2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 4th Metropolitan
Conference 8th Eastern
2014–15 record 43–27–12
Home record 23–14–4
Road record 20–13–8
Goals for 217
Goals against 204
Team information
General Manager Jim Rutherford
Coach Mike Johnston
Captain Sidney Crosby
Alternate captains Chris Kunitz
Evgeni Malkin
Arena Consol Energy Center
Average attendance 18,617[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliations WBS Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Evgeni Malkin
Sidney Crosby (28)
Assists Sidney Crosby (56)
Points Sidney Crosby (84)
Penalties in minutes Steve Downie (238)
Plus/minus (+): Paul Martin (17)
(−): Maxim Lapierre (−13)
Wins Marc-Andre Fleury (34)
Goals against average Jeff Zatkoff (1.62)
<2013–14 2015–16>

The 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]

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.[3] On June 6, 2014, the Penguins named Jim Rutherford as the new GM, and fired Head Coach Dan Bylsma.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

Game log

Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Statistics

Updated as of October 2, 2014
Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com

Regular Season

Game log

2014–15 Schedule[7]
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss
A – Alternate Jersey[8]

Season standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p New York Rangers 82 53 22 7 49 252 192 +60 113
2 x Washington Capitals 82 45 26 11 40 242 203 +39 101
3 x New York Islanders 82 47 28 7 40 252 230 +22 101
4 x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 14 89
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 19 84
7 New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 35 78
8 Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 38 71
Source: National Hockey League
p Clinched Presidents Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot.
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Montreal Canadiens 82 50 22 10 43 221 189 +32 110
2 x Tampa Bay Lightning 82 50 24 8 47 262 211 +51 108
3 x Detroit Red Wings 82 43 25 14 39 235 221 +14 100
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.
Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p New York Rangers 82 53 22 7 49 252 192 +60 113
2 x Washington Capitals 82 45 26 11 40 242 203 +39 101
3 x New York Islanders 82 47 28 7 40 252 230 +22 101
Source: National Hockey League
p Clinched Presidents Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
2 ME x Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
4 AT Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 17 91
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 14 89
6 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 19 84
7 ME New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 35 78
8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 38 71
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 51 68
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Detailed records

Final[9]

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
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[10]

Player Injury Date Returned Games missed
Bennett, BeauBeau Bennett Lower Body October 9, 2014[11] November 8, 2014 10 games
Bortuzzo, RobertRobert Bortuzzo Lower Body October 9, 2014[12] November 1, 2014 10 games
Maatta, OlliOlli Maatta Thyroid Cancer November 4, 2014[13] November 15, 2014[14] 6 games
Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau Illness November 14, 2014 November 15, 2014 1 game
Dupuis, PascalPascal Dupuis Blood Clot - Lung November 18, 2014[15] Remainder of season[16] 65 games
Bennett, BeauBeau Bennett Lower Body, Mumps November 26, 2014[17][18] December 29, 2014 16 games
Letang, KrisKris Letang Lower Body November 29, 2014[19] December 8, 2014 5 games
Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc Foot November 29, 2014 December 2, 2014 2 games
Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz Foot December 2, 2014[20] December 18, 2014 8 games
Wilson, ScottScott Wilson Leg December 4, 2014[20] January 13, 2015[21] 18 games
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist Upper Body December 6, 2014[22] December 8, 2014 2 games
Maatta, OlliOlli Maatta Shoulder Surgery, Mumps December 8, 2014[23][24] 55 games
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby Mumps December 12, 2014[25][26] December 15, 2014 3 games
Sill, ZachZach Sill Upper Body December 13, 2014 January 3, 2015 11 games
Bortuzzo, RobertRobert Bortuzzo Upper Body December 15, 2014[27] December 23, 2014 5 games
Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss Mumps Testing December 18, 2014[28] December 19, 2014[24] 1 game
Adams, CraigCraig Adams Undisclosed December 20, 2014[29] December 29, 2014 5 games
Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff Lower Body December 20, 2014[29] December 29, 2014 5 games
Martin, PaulPaul Martin Undisclosed December 20, 2014[29] January 3, 2015 8 games
Downie, SteveSteve Downie Mumps December 22, 2014[30][31] December 31, 2014 5 games
Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss Mumps December 22, 2014[30][31] December 27, 2014 3 games
Sutter, BrandonBrandon Sutter Mumps Testing December 22, 2014[30][31] December 23, 2014 2 games
Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau Upper Body December 23, 2014 February 11, 2015 20 games
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist Lower Body December 29, 2014[32] January 27, 2015 11 games
Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc Illness January 7, 2015[33] January 10, 2015 1 game
Despres, SimonSimon Despres Illness January 20, 2015[34] January 27, 2015 2 games
Letang, KrisKris Letang Concussion January 21, 2015[35] January 27, 2015 1 game
Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin Lower Body January 21, 2015[36] February 4, 2015[37] 5 games
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby Lower Body January 27, 2015[38] January 28, 2015 1 game
Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff Concussion January 28, 2015[39] February 25, 2015 12 games
Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff Concussion March 1, 2015[40] March 14, 2015 6 games
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby Illness March 14, 2015[41] March 15, 2015 1 game
Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin Lower Body March 14, 2015[42] March 28, 2015[43] 6 games
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist Lower Body March 15, 2015[44] March 28, 2015[43] 5 games
Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff Undisclosed March 21, 2015 March 24, 2015 1 game
Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff Concussion March 24, 2015[45] 9 games
Perron, DavidDavid Perron Illness March 28, 2015 March 29, 2015 1 game
Letang, KrisKris Letang Concussion March 28, 2015[46] 7 games
Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin Undisclosed April 1, 2015 April 5, 2015 2 games
Downie, SteveSteve Downie Upper Body April 4, 2015 April 10, 2015 2 games
Pouliot, DerrickDerrick Pouliot Upper Body April 7, 2015 2 games
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[47]

