2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season
NHL team season
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The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] Their regular season games began on October 8, 2015, against the Dallas Stars.[3] 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.[4]
| 2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Eastern Conference champions | |
| Division | 2nd Metropolitan |
| Conference | 2nd Eastern |
| 2015–16 record | 48–26–8 |
| Home record | 26–11–4 |
| Road record | 22–15–4 |
| Goals for | 245 |
| Goals against | 203 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Jim Rutherford |
| Coach |
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| Captain | Sidney Crosby |
| Alternate captains | |
| Arena | Consol Energy Center |
| Average attendance | 18,550 (100.9%)[1] (41 games) |
| Minor league affiliates | |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Sidney Crosby (36) |
| Assists | Kris Letang (51) |
| Points | Sidney Crosby (85) |
| Penalty minutes | Kris Letang (66) |
| Plus/minus | Chris Kunitz (+29) |
| Wins | Marc-Andre Fleury (35) |
| Goals against average | Matt Murray (2.00) |
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 Finals since 2013 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Pens defeated the Lightning in seven games, despite trailing the series 3–2 after game five, 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)[5]
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss a Kraft Hockeyville game |
Statistics
Final
Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com
Preseason statistics
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| Phil Kessel | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Kris Letang | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Sidney Crosby | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sergei Plotnikov | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Kunitz | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Daniel Sprong | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| Beau Bennett | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Olli Maatta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ian Cole | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
| Adam Clendening | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergei Gonchar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −8 | 2 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Perron | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Pascal Dupuis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Derrick Pouliot | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Nick Bonino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Kael Mouillierat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cullen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Erixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Niclas Andersen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Tyler Biggs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Oleksy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ben Lovejoy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 8 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Matia Marcantuoni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Farnham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Reid McNeill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Conor Sheary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Warsofsky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Anton Zlobin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Sestito | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Dominik Uher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Dominik Simon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Scuderi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Archibald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season
Game log
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October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–2–0), 14 Points
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November: 6–4–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–2–1), 14 Points
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December: 5–7–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 4–4–0), 12 Points
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January: 6–2–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–2–2), 15 Points
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February: 8–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–2–1, 17 Points
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March: 12–4–0 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 6–2–0), 24 Points
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April: 4–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 3–1–0), 8 Points
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss A – Alternate Jersey[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 252 | 193 | +59 | 120 |
| 2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 245 | 203 | +42 | 104 |
| 3 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 43 | 236 | 217 | +19 | 101 |
| 4 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 232 | 216 | +16 | 100 |
| 5 | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 214 | 218 | −4 | 96 |
| 6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 198 | 226 | −28 | 86 |
| 7 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 184 | 208 | −24 | 84 |
| 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 219 | 252 | −33 | 76 |
Detailed records
Final[10]
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| Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Central | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Eric Fehr | Elbow Surgery | Off-Season[11] | October 31, 2015[12] | 10 games |
| Pascal Dupuis | Lower Body | Preseason[13] | October 22, 2015[14] | 6 games |
