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2023–24 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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The 2023–24 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 57th season (56th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]

Division5th Metropolitan
Conference10th Eastern
2023–24 record38–32–12
Home record23–14–4
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2023–24 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Metropolitan
Conference10th Eastern
2023–24 record38–32–12
Home record23–14–4
Road record15–18–8
Goals for255
Goals against251
Team information
General managerKyle Dubas
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Average attendance17,909[1]
Minor league affiliatesWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsSidney Crosby (42)
AssistsSidney Crosby (52)
PointsSidney Crosby (94)
Penalty minutesEvgeni Malkin (70)
Plus/minusMarcus Pettersson (+28)
WinsTristan Jarry (19)
Goals against averageMagnus Hellberg (2.50)
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On June 1, 2023, Kyle Dubas was hired as president of hockey operations and general manager of the Penguins,[3] replacing Brian Burke.[4]

The Penguins were attempting to make the playoffs for the 17th time in 18 years after missing the postseason for the first time since 2006,[5] and ending the longest active playoff appearance streak among the four major North American sports leagues at 16 years. The old Pittsburgh Penguins spot for being the longest active playoffs streak was taken by the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) who made the playoffs for 10 consecutive years.[6][7] They were attempting to win the team's sixth Stanley Cup in franchise history and their first since 2017. This is the first season since 2012–13 that Brian Dumoulin is not on the roster, as he went to the Seattle Kraken. Also with MLB's 2023 St. Louis Cardinals having a losing season for the first time since 2007, the Penguins entered the season taking the Cardinals' spot for the third-longest consecutive non-losing season last having a losing season in 2006.

With a win against the Nashville Predators on April 15, 2024, the following night saw the Penguins needing losses by the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals in order to clinch a spot in the playoffs. However, the Penguins were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season for the first time since the 2003–04 season and the 2005–06 season after the Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens in overtime while the Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, clinching the final spot as the wild card.[8]

Standings

Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – New York Rangers 82 55 23 4 43 282 229 +53 114
2 x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 52 23 7 44 279 216 +63 111
3 x – New York Islanders 82 39 27 16 29 246 263 −17 94
4 x – Washington Capitals 82 40 31 11 32 220 257 −37 91
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 38 32 12 32 255 251 +4 88
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 38 33 11 30 235 261 −26 87
7 New Jersey Devils 82 38 39 5 33 264 283 −19 81
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 27 43 12 21 237 300 −63 66
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Source: National Hockey League[9]
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)
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

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 – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 45 29 8 37 291 268 +23 98
2 ME x – Washington Capitals 82 40 31 11 32 220 257 −37 91
3 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 41 32 9 27 278 274 +4 91
4 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 82 38 32 12 32 255 251 +4 88
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 38 33 11 30 235 261 −26 87
6 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 39 37 6 33 246 244 +2 84
7 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 39 5 33 264 283 −19 81
8 AT Ottawa Senators 82 37 41 4 25 255 281 −26 78
9 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 30 36 16 20 236 289 −53 76
10 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 27 43 12 21 237 300 −63 66
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Source: National Hockey League[10]
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 23, 2023.[11]

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2023 preseason game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreOTHomeLocationAttendanceRecord
1ASeptember 24Columbus2–3SOPittsburghPPG Paints Arena13,3411–0–0
2ASeptember 24Pittsburgh3–4OTColumbusNationwide Arena13,2551–0–1
3September 26Pittsburgh3–4DetroitLittle Caesars Arena7,9911–1–1
4September 28Buffalo1–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena13,9392–1–1
5BOctober 2Ottawa3–0PittsburghScotiabank Centre10,5952–2–1
6October 4Detroit2–1PittsburghPPG Paints Arena13,9572–3–1
7October 6Pittsburgh7–4BuffaloKeyBank Center14,8753–3–1
Legend

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss A – split squad B – game played in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Regular season

The Pittsburgh Penguins regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[12]

