0 	1	1	4 	3.03	32 	0.875	0	0	0	0
Total 	Total	24	1,463:48	16	8	3	54	2.21	672	0.920	1	0	0	4
†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
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	January 4, 2016
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 6, 2016
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 6, 2016
 	NHL Third Star of the Month	February 1, 2016
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	February 8, 2016
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	March 21, 2016
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	March 28, 2016
 	NHL First Star of the Month	April 1, 2016
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	April 4, 2016
 	Conn Smythe Trophy 	June 12, 2016
=== Team awards ===
Awarded week of March 27
Player 	Award 	Notes
Pascal Dupuis 	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
Bryan Rust 	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
Sidney Crosby 	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
Sidney Crosby 	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 Game 	October 8, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 8, 2015
 	500th Career NHL Game 	October 8, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Game 	October 10, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	October 15, 2015
 	600th Career NHL Game 	October 17, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	October 17, 2015
 	500th Career NHL Game 	October 28, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Game 	October 28, 2015
 	40th Career NHL Shutout 	October 31, 2015
 	600th Career NHL Game 	November 6, 2015
 	200th Career NHL Game 	November 6, 2015
 	300th Career NHL Point 	November 7, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 16, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	December 18, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 19, 2015
 	700th Career NHL Game 	December 19, 2015
 	300th Career NHL Game 	December 19, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	December 21, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Win 	December 21, 2015
 	300th Career NHL Point 	December 26, 2015
 	300th Career NHL Game 	January 2, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Game 	January 9, 2016
 	800th Career NHL Game 	January 17, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	January 23, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Game 	February 5, 2016
 	300th Career NHL Assist 	February 5, 2016
 	900th Career NHL Point 	February 6, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Goal 	February 18, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Goal 	February 20, 2016
 	300th Career NHL Point 	February 21, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	February 24, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Hat Trick 	February 29, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Game 	March 5, 2016
 	350th Career NHL Win 	March 11, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	March 13, 2016
 	800th Career NHL Game 	March 15, 2016
 	500th Career NHL Game 	March 24, 2016
 	500th Career NHL Game 	March 24, 2016
 	700th Career NHL Game 	March 26, 2016
 	300th Career NHL Assist 	March 26, 2016
 	600th Career NHL Assist 	April 2, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Goal 	April 2, 2016
 	1st Career NHL Shutout 	April 2, 2016
 Playoffs
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st Career Playoff Game1st Career Playoff Assist1st Career Playoff Point	April 13, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Game1st Career Playoff Win 	April 13, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Game 	April 13, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Game1st Career Playoff Goal1st Career Playoff Point 	April 13, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Game 	April 13, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Hat Trick 	April 13, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Game 	April 16, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Game1st Career Playoff Win 	April 19, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Assist 	April 19, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Goal 	April 21, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Shutout 	April 21, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Goal1st Career Playoff Assist1st Career Playoff Point	April 23, 2016
 	100th Career Playoff Game 	April 30, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Game 	May 2, 2016
J. Schultz	1st Career Playoff Assist1st Career Playoff Point 	May 18, 2016
 	100th Career Playoff Game 	May 22, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Goal 	May 22, 2016
 	1st Career Playoff Goal 	June 6, 2016
== Roster ==
Final
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==Transactions==
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
===Trades===
	To Toronto Maple Leafs
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Nick Spaling Kasperi Kapanen Scott Harrington Conditional 1st round pick in 2016 or       1st round pick in 2017 or       2nd round pick in 2017 3rd round pick in 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Phil Kessel Tim Erixon Tyler Biggs Conditional PIT's 2nd round pick in 2016 or       TOR's 2nd round pick in 2017
	To Vancouver Canucks
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Brandon Sutter BUF's 3rd round pick in 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Nick Bonino Adam Clendening ANA's 2nd round pick in 2016
	To Chicago Blackhawks
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Rob Scuderi	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Trevor Daley
	To Anaheim Ducks
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David PerronAdam Clendening	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Carl Hagelin
	To Edmonton Oilers
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3rd round pick in 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Justin Schultz
	To Arizona Coyotes
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Sergei Plotnikov	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Matthias Plachtaconditional 7th round pick in 2017
	To Arizona Coyotes
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Matia Marcantuoni	To Pittsburgh Penguins
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Dustin JeffreyDan O'DonoghueJames Melindy
;Notes
*Toronto to retain 15% ($1.25 million) of salary as part of trade.
*Pittsburgh to retain 33% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
*Edmonton to retain 50% ($1.95 million) of salary as part of trade.
