1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Hockey League. The Penguins finished 6th in the West Division and missed the playoffs.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L 	October 10, 1970 	1–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	0–1–0
2 	L 	October 15, 1970 	2–4 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	0–2–0
3 	T 	October 17, 1970 	0–0 	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	0–2–1
4 	T 	October 18, 1970 	1–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	0–2–2
5 	L 	October 21, 1970 	2–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	0–3–2
6 	W 	October 23, 1970 	3–1 	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	1–3–2
7 	T 	October 25, 1970 	1–1 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	1–3–3
8 	W 	October 28, 1970 	5–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	2–3–3
9 	L 	October 31, 1970 	2–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	2–4–3
10 	L 	November 1, 1970 	2–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	2–5–3
11 	W 	November 4, 1970 	8–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	3–5–3
12 	T 	November 7, 1970 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	3–5–4
13 	T 	November 8, 1970 	3–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	3–5–5
14 	L 	November 10, 1970 	1–5 	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	3–6–5
15 	T 	November 11, 1970 	3–3 	@ New York Rangers (1970–71) 	3–6–6
16 	W 	November 14, 1970 	6–1 	California Golden Seals (1970–71) 	4–6–6
17 	L 	November 19, 1970 	0–1 	St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	4–7–6
18 	W 	November 21, 1970 	6–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	5–7–6
19 	L 	November 22, 1970 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	5–8–6
20 	T 	November 24, 1970 	4–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	5–8–7
21 	T 	November 25, 1970 	4–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	5–8–8
22 	L 	November 28, 1970 	1–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	5–9–8
23 	L 	November 29, 1970 	2–6 	@ New York Rangers (1970–71) 	5–10–8
24 	T 	December 2, 1970 	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	5–10–9
25 	W 	December 5, 1970 	3–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	6–10–9
26 	L 	December 6, 1970 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	6–11–9
27 	W 	December 8, 1970 	4–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	7–11–9
28 	T 	December 9, 1970 	2–2 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	7–11–10
29 	L 	December 11, 1970 	2–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	7–12–10
30 	L 	December 12, 1970 	0–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	7–13–10
31 	L 	December 16, 1970 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	7–14–10
32 	W 	December 19, 1970 	9–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	8–14–10
33 	L 	December 20, 1970 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	8–15–10
34 	L 	December 23, 1970 	1–6 	@ New York Rangers (1970–71) 	8–16–10
35 	L 	December 25, 1970 	4–8 	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	8–17–10
36 	W 	December 26, 1970 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	9–17–10
37 	T 	December 30, 1970 	3–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	9–17–11
38 	W 	December 31, 1970 	4–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	10–17–11
39 	L 	January 2, 1971 	1–3 	New York Rangers (1970–71) 	10–18–11
40 	L 	January 6, 1971 	3–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	10–19–11
41 	L 	January 9, 1971 	2–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	10–20–11
42 	W 	January 13, 1971 	4–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	11–20–11
43 	T 	January 14, 1971 	2–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	11–20–12
44 	W 	January 16, 1971 	4–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	12–20–12
45 	W 	January 20, 1971 	4–2 	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	13–20–12
46 	L 	January 21, 1971 	2–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	13–21–12
47 	W 	January 23, 1971 	4–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	14–21–12
48 	W 	January 27, 1971 	3–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	15–21–12
49 	L 	January 28, 1971 	1–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	15–22–12
50 	W 	January 30, 1971 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	16–22–12
51 	W 	February 3, 1971 	6–1 	California Golden Seals (1970–71) 	17–22–12
52 	T 	February 5, 1971 	2–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	17–22–13
53 	L 	February 7, 1971 	0–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	17–23–13
54 	L 	February 9, 1971 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	17–24–13