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2023–24 game log[13]
October: 3–6–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 1–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 10Chicago Blackhawks4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,4110–1–00
2October 13Pittsburgh Penguins4–0Washington CapitalsCapital One Arena18,5731–1–02
3October 14Calgary Flames2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,6352–1–04
4October 18Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Detroit Red WingsLittle Caesars Arena18,8952–2–04
5October 21Pittsburgh Penguins2–4St. Louis BluesEnterprise Center18,0962–3–04
6October 24Dallas Stars4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,2092–4–04
7October 26Colorado Avalanche0–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,1543–4–06
8October 28Ottawa Senators5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,6313–5–06
9October 30Anaheim Ducks4–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena16,9033–6–06
November: 8–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 5–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
10November 4Pittsburgh Penguins10–2San Jose SharksSAP Center at San Jose17,4354–6–08
11November 7Pittsburgh Penguins2–0Anaheim DucksHonda Center16,0435–6–010
12November 9Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Los Angeles KingsOTCrypto.com Arena18,1456–6–012
13November 11Buffalo Sabres0–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,4297–6–014
14November 14Pittsburgh Penguins5–3Columbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena16,5968–6–016
15November 16New Jersey Devils5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,3218–7–016
16November 18Pittsburgh Penguins2–4Carolina HurricanesPNC Arena18,7008–8–016
17November 19Vegas Golden Knights0–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,1209–8–018
18November 22New York Rangers1–0Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,2509–9–018
19November 24Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Buffalo SabresKeyBank Center19,0709–10–018
20November 25Toronto Maple Leafs2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,22910–10–020
21November 28Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Nashville PredatorsOTBridgestone Arena17,15910–10–121
22November 30Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Tampa Bay LightningAmalie Arena19,09211–10–123
December: 7–3–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 2–3–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
23December 2Philadelphia Flyers4–3Pittsburgh PenguinsSOPPG Paints Arena18,30311–10–224
24December 4Pittsburgh Penguins1–2Philadelphia FlyersOTWells Fargo Center18,08411–10–325
25December 6Pittsburgh Penguins1–3Tampa Bay LightningAmalie Arena19,09211–11–325
26December 8Pittsburgh Penguins1–3Florida PanthersAmerant Bank Arena18,64011–12–325
27December 12Arizona Coyotes2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,06812–12–327
28December 13Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Montreal CanadiensSOBell Centre21,10513–12–329
29December 16Pittsburgh Penguins0–7Toronto Maple LeafsScotiabank Arena18,92113–13–329
30December 18Minnesota Wild3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,20014–13–331
31December 21Carolina Hurricanes1–2Pittsburgh PenguinsSOPPG Paints Arena18,26715–13–333
32December 23Pittsburgh Penguins4–5Ottawa SenatorsOTCanadian Tire Centre19,28615–13–434
33December 27Pittsburgh Penguins7–0New York IslandersUBS Arena17,25516–13–436
34December 30St. Louis Blues2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,32117–13–438
35December 31New York Islanders1–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,21618–13–440
January: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 2–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
36January 2Washington Capitals4–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,19018–14–440
37January 4Pittsburgh Penguins6–5Boston BruinsTD Garden17,85019–14–442
38January 6Buffalo Sabres3–1Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,25619–15–442
39January 8Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Philadelphia FlyersWells Fargo Center18,27920–15–444
40January 11Vancouver Canucks4–3Pittsburgh PenguinsOTPPG Paints Arena18,19020–15–545
41January 13Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Carolina HurricanesOTPNC Arena18,93220–15–646
42January 15Seattle Kraken0–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,20221–15–648
43January 20Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Vegas Golden KnightsT-Mobile Arena18,31921–16–648
44January 22Pittsburgh Penguins2–5Arizona CoyotesMullett Arena4,60021–17–648
45January 26Florida Panthers3–2Pittsburgh PenguinsSOPPG Paints Arena18,18821–17–749
46January 27Montreal Canadiens2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsOTPPG Paints Arena18,37722–17–751
February: 5–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 2–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
47February 6Winnipeg Jets0–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,08623–17–753
48February 9Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Minnesota WildXcel Energy Center19,32923–18–753
49February 10Pittsburgh Penguins1–2Winnipeg JetsCanada Life Centre15,22523–19–753
50February 14Florida Panthers5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,96723–20–753
51February 15Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Chicago BlackhawksUnited Center19,42324–20–755
52February 18Los Angeles Kings2–1Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,42224–21–755
53February 20New York Islanders5–4Pittsburgh PenguinsOTPPG Paints Arena18,01624–21–856
54February 22Montreal Canadiens1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,16025–21–858
55February 25Philadelphia Flyers6–7Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,21226–21–860
56February 27Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Vancouver CanucksOTRogers Arena18,73027–21–862
57February 29Pittsburgh Penguins0–2Seattle KrakenClimate Pledge Arena17,15127–22–862
March: 5–8–2 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 0–5–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
58March 2Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Calgary FlamesScotiabank Saddledome19,28927–23–862
59March 3Pittsburgh Penguins1–6Edmonton OilersRogers Place18,34727–24–862
60March 5Columbus Blue Jackets3–5Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,07228–24–864
61March 7Washington Capitals6–0Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,09328–25–864
62March 9Pittsburgh Penguins1–5Boston BruinsTD Garden17,85028–26–864
63March 10Edmonton Oilers4–0Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,75328–27–864
64March 12Pittsburgh Penguins1–2Ottawa SenatorsOTCanadian Tire Centre19,23628–27–965
65March 14San Jose Sharks3–6Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,02729–27–967
66March 16New York Rangers7–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,81129–28–967
67March 17Detroit Red Wings3–6Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,19130–28–969
68March 19Pittsburgh Penguins2–5New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center15,60530–29–969
69March 22Pittsburgh Penguins2–4Dallas StarsAmerican Airlines Center18,53230–30–969
70March 24Pittsburgh Penguins4–5Colorado AvalancheOTBall Arena18,12930–30–1070
71March 26Carolina Hurricanes1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena17,91331–30–1072
72March 28Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,19132–30–1074
73March 30Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Columbus Blue JacketsSONationwide Arena18,87332–30–1175
April: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaAttendanceRecordPoints
74April 1Pittsburgh Penguins5–2New York RangersMadison Square Garden18,00633–30–1177
75April 2Pittsburgh Penguins6–3New Jersey DevilsPrudential Center16,51434–30–1179
76April 4Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Washington CapitalsCapital One Arena18,57335–30–1181
77April 6Tampa Bay Lightning4–5Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,38336–30–1183
78April 8Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Toronto Maple LeafsOTScotiabank Arena18,44136–30–1284
79April 11Detroit Red Wings5–6Pittsburgh PenguinsOTPPG Paints Arena18,29437–30–1286
80April 13Boston Bruins6–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,39337–31–1286
81April 15Nashville Predators2–4Pittsburgh PenguinsPPG Paints Arena18,19838–31–1288
82April 17Pittsburgh Penguins4–5New York IslandersUBS Arena17,25538–32–1288