Playoffs

Game log

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the final Wild Card team.

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Legend:           = If needed           = Win           = Loss           = Playoff series win

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 28 games

Statistics

Final Stats

Skaters

Regular Season[48]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby 77 28 56 84 5 47
Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin 69 28 42 70 –2 60
Letang, KrisKris Letang 69 11 43 54 12 79
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 64 25 26 51 12 38
Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz 74 17 23 40 2 56
Sutter, BrandonBrandon Sutter 80 21 12 33 6 14
Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau 61 16 15 31 6 65
Downie, SteveSteve Downie 72 14 14 28 2 238
Spaling, NickNick Spaling 82 9 18 27 –2 26
Perron, DavidDavid Perron 43 12 10 22 –8 42
Martin, PaulPaul Martin 74 3 17 20 17 20
Despres, SimonSimon Despres 59 2 15 17 9 64
Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff 49 3 11 14 8 26
Bennett, BeauBeau Bennett 49 4 8 12 –1 16
Dupuis, PascalPascal Dupuis 16 6 5 11 2 4
Scuderi, RobRob Scuderi 82 1 9 10 9 17
Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik 21 2 7 9 8 8
Maatta, OlliOlli Maatta 20 1 8 9 1 10
Cole, IanIan Cole 20 1 7 8 –2 7
Adams, CraigCraig Adams 70 1 6 7 –1 44
Pouliot, DerrickDerrick Pouliot 34 2 5 7 –11 4
Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc 43 2 4 6 –2 4
Bortuzzo, RobertRobert Bortuzzo 38 2 4 6 –6 68
Ebbett, AndrewAndrew Ebbett 24 1 5 6 1 2
Sill, ZachZach Sill 42 1 2 3 –3 60
Lovejoy, BenBen Lovejoy 20 1 2 3 –7 8
Klinkhammer, RobRob Klinkhammer†‡ 10 1 2 3 0 0
Lapierre, MaximMaxim Lapierre 35 0 2 2 –13 16
Rust, BryanBryan Rust 14 1 1 2 –3 4
Arcobello, MarkMark Arcobello†‡ 10 0 2 2 1 2
Megna, JaysonJayson Megna 12 0 1 1 –2 14
Dumoulin, BrianBrian Dumoulin 8 1 0 1 0 2
Farnham, BobbyBobby Farnham 11 0 0 0 0 24
Harrington, ScottScott Harrington 10 0 0 0 –10 4
Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney 7 0 0 0 –1 0
Uher, DominikDominik Uher 2 0 0 0 –1 0
Wilson, ScottScott Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 217 382 599 6[49] 1,093
Team Total[A] 217 383 600 6[49] 1,123[50]

