2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins season
NHL team season
The 2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the fifty-third season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.[ 2] This season saw the team try to extend its playoff streak to fourteen seasons.
Background
This season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations suspended their seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3] [ 4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[ 5]
The Penguins advanced to the playoffs. Prior to the pause however, after taking the lead in the Metropolitan Division on February 18, the Penguins suffered a crucial six-game losing streak which coincided with both the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers (the latter of whom were on a nine-game winning streak) surpassing the Penguins in the standings. This dropped the Penguins into third in the division and fifth in the conference. The modified playoff format kept the Penguins from being among the top four teams in the conference. When the Penguins returned to play as the fifth seed, the team lost to the twelfth-seeded Montreal Canadiens in the best-of-five qualifying round .[ 6]
Standings
Divisional standings
Source: National Hockey League
[ 7]
Eastern Conference
Source: National Hockey League
[ 9]
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[ 10]
2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–2)
Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[ 11]
2019–20 game log
October: 8–5–0 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Attendance
Record
Points
1
October 3
Buffalo
3–1
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,616
0–1–0
0
2
October 5
Columbus
2–7
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,595
1–1–0
2
3
October 8
Winnipeg
4–1
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,420
1–2–0
2
4
October 10
Anaheim
1–2
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,414
2–2–0
4
5
October 12
Pittsburgh
7–4
Minnesota
Xcel Energy Center
19,157
3–2–0
6
6
October 13
Pittsburgh
7–2
Winnipeg
Bell MTS Place
15,325
4–2–0
8
7
October 16
Colorado
2–3 OT
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,458
5–2–0
10
8
October 18
Dallas
2–4
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,482
6–2–0
12
9
October 19
Vegas
3–0
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
19,610
6–3–0
12
10
October 22
Pittsburgh
2–4
Florida
BB&T Center
12,738
6–4–0
12
11
October 23
Pittsburgh
2–3
Tampa Bay
Amalie Arena
19,092
6–5–0
12
12
October 26
Pittsburgh
3–0
Dallas
American Airlines Center
18,532
7–5–0
14
13
October 29
Philadelphia
1–7
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,560
8–5–0
16
November: 6–4–4 (Home: 5–0–2 ; Road: 1–4–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Attendance
Record
Points
14
November 2
Edmonton
2–1 OT
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,618
8–5–1
17
15
November 4
Pittsburgh
4–6
Boston
TD Garden
17,193
8–6–1
17
16
November 7
Pittsburgh
4–3 OT
NY Islanders
Barclays Center
12,613
9–6–1
19
17
November 9
Chicago
2–3 SO
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,653
10–6–1
21
18
November 12
Pittsburgh
2–3 OT
NY Rangers
Madison Square Garden
16,904
10–6–2
22
19
November 15
Pittsburgh
1–2
New Jersey
Prudential Center
16,514
10–7–2
22
20
November 16
Toronto
1–6
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,587
11–7–2
24
21
November 19
NY Islanders
5–4 OT
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,411
11–7–3
25
22
November 21
Pittsburgh
3–4 OT
NY Islanders
Barclays Center
13,212
11–7–4
26
23
November 22
New Jersey
1–4
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,420
12–7–4
28
24
November 25
Calgary
2–3 OT
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,437
13–7–4
30
25
November 27
Vancouver
6–8
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,465
14–7–4
32
26
November 29
Pittsburgh
2–5
Columbus
Nationwide Arena
17,402
14–8–4
32
27
November 30
Pittsburgh
2–5
St. Louis
Enterprise Center
18,096
14–9–4
32
December: 10–2–0 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 4–1–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Attendance
Record
Points
28
December 4
St. Louis
0–3
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,411
15–9–4
34
29
December 6
Arizona
0–2
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,432
16–9–4
36
30
December 7
Pittsburgh
5–3
Detroit
Little Caesars Arena
19,515
17–9–4
38
31
December 10
Montreal
4–1
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,422
17–10–4
38
32
December 12
Columbus
0–1 OT
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,415
18–10–4
40
33
December 14
Los Angeles
4–5 SO
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,581
19–10–4
42
34
December 17
Pittsburgh
4–1
Calgary
Scotiabank Saddledome
18,412
20–10–4
44
35
December 20
Pittsburgh
5–2
Edmonton
Rogers Place
18,347
21–10–4
46
36
December 21
Pittsburgh
1–4
Vancouver
Rogers Arena
18,285
21–11–4
46
37
December 27
Pittsburgh
5–2
Nashville
Bridgestone Arena
17,849
22–11–4
48
38
December 28
Nashville
4–6
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,628
23–11–4
50
39
