2021–22 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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The 2021–22 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 55th season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]

Division3rd Metropolitan
Conference7th Eastern
2021–22 record46–25–11
Home record23–13–5
Quick facts Pittsburgh Penguins, Division ...
2021–22 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division3rd Metropolitan
Conference7th Eastern
2021–22 record46–25–11
Home record23–13–5
Road record23–12–6
Goals for272
Goals against229
Team information
General managerRon Hextall
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Average attendance17,684[1]
Minor league affiliatesWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJake Guentzel (40)
AssistsKris Letang (58)
PointsSidney Crosby
Jake Guentzel (84)
Penalty minutesKris Letang (49)
Plus/minusBrian Dumoulin (+24)
WinsTristan Jarry (34)
Goals against averageLouis Domingue (2.02)
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On March 27, 2022, the Penguins defeated the Red Wings, 11–2, marking the first time the team has scored 11 goals in a game since November 16, 1993.[3] On April 14, 2022, the Penguins clinched their 16th consecutive playoff appearance after a 6–3 win over the New York Islanders.[4] In the First Round, the Penguins lost in seven games to the New York Rangers despite having a 3–1 series lead. This marked the fourth time the Penguins lost a best-of-seven playoff series after having a 3–1 series lead, and the second time doing so against the New York Rangers. The Game 7 loss marked the first time the Penguins lost a Game 7 on the road in franchise history after going 6–0 the previous six instances.[5]

In the first 64 games, the Penguins were 39–16–9 for 87 points. But, after that, they sagged, going 7–9–2. They also lost an NHL-worst 7 shootouts.

Before the season, the Penguins shipped left wing Brandon Tanev off to play for the Seattle Kraken.

Standings

Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Carolina Hurricanes 82 54 20 8 47 278 202 +76 116
2 x – New York Rangers 82 52 24 6 44 254 207 +47 110
3 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 46 25 11 37 272 229 +43 103
4 x – Washington Capitals 82 44 26 12 35 275 245 +30 100
5 New York Islanders 82 37 35 10 34 231 237 −6 84
6 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 37 38 7 26 262 300 −38 81
7 New Jersey Devils 82 27 46 9 19 248 307 −59 63
8 Philadelphia Flyers 82 25 46 11 20 211 298 −87 61
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Source: National Hockey League[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Boston Bruins 82 51 26 5 40 255 220 +35 107
2 ME x – Washington Capitals 82 44 26 12 35 275 245 +30 100
3 ME New York Islanders 82 37 35 10 34 231 237 −6 84
4 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 37 38 7 26 262 300 −38 81
5 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 32 39 11 25 232 290 −58 75
6 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 21 230 312 −82 74
7 AT Ottawa Senators 82 33 42 7 26 227 266 −39 73
8 ME New Jersey Devils 82 27 46 9 19 248 307 −59 63
9 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 25 46 11 20 211 298 −87 61
10 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 22 49 11 16 221 319 −98 55
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Source: National Hockey League[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.[8]