| Beau Bennett | Upper Body | October 13, 2015[15] | October 28, 2015[16] | 5 games |
| Bryan Rust | Undisclosed | October 24, 2015[17] | November 30, 2015[18] | 15 games |
| Pascal Dupuis | Blood Clot Testing | November 6, 2015[19] | November 11, 2015 | 2 games |
| Nick Bonino | Undisclosed | November 17, 2015[20] | November 19, 2015[21] | 1 game |
| Olli Maatta | Upper Body | November 17, 2015[22] | December 5, 2015[23] | 6 games |
| Kris Letang | Undisclosed | December 5, 2015[23] | December 9, 2015 | 2 games |
| Kris Letang | Upper Body | December 9, 2015[24] | December 26, 2015[25] | 6 games |
| Beau Bennett | Upper Body | December 14, 2015[26] | January 23, 2016 | 17 games |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Concussion | December 14, 2015[26] | January 2, 2016[27] | 8 games |
| Nick Bonino | Illness | December 16, 2015[28] | December 18, 2015 | 1 game |
| Sidney Crosby | Lower Body | December 19, 2015[29] | December 26, 2015[25] | 1 game |
| Kris Letang | Upper Body | December 26, 2015 | December 30, 2015[30] | 1 game |
| Nick Bonino | Hand Injury | January 12, 2016[31] | February 27, 2016[32] | 16 games |
| Kris Letang | Undisclosed | January 15, 2016 | January 18, 2016 | 1 game |
| David Warsofsky | Concussion | January 17, 2016 | February 21, 2016[33] | 13 games |
| Chris Kunitz | Lower Body | January 21, 2016[34] | February 2, 2016 | 2 games |
| Beau Bennett | Upper Body | January 23, 2016[34] | March 24, 2016 | 25 games |
| Eric Fehr | Lower Body | February 2, 2016[35] | March 11, 2016 | 17 games |
| Evgeni Malkin | Lower Body | February 2, 2016[35] | February 27, 2016[32] | 10 games |
| Ben Lovejoy | Upper Body | February 20, 2016[36] | March 26, 2016 | 16 games |
| Kevin Porter | Lower Body | March 3, 2016[37] | – | 19 games |
| Carl Hagelin | Illness | March 5, 2016 | March 11, 2016 | 2 games |
| Evgeni Malkin | Upper Body | March 11, 2016[38] | April 16, 2016[39] | 16 games |
| Scott Wilson | Lower Body | March 11, 2016[40] | – | 15 games |
| Olli Maatta | Lower Body | March 24, 2016[41] | – | 9 games |
| Brian Dumoulin | Concussion | March 26, 2016 | April 2, 2016 | 3 games |
| Bryan Rust | Lower Body | March 29, 2016[42] | – | 6 games |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Concussion | April 2, 2016[43] | – | 5 games |
| Beau Bennett | Undisclosed | April 5, 2016 | – | 2 games |
| 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.[44]
Game log
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) New York Rangers: Penguins won 4–1
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Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Penguins won 4–2
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Eastern Conference Finals vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Penguins won 4–3
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Penguins won 4–2
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Playoff series win |
Injuries
| Player | Injury | Date | Returned | Games missed |
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| Kevin Porter | Lower Body | From season | – | 24 games |
| Evgeni Malkin | Upper Body | From season | April 16, 2016 | 1 game |
| Scott Wilson | Lower Body | From season | – | 24 games |
| Olli Maatta | Lower Body | From season | April 13, 2016 | 0 games |
| Bryan Rust | Lower Body | From season | April 16, 2016 | 1 game |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Concussion | From season | May 2, 2016 | 7 games |
| Beau Bennett | Undisclosed | From season | May 21, 2016 | 15 games |
| Matt Murray | Upper Body | From season | April 19, 2016 | 2 games |
| Olli Maatta | Concussion | April 30, 2016 | May 10, 2016 | 3 games |
| Eric Fehr | Undisclosed | May 2, 2016 | May 7, 2016 | 1 game |
| Trevor Daley | Broken Ankle | May 20, 2016 | – | 9 games |
| Total | 87 games | |||
Suspensions
| Date of Incident | Offender | Offense(s) | Date of Action | Length |
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| May 2, 2016 | Kris Letang | Interference against Marcus Johansson.[45] | May 3, 2016 | 1 game |
Post-season
Injuries
| Player | Injury | Date | Recovery |
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| Daniel Sprong | Shoulder surgery[46] | June 17, 2016 | 7–8 months |
Player statistics
- Skaters
- Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Marc-Andre Fleury | 58 | 58 | 3462:33 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 132 | 2.29 | 1665 | 0.921 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Murray | 13 | 13 | 748:35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2.00 | 355 | 0.930 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zatkoff | 14 | 11 | 732:03 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 2.79 | 408 | 0.917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 4943:11 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 191 | 2.32 | 2428 | 0.921 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Matt Murray | 21 | 21 | 1267:16 | 15 | 6 | -- | 44 | 2.08 | 575 | 0.923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeff Zatkoff | 2 | 2 | 117:13 | 1 | 1 | -- | 6 | 3.07 | 65 | 0.908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 2 | 1 | 79:19 | 0 | 1 | -- | 4 | 3.03 | 32 | 0.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 1463:48 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 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
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Team awards
Awarded week of March 27
| Player | Award | Notes |
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| 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
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Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
Trades
| July 1, 2015[60] | To Toronto Maple Leafs
Nick Spaling |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Phil Kessel[Note 1] |
| July 28, 2015[61] | To Vancouver Canucks
Brandon Sutter |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Nick Bonino |
| December 14, 2015[62] | To Chicago Blackhawks