Playoffs[51]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby 5 2 2 4 1 0
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 5 2 1 3 1 2
Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz 5 1 2 3 2 8
Sutter, BrandonBrandon Sutter 5 1 1 2 –1 2
Downie, SteveSteve Downie 5 0 2 2 1 4
Spaling, NickNick Spaling 5 1 1 2 1 4
Martin, PaulPaul Martin 5 0 2 2 –3 2
Cole, IanIan Cole 5 0 2 2 0 8
Lovejoy, BenBen Lovejoy 5 0 2 2 –3 0
Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau 5 1 0 1 0 8
Perron, DavidDavid Perron 5 0 1 1 –1 4
Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin 5 0 0 0 –1 0
Scuderi, RobRob Scuderi 5 0 0 0 0 0
Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik 5 0 0 0 –6 2
Lapierre, MaximMaxim Lapierre 5 0 0 0 –2 0
Dumoulin, BrianBrian Dumoulin 5 0 0 0 1 0
Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney 5 0 0 0 0 2
Wilson, ScottScott Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0
Bennett, BeauBeau Bennett 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 16 24 −2[52] 46
Team Total[B] 8 16 24 −2[52] 46[53]

Goaltenders

Regular Season[54]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury 64 64 3,775:31 34 20 9 146 2.32 1,831 0.920 10 0 1 6
Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss 20 18 1,159:22 9 6 3 49 2.54 545 0.910 0 0 0 0
Zatkoff, JeffJeff Zatkoff 1 0 36:45 0 1 0 1 1.62 17 0.941 0 0 0 0
Total 82 4,972:18 43 27 12 196 2.37 2,393 0.918 10 0 1 6
Playoffs[55]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury 5 5 311:44 1 2 2 11 2.12 150 .927 0 0 0 0
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
GP W L OT P ROW HROW AROW
82 43 27 12 98 39 21 18
Goals by Period - Average Goals Per Game
SF SA SF/G SA/G GF 1st GF 2nd GF 3rd GF OT
2,594 2,401 31.6 29.3 77 68 66 6
Special Teams
Powerplay
HPP HPP% APP APP% PP PP% SHGA
29/132 22% 20/122 16.4% 49/255 19.2% 11
Penalty Kill
HPK HPK% APK APK% PK PK% SHG
118/140 84.3% 115/137 83.9% 233/277 84.1% 6
Misc
Hits BS MS GVA TKA FOW FOL FO%
2,495 1,095 917 581 441 2,396 2,491 49%

Playoffs
Summary
GP W L OT P ROW HROW AROW
5 1 2 2 1 0 1
Goals by Period - Average Goals Per Game
SF SA SF/G SA/G GF 1st GF 2nd GF 3rd GF OT
132 150 26.4 30.0 1 5 2 0
Special Teams
Powerplay
HPP HPP% APP APP% PP PP% SHGA
0/5 0% 2/8 25% 2/13 15.4% 0
Penalty Kill
HPK HPK% APK APK% PK PK% SHG
5/5 100% 12/15 80% 17/20 85% 0
Misc
Hits BS MS GVA TKA FOW FOL FO%
152 75 51 35 22 172 144 54.4%

     – Denotes league leader.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Crosby, S.S. Crosby NHL Third Star of the Week[56] October 13, 2014
Fleury, M.M. Fleury NHL Third Star of the Week[57] November 3, 2014
Crosby, S.S. Crosby NHL Second Star of the Month[58] November 3, 2014
Fleury, M.M. Fleury NHL Third Star of the Week[59] December 22, 2014
Crosby, S.S. Crosby NHL All-Star game selection[60] January 10, 2015
Malkin, E.E. Malkin NHL All-Star game selection[60] January 10, 2015
Fleury, M.M. Fleury NHL All-Star game replacement selection[61] January 15, 2015
Malkin, E.E. Malkin NHL Third Star of the Week[62] March 2, 2015