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2021–22 game log
October: 3–3–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–0–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 12Pittsburgh6–2Tampa BayJarry19,0921–0–02[9]
2October 14Pittsburgh4–5 OTFloridaDeSmith14,3081–0–13[10]
3October 16Chicago2–5PittsburghJarry18,4202–0–15[11]
4October 19Dallas2–1 SOPittsburghJarry16,4502–0–26[12]
5October 23Toronto1–7PittsburghJarry15,3973–0–28[13]
6October 26Tampa Bay5–1PittsburghJarry15,7323–1–28[14]
7October 28Calgary4–0PittsburghDeSmith17,7433–2–28[15]
8October 30New Jersey4–2PittsburghJarry17,4523–3–28[16]
November: 7–4–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
9November 4Philadelphia2–3 OTPittsburghJarry17,0374–3–210[17]
10November 6Minnesota5–4 SOPittsburghJarry17,1814–3–311[18]
11November 9Pittsburgh2–3 SOChicagoJarry17,7364–3–412[19]
12November 11Florida2–3 SOPittsburghJarry17,1945–3–414[20]
13November 13Pittsburgh3–6OttawaDeSmith14,6615–4–414[21]
14November 14Pittsburgh1–6WashingtonJarry18,5735–5–414[22]
15November 16Buffalo2–1PittsburghJarry16,3665–6–414[23]
16November 18Pittsburgh6–0MontrealJarry20,7126–6–416[24]
17November 20Pittsburgh2–0TorontoJarry19,5317–6–418[25]
18November 22Pittsburgh3–1WinnipegJarry13,5708–6–420[26]
19November 24Vancouver1–4PittsburghJarry17,5909–6–422[27]
20November 26Pittsburgh1–0NY IslandersJarry17,25510–6–424[28]
21November 27Montreal6–3PittsburghDeSmith17,98510–7–424[29]
22November 29Pittsburgh1–2 SOCalgaryJarry15,34310–7–525[30]
December: 7–1–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 4–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
23December 1Pittsburgh2–5EdmontonJarry17,13010–8–525[31]
24December 4Pittsburgh4–1VancouverJarry18,42211–8–527[32]
25December 6Pittsburgh6–1SeattleDeSmith17,15112–8–529[33]
26December 10Pittsburgh4–2WashingtonJarry18,57313–8–531[34]
27December 11Anaheim0–1PittsburghDeSmith17,43514–8–533[35]
28December 14Montreal2–5PittsburghJarry17,00515–8–535[36]
29December 17Buffalo2–3 OTPittsburghJarry17,45616–8–537[37]
30December 19Pittsburgh3–2New JerseyJarry14,85717–8–539[38]
—December 21New Jersey–PittsburghPostponed due to COVID-19.[39]
—December 23Philadelphia–PittsburghPostponed due to COVID-19.
—December 27Pittsburgh–BostonPostponed due to COVID-19.
—December 29Pittsburgh–TorontoPostponed due to COVID-19.
—December 31Pittsburgh–OttawaPostponed due to attendance restrictions.[40]
January: 10–3–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 5–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
31January 2San Jose5–8PittsburghDeSmith18,06618–8–541[41]
32January 5St. Louis3–5PittsburghJarry17,92119–8–543[42]
33January 6Pittsburgh6–2PhiladelphiaJarry17,94420–8–545[43]
34January 8Pittsburgh2–3DallasJarry18,53220–9–545[44]
35January 11Pittsburgh4–1AnaheimJarry11,43121–9–547[45]
36January 13Pittsburgh2–6Los AngelesJarry14,34821–10–547[46]
37January 15Pittsburgh2–1 OTSan JoseDomingue13,68622–10–549[47]
38January 17Pittsburgh5–3VegasJarry18,21323–10–551[48]