=== Free agents ===
Player 	Acquired from 	Lost to 	Date	Contract terms
Andrew Ebbett 	 	SC Bern 	 	two-year contract
David Warsofsky 	Boston Bruins 	 	 	1 year/$600,000
Sergei Plotnikov 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	 	 	1 year/$925,000
Kael Mouillierat 	New York Islanders 	 	 	1 year/$575,000
Kevin Porter 	Detroit Red Wings 	 	 	1 year/$575,000
Steven Oleksy 	Washington Capitals	 	 	1 year/$575,000
Steve Downie 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	 	1 year/$1.75 million
Blake Comeau 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	3 year/$7.2 million
Paul Martin 	 	San Jose Sharks 	 	4 year/$19.4 million
Taylor Chorney 	 	Washington Capitals 	 	1 year/$700,000
Jayson Megna 	 	New York Rangers 	 	1 year/$600,000
Thomas Greiss 	 	New York Islanders 	 	2 year/$3 million
Daniel Winnik 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	 	2 year/$4.5 million
Will O'Neill 	Winnipeg Jets 	 	 	1 year/$575,000
Eric Fehr 	Washington Capitals	 	 	3 years/$6 million
Matt Cullen 	Nashville Predators	 	 	1 year/$800,000
Sergei Gonchar 	Montreal Canadiens 	 	 	Professional Tryout Contract
Christian Ehrhoff 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	1 year, $1.5 million
Tom Sestito 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	 	Professional Tryout Contract
Maxim Lapierre 	 	Modo Hockey 	 	one-year contract
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond	 	New Jersey Devils 	 	1 year, $575,000
Tom Sestito 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	 	1 year, $575,000
Dominik Uher 	 	Sparta Prague 	 	one-year contract
Dustin Jeffrey 	 	Lausanne HC 	 	two-year contract
Niclas Andersen 	 	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	 	one-year contract
Anton Zlobin 	 	Dynamo Moscow 	 	try-out contract
=== Waivers ===
Player 	Claimed from	Lost to 	Date
Bobby Farnham 	 	New Jersey Devils	October 26, 2015
David Warsofsky	 	New Jersey Devils	February 29, 2016
=== Signings ===
Player 	Date	Contract terms
Ian Cole 	 	3 years/$6.3 million
Conor Sheary 	 	2 years/$1.15 million
Reid McNeill 	 	2 years/$1.15 million
Brian Dumoulin 	 	2 years/$1.6 million
Bobby Farnham 	 	1 year/$575,000
Dominik Simon 	 	3 years/$2.0775 million
Beau Bennett 	 	1 year/$800,000
Dominik Uher 	 	1 year/$575,000
Daniel Sprong 	 	3 years/$2.775 million
Olli Maatta 	 	6 years/$24.5 million (contract extension)
Carter Rowney 	 	2 years/$1.225 million
Bryan Rust 	 	2 years/$1.28 million (contract extension)
Scott Wilson 	 	2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension)
Tom Kuhnhackl 	 	2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension)
Teddy Blueger 	 	2 years/$1.85 million
Ethan Prow 	 	2 years/$1.46 million
Sean Maguire 	 	2 years/$1.85 million
Lukas Bengtsson	 	2 years/$1.85 million
Jake Guentzel 	 	3 years/$2.775 million
Kevin Porter 	 	1 year/$575,000
=== Other ===
Name 	Date 	Details
Tom Sestito 	September 30, 2015	Released
Sergei Gonchar	October 3, 2015 	Released
Sergei Gonchar	October 27, 2015 	Named as Defensemen Development Coach
Pascal Dupuis 	December 8, 2015 	Unofficial Retirement
Mike Johnston 	December 12, 2015 	Relieved as Head Coach
Gary Agnew 	December 12, 2015 	Relieved as Assistant Coach
Mike Sullivan 	December 12, 2015 	Named as Head Coach
Craig Adams 	January 26, 2016 	Retirement
;Notes
* – Two-way contract
* – Entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
The 2015 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	46 	Daniel Sprong 	RW 	 	Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
5 	137	Dominik Simon 	C 	 	HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga)
6 	167	Frederik Tiffels	LW 	 	Western Michigan University (NCHC)
7 	197	Nikita Pavlychev	C 	 	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
;Draft notes
* The Pittsburgh Penguins first-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as a result of a trade on January 2, 2015 that sent David Perron to the Penguins in exchange for Rob Klinkhammer and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Marcel Goc to the Penguins in exchange for a 2014 fifth-round pick (#143–Miguel Fidler) and this pick.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent Daniel Winnik to the Penguins in exchange for Zach Sill, a 2016 second-round pick, and this pick.
== References ==
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