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To Pittsburgh Penguins
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| January 16, 2016[63] | To Anaheim Ducks
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To Pittsburgh Penguins
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| February 27, 2016[64] | To Edmonton Oilers
3rd-round pick in 2016 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
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| February 29, 2016[65] | To Arizona Coyotes
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To Pittsburgh Penguins
Matthias Plachta |
| February 29, 2016[66] | To Arizona Coyotes
Matia Marcantuoni |
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dustin Jeffrey |
- Notes
Free agents
| Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms |
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| Andrew Ebbett[67] | SC Bern | June 24, 2015 | two-year contract | |
| David Warsofsky[68] | Boston Bruins | July 1, 2015 | 1 year/$600,000 | |
| Sergei Plotnikov[69] | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | July 1, 2015 | 1 year/$925,000 | |
| Kael Mouillierat[70] | New York Islanders | July 1, 2015 | 1 year/$575,000 | |
| Kevin Porter[71] | Detroit Red Wings | July 1, 2015 | 1 year/$575,000 | |
| Steven Oleksy[72] | Washington Capitals | July 1, 2015 | 1 year/$575,000 | |
| Steve Downie[73] | Arizona Coyotes | July 1, 2015 | 1 year/$1.75 million | |
| Blake Comeau[74] | Colorado Avalanche | July 1, 2015 | 3-year/$7.2 million | |
| Paul Martin[75] | San Jose Sharks | July 1, 2015 | 4-year/$19.4 million | |
| Taylor Chorney[76] | Washington Capitals | July 1, 2015 | 1 year/$700,000 | |
| Jayson Megna[77] | New York Rangers | July 1, 2015 | 1 year/$600,000 | |
| Thomas Greiss[78] | New York Islanders | July 1, 2015 | 2-year/$3 million | |
| Daniel Winnik[79] | Toronto Maple Leafs | July 1, 2015 | 2-year/$4.5 million | |
| Will O'Neill[80] | Winnipeg Jets | July 2, 2015 | 1 year/$575,000 | |
| Eric Fehr[81] | Washington Capitals | July 28, 2015 | 3 years/$6 million | |
| Matt Cullen[82] | Nashville Predators | August 6, 2015 | 1 year/$800,000 | |
| Sergei Gonchar[83] | Montreal Canadiens | August 14, 2015 | Professional Tryout Contract | |
| Christian Ehrhoff[84] | Los Angeles Kings | August 23, 2015 | 1 year, $1.5 million | |
| Tom Sestito[85] | Vancouver Canucks | August 26, 2015 | Professional Tryout Contract | |
| Maxim Lapierre[86] | Modo Hockey | September 1, 2015 | one-year contract | |
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond[87] | New Jersey Devils | September 8, 2015 | 1 year, $575,000 | |
| Tom Sestito[88] | Vancouver Canucks | February 1, 2016 | 1 year, $575,000[a] | |
| Dominik Uher[89] | Sparta Prague | June 1, 2016 | one-year contract | |
| Dustin Jeffrey[90] | Lausanne HC | June 2, 2016 | two-year contract | |
| Niclas Andersen[91] | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | June 2, 2016 | one-year contract | |
| Anton Zlobin[92] | Dynamo Moscow | June 20, 2016 | try-out contract |
Waivers
| Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Farnham[93] | New Jersey Devils | October 26, 2015 | |
| David Warsofsky[94] | New Jersey Devils | February 29, 2016 |
Signings
| Player | Date | Contract terms |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Cole[95] | June 29, 2015 | 3 years/$6.3 million |
| Conor Sheary[96] | July 1, 2015 | 2 years/$1.15 million[b] |
| Reid McNeill[97] | July 3, 2015 | 2 years/$1.15 million[a] |
| Brian Dumoulin[98] | July 9, 2015 | 2 years/$1.6 million |
| Bobby Farnham[99] | July 13, 2015 | 1 year/$575,000[a] |
| Dominik Simon[100] | July 14, 2015 | 3 years/$2.0775 million[b] |
| Beau Bennett[101] | July 15, 2015 | 1 year/$800,000 |
| Dominik Uher[102] | July 17, 2015 | 1 year/$575,000[a] |
| Daniel Sprong[103] | August 28, 2015 | 3 years/$2.775 million[b] |
| Olli Maatta[104] | February 26, 2016 | 6 years/$24.5 million (contract extension) |
| Carter Rowney[105] | March 9, 2016 | 2 years/$1.225 million[a] |
| Bryan Rust[106] | March 14, 2016 | 2 years/$1.28 million (contract extension) |
| Scott Wilson[106] | March 14, 2016 | 2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension) |
| Tom Kuhnhackl[106] | March 14, 2016 | 2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension) |
| Teddy Blueger[107] | March 22, 2016 | 2 years/$1.85 million[b] |
| Ethan Prow[108] | March 29, 2016 | 2 years/$1.46 million[b] |
| Sean Maguire[109] | April 6, 2016 | 2 years/$1.85 million[b] |
| Lukas Bengtsson[110] | April 27, 2016 | 2 years/$1.85 million[b] |
| Jake Guentzel[111] | May 23, 2016 | 3 years/$2.775 million[b] |
| Kevin Porter[112] | June 20, 2016 | 1 year/$575,000[a] |
Other
| Name | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Sestito[113] | September 30, 2015 | Released |
| Sergei Gonchar[114] | October 3, 2015 | Released |
| Sergei Gonchar[115] | October 27, 2015 | Named as Defensemen Development Coach |
| Pascal Dupuis[116] | December 8, 2015 | Unofficial Retirement |
| Mike Johnston[117] | December 12, 2015 | Relieved as head coach |
| Gary Agnew[117] | December 12, 2015 | Relieved as assistant coach |
| Mike Sullivan[117] | December 12, 2015 | Named as head coach |
| Craig Adams[118] | January 26, 2016 | Retirement |
- Notes
Draft picks
The 2015 NHL entry draft will be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.[119]
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 46 | Daniel Sprong | RW |  Netherlands |
Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 137 | Dominik Simon | C |  Czech Republic |
HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga) |
| 6 | 167 | Frederik Tiffels | LW |  Germany |
Western Michigan University (NCHC) |
| 7 | 197 | Nikita Pavlychev | C |  Russia |
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
- Draft notes[120]
- 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.[121]
- 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.[122]
- 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.[123]