Team awards

Awarded week of April 5th

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
Johnston, M.M. Johnston 1st career NHL win (coach) October 9, 2014
Spaling, N.N. Spaling 300th Career NHL Game October 13, 2014
Crosby, S.S. Crosby 500th Career NHL Assist October 18, 2014
Dupuis, P.P. Dupuis 400th Career NHL Point October 25, 2014
Ehrhoff, C.C. Ehrhoff 700th Career NHL Game October 28, 2014
Malkin, E.E. Malkin 400th Career NHL Assist October 30, 2014
Fleury, M.M. Fleury 30th Career NHL Shutout October 30, 2014
Despres, S.S. Despres 100th Career NHL Game November 14, 2014
Adams, C.C. Adams 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
Wilson, S.S. Wilson 1st Career NHL Game December 2, 2014
C. Adams 314th Consecutive Game[See note] December 6, 2014
Comeau, B.B. Comeau 100th Career NHL Assist December 8, 2014
Farnham, B.B. Farnham 1st Career NHL Game December 13, 2014
Rust, B.B. Rust 1st Career NHL Game December 13, 2014
B. Rust 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
December 15, 2014
Dumoulin, B.B. Dumoulin 1st Career NHL Goal December 15, 2014
Harrington, S.S. Harrington 1st Career NHL Game December 18, 2014
Pouliot, D.D. Pouliot 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
December 20, 2014
D. Pouliot 1st Career NHL Assist December 22, 2014
Uher, D.D. Uher 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
Goc, M.M. Goc 600th Career NHL Game January 10, 2015
Sill, Z.Z. Sill 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
January 12, 2015
Kunitz, C.C. Kunitz 500th Career NHL Point January 20, 2015
Z. Sill 1st Career NHL Goal January 21, 2015
Letang, K.K. Letang 200th Career NHL Assist January 27, 2015
Bortuzzo, R.R. Bortuzzo 100th Career NHL Game January 28, 2015
C. Kunitz 700th Career NHL Game January 30, 2015
Hornqvist, P.P. Hornqvist 400th Career NHL Game February 1, 2015
M. Fleury 8th Shutout Game (Season)[See note] February 6, 2015
S. Crosby 600th Career NHL Game February 11, 2015
Scuderi, R.R. Scuderi 700th Career NHL Game March 1, 2015
E. Malkin 700th Career NHL Point March 12, 2015
Lapierre, M.M. Lapierre 600th Career NHL Game March 14, 2015
Downie, S.S. Downie 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
  • Note Franchise Record

Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Dumoulin, B.B. Dumoulin 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
Chorney, T.T. Chorney 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
Comeau, B.B. Comeau 1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point
April 16, 2015
Cole, I.I. Cole 1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point
April 18, 2015
Wilson, S.S. Wilson 1st Career Playoff Game April 20, 2015
Malkin, E.E. Malkin 100th Career Playoff Game April 22, 2015
Crosby, S.S. Crosby 100th Career Playoff Game April 24, 2015

Roster

Final[63]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
27 Canada Adams, CraigCraig Adams RW R 38 2009 Seria, Brunei
19 United States Bennett, BeauBeau Bennett RW R 23 2010 Gardena, California
44 Canada Chorney, TaylorTaylor Chorney D L 28 2014 Thunder Bay, Ontario
28 United States Cole, IanIan Cole D L 26 2015 Ann Arbor, Michigan
17 Canada Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau LW R 29 2014 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
87 Canada Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby (C) C L 27 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
23 Canada Downie, SteveSteve Downie RW R 28 2014 Newmarket, Ontario
8 United States Dumoulin, BrianBrian Dumoulin D L 23 2012 Biddeford, Maine
9 Canada Dupuis, PascalPascal Dupuis RW L 36 2008 Laval, Quebec
10 Germany Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff D L 32 2014 Moers, West Germany
25 Canada Ebbett, AndrewAndrew Ebbett C L 32 2013 Vernon, British Columbia
34 United States Farnham, BobbyBobby Farnham RW L 26 2013 North Andover, Massachusetts
29 Canada Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury G L 30 2003 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
1 Germany Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss G L 29 2014 Füssen, West Germany
6 Canada Harrington, ScottScott Harrington D L 22 2011 Kingston, Ontario
72 Sweden Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist RW R 28 2014 Sollentuna, Sweden
14 Canada Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz (A) LW L 35 2009 Regina, Saskatchewan
40 Canada Lapierre, MaximMaxim Lapierre C R 30 2015 Montreal, Quebec
58 Canada Letang, KrisKris Letang D R 28 2005 Montreal, Quebec
12 United States Lovejoy, BenBen Lovejoy D R 31 2015 Concord, New Hampshire
3 Finland Maatta, OlliOlli Maatta D L 20 2012 Jyväskylä, Finland
71 Russia Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin (A) C L 28 2004 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union
7 United States Martin, PaulPaul Martin D L 34 2010 Elk River, Minnesota
59 United States Megna, JaysonJayson Megna C R 25 2012 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
39 Canada Perron, DavidDavid Perron LW R 27 2015 Sherbrooke, Quebec
51 Canada Pouliot, DerrickDerrick Pouliot D L 21 2012 Estevan, Saskatchewan
36 United States Rust, BryanBryan Rust RW R 23 2010 Novi, Michigan
4 United States Scuderi, RobRob Scuderi D L 36 2013 Syosset, New York
13 Canada Spaling, NickNick Spaling C L 26 2014 Palmerston, Ontario
16 Canada Sutter, BrandonBrandon Sutter C R 26 2012 Huntington, New York
46 Czech Republic Uher, DominikDominik Uher LW L 22 2012 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
43 Canada Wilson, ScottScott Wilson LW L 23 2011 Oakville, Ontario
26 Canada Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik LW L 30 2015 Toronto, Ontario
37 United States Zatkoff, JeffJeff Zatkoff G L 27 2012 Detroit, Michigan

