2022–23 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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The 2022–23 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 56th season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]

Division5th Metropolitan
Conference9th Eastern
2022–23 record40–31–11
Home record23–13–5
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2022–23 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Metropolitan
Conference9th Eastern
2022–23 record40–31–11
Home record23–13–5
Road record17–18–6
Goals for262
Goals against264
Team information
General managerRon Hextall
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Average attendance17,816[1]
Minor league affiliatesWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJake Guentzel (36)
AssistsSidney Crosby (60)
PointsSidney Crosby (93)
Penalty minutesEvgeni Malkin (82)
Plus/minusSidney Crosby
Pierre-Olivier Joseph (+8)
WinsTristan Jarry (24)
Goals against averageTristan Jarry (2.90)
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During the season Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang each played in their 1,000th NHL game, joining Sidney Crosby as the only players in franchise history to accomplish this feat while playing all 1,000 games for the Penguins.[3][4]

They were eliminated from playoff contention on April 12, 2023 after the New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens, missing the postseason for the first time since the 2005–06 season,[5] and ending the longest active playoff appearance streak among the four major North American sports leagues at 16 years.[6][7][8] Consequently, the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB), making the playoffs every year since 2013, now owned the longest active playoffs streak across four major North American professional sports while the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer (MLS) do the same in all five North American professional sports, making the playoffs every year since 2010.[9][10] Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs now own the longest active playoffs streaks in the NHL, both at 7 years after both the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals, both had eight straight playoff berths, missed out.[9][11]

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 52 21 9 39 266 213 +53 113
2 x – New Jersey Devils 82 52 22 8 39 291 226 +65 112
3 x – New York Rangers 82 47 22 13 37 277 219 +58 107
4 x – New York Islanders 82 42 31 9 36 243 222 +21 93
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 40 31 11 31 262 264 −2 91
6 Washington Capitals 82 35 37 10 27 255 265 −10 80
7 Philadelphia Flyers 82 31 38 13 26 222 277 −55 75
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 48 9 15 214 330 −116 59
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Source: National Hockey League[12]
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 ME x – New York Islanders 82 42 31 9 36 243 222 +21 93
2 AT x – Florida Panthers 82 42 32 8 36 290 273 +17 92
3 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 82 40 31 11 31 262 264 −2 91
4 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 42 33 7 30 296 300 −4 91
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 39 35 8 31 261 271 −10 86
6 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 35 37 10 28 240 279 −39 80
7 ME Washington Capitals 82 35 37 10 27 255 265 −10 80
8 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 31 38 13 26 222 277 −55 75
9 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 31 45 6 21 232 307 −75 68
10 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 48 9 15 214 330 −116 59
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Source: National Hockey League[13]
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

Preseason

The Preseason schedule was released on June 30, 2022.[14]

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2022 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocationAttendanceRecord
1ASeptember 25Columbus2–3 OTPittsburghPPG Paints Arena17,8051–0–0
2ASeptember 25Pittsburgh1–5ColumbusNationwide Arena14,3081–1–0
3September 27Detroit6–2PittsburghPPG Paints Arena13,0201–2–0
4October 1Pittsburgh1–3BuffaloKeyBank Center10,9081–3–0
5October 3Pittsburgh3–2DetroitLittle Caesars Arena13,3282–3–0
6October 7Buffalo1–7PittsburghPPG Paints Arena14,3503–3–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

A – Split Squad

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Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 6, 2022.[15]

