2024–25 Pittsburgh Penguins season
National Hockey League season
The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Penguins season is the 58th season (57th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[ 1]
Off-season
June
On June 11, 2024, David Quinn was named assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins , coaching alongside longtime friend and former Boston University teammate Mike Sullivan . Quinn was most recently the head coach of the San Jose Sharks from 2022–24.[ 2]
Standings
Divisional standings
Updated to game(s) played on November 7, 2024. Source: National Hockey League
[ 3] 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)
Conference standings
Updated to game(s) played on November 7, 2024. Source: National Hockey League
[ 4] 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)
Schedule and results
Preseason
The Preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2024.[ 5]
2024 preseason game log
September/October: 4–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 3–1–0)
Legend Win Loss OT/SO LossA Sudbury, Ontario .
Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[ 7]
2024–25 game log [ 8]
October: 4–7–1 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 2–4–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Arena
Decision
Attendance
Record
Points
Recap
1
October 9
NY Rangers 6–0
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,190
0–1–0
0
[ 9]
2
October 10
Pittsburgh
6–3
Detroit Little Caesars Arena Blomqvist 17,916
1–1–0
2
[ 10]
3
October 12
Pittsburgh
2–4
Toronto Scotiabank Arena Blomqvist
18,934
1–2–0
2
[ 11]
4
October 14
Pittsburgh
6–3
Montreal Bell Centre Jarry
21,105
2–2–0
4
[ 12]
5
October 16
Buffalo 5–6
Pittsburgh
OT
PPG Paints Arena
Blomqvist
15,644
3–2–0
6
[ 13]
6
October 18
Carolina 4–1
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
Blomqvist
17,074
3–3–0
6
[ 14]
7
October 20
Pittsburgh
3–6
Winnipeg Canada Life Centre Nedeljkovic 13,760
3–4–0
6
[ 15]
8
October 22
Pittsburgh
3–4
Calgary SO
Scotiabank Saddledome Nedeljkovic
17,025
3–4–1
7
[ 16]
9
October 25
Pittsburgh
0–4
Edmonton Rogers Place Blomqvist
18,347
3–5–1
7
[ 17]
10
October 26
Pittsburgh
3–4
Vancouver Rogers Arena Nedeljkovic
18,748
3–6–1
7
[ 18]
11
October 29
Minnesota 5–3
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
Blomqvist
18,195
3–7–1
7
[ 19]
12
October 31
Anaheim 1–2
Pittsburgh
OT
PPG Paints Arena
Nedeljkovic
14,945
4–7–1
9
[ 20]
November: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–1–1)
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Arena
Decision
Attendance
Record
Points
Recap
54
February 1
Nashville –
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena ––
55
February 5
New Jersey –
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
––
56
February 7
Pittsburgh
–
NY Rangers Madison Square Garden ––
57
February 8
Pittsburgh
–
Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center ––
58
February 22
Washington –
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
––
59
February 23
NY Rangers
–
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
––
60
February 25
Pittsburgh
–
Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center
––
61
February 27
Philadelphia
–
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
––
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
Legend Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Player statistics
As of October 22, 2024
Skaters Goaltenders
Regular Season[ 25]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Joel Blomqvist 4
3
227:37
2
2
0
12
3.16
130
.908
0
0
0
0
Tristan Jarry 3
3
131:33
1
1
0
12
5.47
73
.836
0
0
0
0
Alex Nedeljkovic 2
2
124:21
0
1
1
8
3.86
61
.869
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.
Roster
Updated October 31, 2024 [ 26] [ 27]
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Player
Explanation
Length
Salary
Date issued
Awards and honours
Awards
Regular season
Player
Award
Awarded
Milestones
Regular season
Player
Milestone
Reached
S. Crosby 1,600th career NHL point
October 16, 2024
E. Malkin 500th career NHL goal
October 16, 2024
Records
Regular season
Player
Record
Reached
Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level. ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Trades
Players acquired
Players lost
Signings
Draft picks
Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft , which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada .
Notes:
References
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