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

June 27, 2014[64] To Nashville Predators

James Neal

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Patric Hornqvist
Nick Spaling

December 5, 2014[65] To Arizona Coyotes

Philip Samuelsson

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Rob Klinkhammer
conditional 5th-round pick in 2016

January 2, 2015[66] To Edmonton Oilers

Rob Klinkhammer
1st-round pick in 2015
(To NYI–#16–Mathew Barzal)

To Pittsburgh Penguins

David Perron

January 27, 2015[67] To St. Louis Blues

Marcel Goc

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Maxim Lapierre

February 25, 2015[68] To Toronto Maple Leafs

Zach Sill
2nd-round pick in 2016
4th-round pick in 2015
(To EDM to OTT–#107–Christian Wolanin)

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Daniel Winnik

March 2, 2015[69] To St. Louis Blues

Robert Bortuzzo
7th-round pick in 2016

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Ian Cole

March 2, 2015[70] To Anaheim Ducks

Simon Despres

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Ben Lovejoy

Free agents

Player Acquired from Lost to Date Contract terms
Jussi Jokinen[71] Florida Panthers July 1, 2014 4 year/$16 million
Christian Ehrhoff[72] Buffalo Sabres July 1, 2014 1 year/$4 million
Blake Comeau[73] Columbus Blue Jackets July 1, 2014 1 year/$700,000
Thomas Greiss[74] Arizona Coyotes July 1, 2014 1 year/$1 million
Tanner Glass[75] New York Rangers July 1, 2014 3 year/$4.35 million
Brooks Orpik[76] Washington Capitals July 1, 2014 5 year/$27.5 million
Deryk Engelland[77] Calgary Flames July 1, 2014 3 year/$8.7 million
Matt Niskanen[78] Washington Capitals July 1, 2014 7 year/$40.25 million
Taylor Chorney[79] St. Louis Blues July 1, 2014 1 year/$550,000[a]
Chris Conner[80] Washington Capitals July 1, 2014 1 year/$550,000[a]
Harry Zolnierczyk[81] New York Islanders July 1, 2014 1 year/$600,000[a]
Joe Vitale[82] Arizona Coyotes July 1, 2014 3 year/$3.35 million
Chuck Kobasew[83] SC Bern July 2, 2014 2 years
Steve Downie[84] Philadelphia Flyers July 2, 2014 1 year/$1 million
Brian Gibbons[85] Columbus Blue Jackets July 4, 2014 1 year/$750,000[a]
Lee Stempniak[86] New York Rangers July 19, 2014 1 year/$900,000
Taylor Pyatt[87] Genève-Servette HC July 24, 2014 1 year
Daniel Carcillo[88] 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[89] Nashville Predators January 14, 2015
Mark Arcobello[90] Arizona Coyotes February 11, 2015

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Nick Drazenovic[91] July 1, 2014 1 year/$550,000[a]
Marcel Goc[92] July 1, 2014 1 year/$1.2 million
Zach Sill[93] July 3, 2014 1 year/$550,000[a]
Jayson Megna[94] July 10, 2014 1 year/$874,125[a]
Philip Samuelsson[95] July 10, 2014 1 year/$550,000[a]
Kasperi Kapanen[96] July 11, 2014 3 years/$2.775 million[b]
Bobby Farnham[97] July 15, 2014 1 year/$550,000[a]
Simon Despres[98] July 18, 2014 2 years/$1.8 million
Nick Spaling[99] July 31, 2014 2 years/$4.4 million
Brandon Sutter[100] August 5, 2014 2 years/$6.6 million
Marc-Andre Fleury[101] November 5, 2014 4 years/$23 million contract extension

Other

Name Date Details
Gary Agnew[102] July 10, 2014 Named as Assistant Coach
Mark Recchi[103] July 18, 2014 Named as Player Development Coach
Jacques Martin[104] July 23, 2014 Named as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations
Daniel Carcillo[105] October 2, 2014 Released
Jeff Zatkoff[106] October 4, 2014 Waived
Tomas Vokoun[107] December 15, 2014 Retirement
Notes

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[108]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 22 Kasperi Kapanen RW  Finland KalPa (SM-liiga)
4 113 Sam Lafferty C/LW  United States Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA)
5 145[a] Anthony Angello C  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
6 173 Jaden Lindo RW  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 203 Jeff Taylor D  United States Union College (ECAC)
Draft notes[109]

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