December 30
Ottawa
2–5
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,653
24–11–4
52
January: 8–3–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Attendance
Record
Points
40
January 2
San Jose
3–2 OT
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,620
24–11–5
53
41
January 4
Pittsburgh
3–2 OT
Montreal
Bell Centre
21,302
25–11–5
55
42
January 5
Florida
4–1
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,564
25–12–5
55
43
January 7
Pittsburgh
4–3
Vegas
T-Mobile Arena
18,298
26–12–5
57
44
January 10
Pittsburgh
4–3 OT
Colorado
Pepsi Center
18,132
27–12–5
59
45
January 12
Pittsburgh
4–3 SO
Arizona
Gila River Arena
13,755
28–12–5
61
46
January 14
Minnesota
3–7
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,545
29–12–5
63
47
January 16
Pittsburgh
1–4
Boston
TD Garden
17,850
29–13–5
63
48
January 17
Pittsburgh
2–1 OT
Detroit
Little Caesars Arena
19,515
30–13–5
65
49
January 19
Boston
3–4
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,655
31–13–5
67
50
January 21
Pittsburgh
0–3
Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center
19,120
31–14–5
67
51
January 31
Philadelphia
3–4 OT
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,647
32–14–5
69
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–6–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Attendance
Record
Points
52
February 2
Pittsburgh
4–3
Washington
Capital One Arena
18,573
33–14–5
71
53
February 6
Pittsburgh
2–4
Tampa Bay
Amalie Arena
19,092
33–15–5
71
54
February 8
Pittsburgh
3–2
Florida
BB&T Center
17,773
34–15–5
73
55
February 11
Tampa Bay
2–1 OT
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,445
34–15–6
74
56
February 14
Montreal
1–4
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,650
35–15–6
76
57
February 16
Detroit
1–5
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,654
36–15–6
78
58
February 18
Toronto
2–5
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,466
37–15–6
80
59
February 20
Pittsburgh
0–4
Toronto
Scotiabank Arena
19,386
37–16–6
80
60
February 22
Buffalo
5–2
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
18,620
37–17–6
80
61
February 23
Pittsburgh
3–5
Washington
Capital One Arena
18,573
37–18–6
80
62
February 26
Pittsburgh
1–2
Los Angeles
Staples Center
16,898
37–19–6
80
63
February 28
Pittsburgh
2–3
Anaheim
Honda Center
16,588
37–20–6
80
64
February 29
Pittsburgh
0–5
San Jose
SAP Center
17,562
37–21–6
80
March: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss
Playoffs
The Penguins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens in the qualifying round in four games.[ 12]
2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Series
Recap
1
August 1
Montreal
3–2
Pittsburgh
OT
Murray
0–1
Recap
2
August 3
Montreal
1–3
Pittsburgh
Murray
1–1
Recap
3
August 5
Pittsburgh
3–4
Montreal
Murray
1–2
Recap
4
August 7
Pittsburgh
0–2
Montreal
Jarry
1–3
Recap
Legend: = Win = Loss
Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[ 15]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Tristan Jarry
33
31
1926:29
20
12
1
78
2.43
985
0.921
3
0
0
0
Matt Murray
38
38
2237:30
20
11
5
107
2.87
1055
0.899
1
0
1
2
Total
69
4163:59
40
23
6
185
2.67
2040
0.909
4
0
1
2
Playoffs[ 16]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Matt Murray
3
3
192:07
1
2
0
8
2.5
93
0.914
0
0
0
0
Tristan Jarry
1
1
58:46
0
1
0
1
1.02
21
0.952
0
0
0
0
Total
4
250:53
1
3
0
9
2.16
114
0.921
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 Penguins only.
Awards and honours
Kris Letang became the first defenseman to record 500 points for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a 7–2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on October 13.
Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.
Trades
a - Third-round pick becomes a second-rounder if the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2020.
Free agents
Waivers
Contract terminations
Date
Player
Via
Ref
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01 )
Retirement
Signings
Player
Date
Contract terms
Kevin Czuczman [ 26]
June 26, 2019
2-years for $700,000[ext]
Zach Trotman [ 26]
June 26, 2019
2-years for $700,000[ext]
Joseph Blandisi [ 27]
July 3, 2019
1-year for $700,000
Adam Johnson [ 28]
July 3, 2019
1-year for $700,000
Teddy Blueger [ 29]
July 16, 2019
2-years for $1.5 million
Zach Aston-Reese [ 30]
July 22, 2019
2-years for $2 million
John Marino [ 31]
August 8, 2019
Entry-level contract
Marcus Pettersson [ 32]
January 28, 2020
5-years for $20,125,875[ext]
ext - Contract extension.
Draft picks
Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft , which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia .
Notes:
1 - The Chicago Blackhawks ' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Buffalo's fourth-round pick, Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick and a seventh-round pick all in 2019 (98th, 151st and 207th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[ 33]
2 The Vegas Golden Knights ' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Vegas in exchange for this pick.[ 34]
3 The Washington Capitals ' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[ 35]
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