39January 20Ottawa4–6PittsburghJarry18,06024–10–553[49]
40January 21Pittsburgh5–2ColumbusJarry18,47725–10–555[50]
41January 23Winnipeg2–3 SOPittsburghJarry17,96226–10–557[51]
42January 25Arizona3–6PittsburghJarry16,36027–10–559[52]
43January 27Seattle2–1 OTPittsburghJarry18,22827–10–660[53]
44January 28Detroit3–2 SOPittsburghDeSmith18,36927–10–761[54]
45January 30Los Angeles4–3PittsburghJarry18,23727–11–761[55]
February: 6–3–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
46February 1Washington4–3 OTPittsburghJarry17,82627–11–862[56]
47February 8Pittsburgh4–2BostonJarry17,85028–11–864[57]
48February 10Pittsburgh2–0OttawaDeSmith50029–11–866[58]
49February 13Pittsburgh4–2New JerseyJarry11,24230–11–868[59]
50February 15Philadelphia4–5 OTPittsburghDeSmith18,38531–11–870[60]
51February 17Pittsburgh1–4TorontoJarry8,13931–12–870[61]
52February 20Carolina4–3PittsburghJarry18,42931–13–870[62]
53February 24New Jersey6–1PittsburghJarry18,05731–14–870[63]
54February 26NY Rangers0–1PittsburghJarry18,41332–14–872[64]
55February 27Pittsburgh3–2ColumbusDeSmith17,07233–14–874[65]
March: 8–4–2 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–2–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
56March 3Pittsburgh5–1Tampa BayJarry19,09234–14–876[66]
57March 4Pittsburgh2–3 OTCarolinaDeSmith19,02334–14–977[67]
58March 8Florida4–3PittsburghJarry17,87634–15–977[68]
59March 11Vegas2–5PittsburghJarry18,34135–15–979[69]
60March 13Carolina2–4PittsburghJarry17,86636–15–981[70]
61March 15Pittsburgh1–4NashvilleDeSmith17,49836–16–981[71]
62March 17Pittsburgh3–2 SOSt. LouisJarry18,09637–16–983[72]
63March 19Pittsburgh4–1ArizonaJarry14,50738–16–985[73]
64March 22Columbus1–5PittsburghJarry18,19639–16–987[74]
65March 23Pittsburgh3–4 SOBuffaloDeSmith9,39939–16–1088[75]
66March 25Pittsburgh1–5NY RangersJarry18,00639–17–1088[76]
67March 27Detroit2–11PittsburghJarry17,84240–17–1090[77]
68March 29NY Rangers3–2PittsburghJarry18,01140–18–1090[78]
69March 31Pittsburgh4–3 OTMinnesotaDeSmith18,97841–18–1092[79]
April: 5–7–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–4–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
70April 2Pittsburgh2–3ColoradoJarry18,10241–19–1092[80]
71April 5Colorado6–4PittsburghJarry17,40941–20–1092[81]
72April 7Pittsburgh0–3NY RangersJarry16,69441–21–1092[82]
73April 9Washington6–3PittsburghJarry18,40441–22–1092[83]
74April 10Nashville2–3 OTPittsburghDeSmith17,55342–22–1094[84]
75April 12Pittsburgh4–5 SONY IslandersDeSmith15,92442–22–1195[85]
76April 14NY Islanders3–6PittsburghJarry18,23643–22–1197[86]
77April 16Pittsburgh1–2BostonDeSmith17,85043–23–1197[87]
78April 21Boston0–4PittsburghDeSmith18,35044–23–1199[88]
79April 23Pittsburgh7–2DetroitDeSmith19,51545–23–11101[89]
80April 24Pittsburgh1–4PhiladelphiaDomingue18,60145–24–11101[90]
81April 26Edmonton5–1PittsburghDeSmith17,80445–25–11101[91]
82April 29Columbus3–5PittsburghDeSmith18,40246–25–11103[92]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
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Playoffs