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2022–23 game log[16]
October: 4–4–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–4–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 13Arizona Coyotes2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,3551–0–02
2October 15Tampa Bay Lightning2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,4162–0–04
3October 17Pittsburgh Penguins2–3 (OT)Montreal CanadiensBell Centre21,1052–0–15
4October 20Los Angeles Kings1–6Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,1363–0–17
5October 22Pittsburgh Penguins6–3Columbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena18,0514–0–19
6October 24Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Edmonton OilersRogers Place17,3924–1–19
7October 25Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Calgary FlamesScotiabank Saddledome17,6284–2–19
8October 28Pittsburgh Penguins1–5Vancouver CanucksRogers Arena18,5284–3–19
9October 29Pittsburgh Penguins1–3Seattle KrakenClimate Pledge Arena17,1514–4–19
November: 6–4–3 (home: 1–3–2; road: 5–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
10November 1Boston Bruins6–5 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,6294–4–210
11November 2Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Buffalo SabresKeyBank Center12,2014–5–210
12November 5Seattle Kraken3–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,3024–6–210
13November 9Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Washington CapitalsCapital One Arena18,5735–6–212
14November 11Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Toronto Maple LeafsScotiabank Arena19,2296–6–214
15November 12Pittsburgh Penguins4–5 (OT)Montreal CanadiensBell Centre21,1056–6–315
16November 15Toronto Maple Leafs5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,0356–7–315
17November 17Pittsburgh Penguins6–4Minnesota WildXcel Energy Center18,2247–7–317
18November 19Pittsburgh Penguins3–0Winnipeg JetsCanada Life Centre15,3258–7–319
19November 20Pittsburgh Penguins5–3Chicago BlackhawksUnited Center21,1829–7–321
20November 23Calgary Flames1–2 (SO)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,14910–7–323
21November 25Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center19,30911–7–325
22November 26Toronto Maple Leafs4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,16611–8–325
23November 29Carolina Hurricanes3–2 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena15,94211–8–426
December: 8–3–2 (home: 6–1–2; road: 2–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
24December 1Vegas Golden Knights3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena15,89512–8–428
25December 3St. Louis Blues2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,33013–8–430
26December 6Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena15,86714–8–432
27December 9Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 (OT)Buffalo SabresKeyBank Center17,20515–8–434
28December 10Buffalo Sabres1–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,41416–8–436
29December 12Dallas Stars1–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,14717–8–438
30December 15Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Florida PanthersAmerant Bank Arena14,53818–8–440
31December 18Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena18,11718–9–440
32December 20New York Rangers2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,00519–9–442
33December 22Carolina Hurricanes4–3 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,07519–9–543
34December 27Pittsburgh Penguins1–5New York IslandersUBS Arena17,25519–10–543
35December 28Detroit Red Wings5–4 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,38719–10–644
36December 30New Jersey Devils4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,38719–11–644
January: 5–5–3 (home: 4–2–0; road: 1–3–3)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
37January 2Pittsburgh Penguins1–2Boston BruinsTD Garden39,24319–12–644
38January 5Pittsburgh Penguins2–5Vegas Golden KnightsT-Mobile Arena18,14919–13–644
39January 8Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Arizona CoyotesMullett Arena4,60020–13–646
40January 10Vancouver Canucks4–5Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,98621–13–648
41January 13Winnipeg Jets4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,26821–14–648
42January 14Pittsburgh Penguins1–2Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena18,76921–15–648
43January 16Anaheim Ducks3–4 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,78422–15–650
44January 18Pittsburgh Penguins4–5 (OT)Ottawa SenatorsCanadian Tire Centre17,10622–15–751
45January 20Ottawa Senators1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,23723–15–753
46January 22Pittsburgh Penguins1–2 (OT)New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center16,51423–15–854
47January 24Florida Panthers6–7 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,15924–15–856
48January 26Pittsburgh Penguins2–3 (SO)Washington CapitalsCapital One Arena18,57324–15–957
49January 28San Jose Sharks6–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,41724–16–957
February: 6–5–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 4–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
50February 7Colorado Avalanche1–2 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,09625–16–959
51February 10Pittsburgh Penguins6–3Anaheim DucksHonda Center15,02626–16–961
52February 11Pittsburgh Penguins0–6Los Angeles KingsCrypto.com Arena18,23026–17–961
53February 14Pittsburgh Penguins3–1San Jose SharksSAP Center at San Jose13,53427–17–963
54February 17Pittsburgh Penguins4–5New York IslandersUBS Arena17,25527–18–963
55February 18New Jersey Devils5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,42727–19–963
56February 20New York Islanders4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,09427–20–963
57February 23Edmonton Oilers7–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,40027–21–963
58February 25Pittsburgh Penguins3–2 (OT)St. Louis BluesEnterprise Center18,09628–21–965
59February 26Tampa Bay Lightning3–7Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,69129–21–967
60February 28Pittsburgh Penguins3–1Nashville PredatorsBridgestone Arena17,43530–21–969
March: 7–7–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–5–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
61March 2Pittsburgh Penguins5–4 (OT)Tampa Bay LightningAmalie Arena19,09231–21–971
62March 4Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Florida PanthersAmerant Bank Arena16,58131–22–971
63March 7Columbus Blue Jackets4–5 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,40032–22–973
64March 9New York Islanders4–3 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,55732–22–1074
65March 11Philadelphia Flyers1–5Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,25433–22–1076
66March 12New York Rangers2–3 (OT)Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,36434–22–1078
67March 14Montreal Canadiens6–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,18534–23–1078
68March 16Pittsburgh Penguins2–4New York RangersMadison Square Garden18,00634–24–1078
69March 18Pittsburgh Penguins0–6New York RangersMadison Square Garden18,00634–25–1078
70March 20Ottawa Senators2–1Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,08034–26–1078
71March 22Pittsburgh Penguins5–2Colorado AvalancheBall Arena18,13035–26–1080
72March 23Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Dallas StarsAmerican Airlines Center18,53235–27–1080
73March 25Washington Capitals3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,45636–27–1082
74March 28Pittsburgh Penguins4–7Detroit Red WingsLittle Caesars Arena19,35336–28–1082
75March 30Nashville Predators0–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,48237–28–1084
April: 3–3–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
76April 1Boston Bruins4–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,32237–29–1084
77April 2Philadelphia Flyers2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,31038–29–1086
78April 4Pittsburgh Penguins1–5New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center16,51438–30–1086
79April 6Minnesota Wild1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,41739–30–1088
80April 8Pittsburgh Penguins5–1Detroit Red WingsLittle Caesars Arena19,51540–30–1090
81April 11Chicago Blackhawks5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,43540–31–1090
82April 13Pittsburgh Penguins2–3 (OT)Columbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena18,36940–31–1191
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss
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Player statistics