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Player statistics

As of April 17, 2024

Skaters

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Regular season[14]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Sidney Crosby82425294+740
Evgeni Malkin82274067+570
Bryan Rust62282856+1020
Erik Karlsson82114556+444
Jake Guentzel‡50223052+914
Kris Letang82104151+1362
Reilly Smith76132740+318
Rickard Rakell70152237+422
Drew O'Connor79161733+1420
Lars Eller82151631–132
Marcus Pettersson8242630+2844
Valtteri Puustinen5251520+46
Michael Bunting†2161319−42
Jeff Carter7211415−712
Ryan Graves7031114+1030
Pierre-Olivier Joseph522911−314
Radim Zohorna33437018
Noel Acciari55437−710
John Ludvig33325−1247
Emil Bemstrom†2432502
Jesse Puljujarvi22314+26
Chad Ruhwedel‡47134−421
Matt Nieto22134+54
Jansen Harkins45044−421
Vinnie Hinostroza14123−34
Jonathan Gruden13101−25
Ryan Shea31101+16
Jack St. Ivany1401102
Marc Johnstone1000−10
Sam Poulin3000−12
Matthew Phillips†300000
Joona Koppanen400000
Colin White11000−22
Alexander Nylander‡500000
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Goaltenders

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Playoffs[15]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tristan Jarry51482,740:38192551332.911,369.9036104
Alex Nedeljkovic38332,060:0118771022.971,039.9021000
Magnus Hellberg31119:5310052.5064.9220000
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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.