55 	W 	February 10, 1971 	5–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	18–24–13
56 	W 	February 13, 1971 	5–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) 	19–24–13
57 	L 	February 14, 1971 	4–5 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	19–25–13
58 	L 	February 17, 1971 	3–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) 	19–26–13
59 	T 	February 18, 1971 	6–6 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	19–26–14
60 	L 	February 20, 1971 	0–2 	New York Rangers (1970–71) 	19–27–14
61 	T 	February 24, 1971 	5–5 	St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	19–27–15
62 	L 	February 27, 1971 	0–4 	New York Rangers (1970–71) 	19–28–15
63 	L 	February 28, 1971 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	19–29–15
64 	W 	March 3, 1971 	4–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	20–29–15
65 	L 	March 6, 1971 	3–6 	Boston Bruins (1970–71) 	20–30–15
66 	T 	March 7, 1971 	3–3 	California Golden Seals (1970–71) 	20–30–16
67 	T 	March 10, 1971 	2–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	20–30–17
68 	T 	March 13, 1971 	0–0 	Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) 	20–30–18
69 	L 	March 14, 1971 	1–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71) 	20–31–18
70 	L 	March 17, 1971 	2–5 	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	20–32–18
71 	L 	March 19, 1971 	4–6 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) 	20–33–18
72 	L 	March 20, 1971 	4–8 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71) 	20–34–18
73 	W 	March 24, 1971 	8–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) 	21–34–18
74 	L 	March 28, 1971 	1–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) 	21–35–18
75 	L 	March 31, 1971 	4–6 	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	21–36–18
76 	T 	April 1, 1971 	3–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) 	21–36–19
77 	L 	April 3, 1971 	3–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	21–37–19
78 	T 	April 4, 1971 	1–1 	St. Louis Blues (1970–71) 	21–37–20
==Playoffs==
*The Penguins did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Bryan Hextall 	76	16	32 	48 	133
Jean Pronovost 	78	21	24 	45 	35
Andy Bathgate 	76	15	29 	44 	34
Wally Boyer 	68	11	30 	41 	30
Ron Schock 	71	14	26 	40 	20
Dean Prentice 	69	21	17 	38 	18
Ken Schinkel 	50	15	19 	34 	6
Keith McCreary 	59	21	12 	33 	24
Greg Polis 	61	18	15 	33 	40
Nick Harbaruk 	78	13	12 	25 	108
Syl Apps 	31	9 	16 	25 	21
Rod Zaine 	37	8 	5 	13 	21
Val Fonteyne 	70	4 	9 	13 	0
Glen Sather 	46	8 	3 	11 	96
John Stewart 	15	2 	1 	3 	9
Robin Burns 	10	0 	3 	3 	4
Rick Kessell 	6 	0 	2 	2 	2
Steve Cardwell 	5 	0 	1 	1 	15
Lowell MacDonald	10	0 	1 	1 	0
===Defencemen===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Duane Rupp 	59	5	28 	33 	34
Dunc McCallum 	77	9	20 	29 	95
Bob Woytowich 	78	4	22 	26 	30
Jim Morrison 	73	0	10 	10 	32
Bob Blackburn 	64	4	5 	9 	54
Bryan Watson 	43	2	6 	8 	119
Yvon Labre 	21	1	1 	2 	19
Sheldon Kannegiesser	18	0	2 	2 	29
===Goaltending===
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player 	GP	MIN 	W 	L 	T 	SO	GAA
Les Binkley 	34	1870	11	11	10	2 	2.86
Al Smith 	46	2472	9 	22	9 	2 	3.11
Cam Newton 	5 	281 	1 	3 	1 	0 	3.42
Paul Hoganson	2 	57 	0 	1 	0 	0 	7.37
==Awards and Records==
*The Penguins did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1970–71 season:
===Trades===
June 11, 1970 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsTerry Ball 	To Philadelphia FlyersGeorge Swarbrick
June 15, 1970 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsDarryl Edestrand 	To Philadelphia Flyerscash
October 2, 1970 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsRobin Burns 	To Montreal Canadienscash
January 24, 1971	To Pittsburgh PenguinsJean-Guy Lagace 	To Buffalo SabresTerry Ball
January 26, 1971	To Pittsburgh PenguinsSyl AppsSheldon Kannegiesser	To New York RangersGlen Sather
===Additions and Subtractions===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"	Additions 	Additions 	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions
Player 	Former team 	Via 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lowell MacDonald	Los Angeles Kings	Intra-League Draft (1970–06–09)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Draft Picks==
Round	Overall pick	Player 	Nationality	Position
1 	7 	Greg Polis 	 	Left wing
2 	21 	John Stewart 	 	Left wing
3 	35 	Larry Bignell 	 	Defenceman
4 	49 	Connie Forey 	 	Winger
5 	63 	Steve Cardwell	 	Winger
6 	77 	Bob Fitchner 	 	Center
7 	90 	Jim Pearson 	 	Defenceman
8 	102 	Cam Newton 	 	Goaltender
9 	110 	Ron Lemieux 	 	Defenceman
==Gallery==
Orr_goal-22Nov1970.gif|Bobby Orr opens the scoring, November 22, 1970.
==References==
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* Player stats on Hockey Database
* Game log on NHL Database
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