Skaters
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Goaltenders
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Regular season[18]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tristan Jarry47472650:02241371282.914140.9092022
Casey DeSmith38332065:57151641093.1711420.9050002
Dustin Tokarski42209:24120123.441170.8970000
Total824925:234031112493.0326730.9072024
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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

  • Evgeni Malkin set the franchise record for career penalty minutes (1090). He broke the previous high of 1048 set by Kevin Stevens in 2002.

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

Trades

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DateDetailsRef
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) To Chicago Blackhawks
Liam Gorman		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
6th-round pick in 2022		 [19]
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2022		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
7th-round pick in 2023		 [20]
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) To New Jersey Devils
John Marino		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ty Smith
3rd-round pick in 2023		 [21]
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) To Montreal Canadiens
Mike Matheson
4th-round pick in 2023		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jeff Petry
Ryan Poehling		 [22]
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) To Nashville Predators
2nd-round pick in 2023		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Mikael Granlund		 [23]
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) To Vegas Golden Knights
Teddy Blueger		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Peter DiLiberatore
3rd-round pick in 2024		 [24]
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) To Anaheim Ducks
Brock McGinn
3rd-round pick in 2024		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dmitry Kulikov1		 [25]
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) To Montreal Canadiens
Tony Sund
SJS 5th-round pick in 2024		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Nick Bonino2		 [26]
To San Jose Sharks
Arvid Henriksson
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2024
PIT 7th-round pick in 2023
March 31, 2023 (2023-03-31) To Anaheim Ducks
Judd Caulfield		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Thimo Nickl		 [27]
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Notes:

  1. Anaheim retains 50% of Kulikov's remaining contract.
  2. Montreal retains 50% of Bonino's remaining contract.

Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)Josh ArchibaldEdmonton Oilers1-yearFree agency[28]
Drake CaggiulaBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[29]
Xavier OuelletMontreal Canadiens2-yearFree agency[30]
Jan RuttaTampa Bay Lightning3-yearFree agency[31]
Dustin TokarskiBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[32]
August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20)Jack St. IvanyBoston College Eagles (HE)2-year†Free agency[33]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)Louis DomingueNew York Rangers2-yearFree agency[34]
July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)Anthony AngelloSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[35]
August 22, 2022 (2022-08-22)Jordy BelleriveLehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)1-yearFree agency[36]
September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)Alex D'OrioIF Björklöven (HockeyAllsvenskan)1-yearFree agency[37]
September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12)Evan RodriguesColorado Avalanche1-yearFree agency[38]
September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)Michael ChaputBarys Astana (KHL)1-yearFree agency[39]
October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01)Nathan BeaulieuAnaheim Ducks1-yearFree agency[40]
October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03)Radim ZohornaCalgary FlamesWaivers[41]
February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25)Kasperi KapanenSt. Louis BluesWaivers[42]
April 28, 2023 (2023-04-28)Filip HallanderTimrå IK (SHL)5-year‡Free agency[43]
May 5, 2023 (2023-05-05)Filip LindbergTPS (Liiga)2-year‡Free agency[44]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermRef
July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07)Kris Letang6-year[45]
July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11)Alexander Nylander1-year[46]
Rickard Rakell6-year[47]
July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12)Pierre-Olivier Joseph2-year[48]
Evgeni Malkin4-year[49]
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16)Owen Pickering3-year†[50]
July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)Kasperi Kapanen2-year[51]
July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27)Danton Heinen1-year[52]
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01)Isaac Belliveau3-year†‡[53]
April 5, 2023 (2023-04-05)Joel Blomqvist3-year†‡[54]
April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29)Alexander Nylander1-year‡[55]
June 20, 2023 (2023-06-20)Valtteri Puustinen1-year‡
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Draft Picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2022 NHL entry draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.

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Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
1 21 Owen Pickering D  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
4 118 Sergei Murashov G  Russia Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
5 150 Zam Plante C  USA Chicago Steel (USHL)
6 167 Nolan Collins D  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
182 Luke Devlin C  USA St. Andrew's College (CAHS)
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