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

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DateDetailsRef
June 28, 2023 To Vegas Golden Knights
3rd-round pick in 2024
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Reilly Smith
[16]
June 29, 2023 To Vegas Golden Knights
CGY 3rd-round pick in 2023
To Pittsburgh Penguins
COL 3rd-round pick in 2023
7th-round pick in 2024
[17]
August 6, 2023 To Montreal Canadiens
Casey DeSmith
Nathan Legare
Jeff Petry*
2nd-round pick in 2025
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Mike Hoffman
Rem Pitlick
[18]
August 6, 2023 To San Jose Sharks
Mikael Granlund
Mike Hoffman
Jan Rutta
conditional 1st-round pick in 2024 or
1st-round pick in 2025
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dillon Hamaliuk
Erik Karlsson*
3rd-round pick in 2026
[18]
January 6, 2024 To Chicago Blackhawks
Rem Pitlick
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Conditional CHI 7th-round pick in 2026
[19]
January 25, 2024 To Minnesota Wild
Will Butcher
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Maxim Cajkovic
[20]
February 22, 2024 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Alexander Nylander
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2026
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Emil Bemstrom
[21]
March 7, 2024 To Carolina Hurricanes
Jake Guentzel
Ty Smith
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Michael Bunting
Ville Koivunen
Vasily Ponomarev
Cruz Lucius
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2024
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2024
[22]
March 8, 2024 To New York Rangers
Chad Ruhwedel
To Pittsburgh Penguins
4th-round pick in 2024
[23]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Noel AcciariToronto Maple Leafs3-yearFree agency[24]
Lars EllerColorado Avalanche2-yearFree agency[25]
Ryan GravesNew Jersey Devils6-yearFree agency[26]
Joona KoppanenBoston Bruins2-yearFree agency[27]
Alex NedeljkovicDetroit Red Wings1-yearFree agency[28]
Matt NietoColorado Avalanche2-yearFree agency[29]
Ryan SheaDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[30]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Magnus HellbergDetroit Red Wings1-yearFree agency[31]
Marc JohnstoneToronto Marlies (AHL)2-yearFree agency[31]
Radim ZohornaToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[31]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)Will ButcherDallas Stars1-yearFree agency[32]
July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)Vinnie HinostrozaBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[33]
Andreas JohnssonSan Jose Sharks1-yearFree agency[34]
October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07)Colin WhiteFlorida Panthers1-yearFree agency[35]
November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)Dmitri SamorukovSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[36]
February 16, 2024 (2024-02-16)Matthew PhillipsWashington CapitalsWaivers[37]
May 21, 2024 (2024-05-21)Filip KralLahti Pelicans (Liiga)1-yearFree agency[38]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Josh ArchibaldTampa Bay Lightning2-yearFree agency[39]
Nick BoninoNew York Rangers1-yearFree agency[40]
Drake CaggiulaEdmonton Oilers2-yearFree agency[41]
Brian DumoulinSeattle Kraken2-yearFree agency[42]
Dmitry KulikovFlorida Panthers1-yearFree agency[43]
Ryan PoehlingPhiladelphia Flyers1-yearFree agency[44]
Dustin TokarskiBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[45]
Jason ZuckerArizona Coyotes1-yearFree agency[46]
July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)Josh ManiscalcoRockford IceHogs (AHL)1-yearFree agency[47]
August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)Colin SwoyerHershey Bears (AHL)1-yearFree agency[48]
November 8, 2023 (2023-11-08)Andreas JohnssonContract termination[49]
February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)Colin WhiteMontreal CanadiensWaivers[50]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Tristan Jarry5-year[51]
July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)Jonathan Gruden1-year[52]
Emil Pieniniemi3-year†[53]
July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15)Ty Smith1-year[54]
August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)Drew O'Connor1-year[55]
February 4, 2024 (2024-02-04)Jesse Puljujarvi2-year[56]
April 20, 2024 (2024-04-20)Tristan Broz3-year†[57]
April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29)Filip Larsson2-year[58]
Sam Poulin2-year[59]
May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10)Valtteri Puustinen2-year[60]
May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)Jonathan Gruden2-year[61]
Jack St. Ivany3-year[62]
June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20)Alex Nedeljkovic2-year[63]
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Draft Picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins selections at the 2023 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Brayden Yager C  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
3 91 Emil Pieniniemi D  Finland Oulun Kärpät (U20 SM-sarja)
5 142 Mikhail Ilyin C  Russia Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)
6 174 Cooper Foster C  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7 217 Emil Jarventie LW  Finland SaiPa (Liiga)
223 Kalle Kangas D  Finland Jokerit (U20 SM-sarja)
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