Main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
More information 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, # ...
2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) New York Rangers: New York won 4–3
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 3Pittsburgh4–3NY Rangers3OTDomingue18,0061–0[93]
2May 5Pittsburgh2–5NY RangersDomingue18,0061–1[94]
3May 7NY Rangers4–7PittsburghDomingue18,3852–1[95]
4May 9NY Rangers2–7PittsburghDomingue18,3923–1[96]
5May 11Pittsburgh3–5NY RangersDomingue18,0063–2[97]
6May 13NY Rangers5–3PittsburghDomingue18,3423–3[98]
7May 15Pittsburgh3–4NY RangersOTJarry18,0063–4[99]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
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Player statistics

Skaters
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Goaltenders
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Regular season[102]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tristan Jarry58563415:11341861382.4217110.9194022
Casey DeSmith26241418:091165662.797690.9143000
Louis Domingue22118:4511042.02830.9520000
Total824952:054625112082.5225630.9197022
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Playoffs[103]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Louis Domingue65312:01330193.651870.8980010
Casey DeSmith1189:0700032.02510.9410000
Tristan Jarry1164:4601043.71300.8670000
Total7465:54340263.352680.9030010
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†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.

Awards and records

  • Sidney Crosby became the first person to play 1,100 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a game against the Nashville Predators on April 10.
  • Kris Letang became the first defenseman to record 600 points for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a 5–2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on December 14.
  • Kris Letang became the first defenseman to record 500 assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a 4–3 win over the Minnesota Wild on March 31.

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

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DateDetailsRef
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jared McCann		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Filip Hallander
7th-round pick in 2023		 [104]
January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05) To Chicago Blackhawks
Sam Lafferty		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexander Nylander		 [105]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To Anaheim Ducks
Zach Aston-Reese
Dominik Simon
Calle Clang
2nd-round pick in 2022		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Rickard Rakell		 [106]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) To Winnipeg Jets
Conditional17th-round pick in 2022		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Nathan Beaulieu		 [107]
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Notes:

  1. Pittsburgh receives the pick if they reach the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals and Beaulieu plays in at least 50% of the playoff games.

Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Taylor FedunDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[108]
Brock McGinnCarolina Hurricanes4-yearFree agency[109]
Dominik SimonCalgary Flames1-yearFree agency[110]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Michael ChaputArizona Coyotes1-yearFree agency[111]
Danton HeinenAnaheim Ducks1-yearFree agency[112]
September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)Louis DomingueCalgary Flames1-yearFree agency[113]
October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)Brian Boyle1-yearFree agency[114]
March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)Jordan FrascaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)3-yearFree agency[115]
Taylor GauthierPortland Winterhawks (WHL)3-yearFree agency[115]
March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10)Corey AndonovskiPrinceton Tigers (ECAC)2-yearFree agency[116]
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)Colin SwoyerMichigan Tech Huskies (CCHA)1-yearFree agency[117]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)Yannick WeberRetirement[118]
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)Brandon TanevSeattle KrakenExpansion draft[119]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Cody CeciEdmonton Oilers4-yearFree agency[120]
Frederick GaudreauMinnesota Wild2-yearFree agency[121]
Maxime LagaceTampa Bay Lightning1-yearFree agency[122]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)Kevin CzuczmanMinnesota Wild1-yearFree agency[123]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)Sam MileticCarolina Hurricanes1-yearFree agency[124]
October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)Colton SceviourEdmonton Oilers1-yearFree agency[125]
October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)Mark JankowskiRochester Americans (AHL)1-yearFree agency[126]
May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)Juuso RiikolaIK Oskarshamn (SHL)1-yearFree agency[127]
June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)Kasper BjorkqvistOulun Kärpät (Liiga)2-yearFree agency[128]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)Teddy Blueger2-yearRe-signing[129]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)Kasper Bjorkqvist1-yearRe-signing[130]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)Evan Rodrigues1-yearRe-signing[131]
Filip Lindberg2-yearEntry-level[132]
August 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)Radim Zohorna2-yearRe-signing[133]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)Zach Aston-Reese1-yearRe-signing[134]
January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26)Jeff Carter2-yearExtension[135]
February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19)Chad Ruhwedel2-yearExtension[136]
March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)Drew O'Connor1-yearExtension[137]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)Mark Friedman2-yearExtension[138]
April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05)Lukas Svejkovsky3-yearEntry-level[139]
May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)Raivis Ansons3-yearEntry-level[140]
May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)Bryan Rust6-yearExtension[141]
May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)Taylor Fedun2-yearExtension[142]
July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)Casey DeSmith2-yearExtension[143]
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Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2021 NHL entry draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
2 58 Tristan Broz C  USA Fargo Force (USHL)
5 154 Isaac Belliveau D  Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
7 194 Ryan McCleary D  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
7 215 Daniel Laatsch D  USA Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7 218 Kirill Tankov C  Russia SKA Varyagi (MHL)
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