2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Division	2nd Metropolitan
Conference	2nd Eastern
2015–16 record	48–26–8
Home record	26–11–4
Road record	22–15–4
Goals for	245
Goals against	203
Team information
General manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Mike Johnston (Oct.–Dec.) Mike Sullivan (Dec.–Jun.)
Captain	Sidney Crosby
Alternate captains	Chris Kunitz Evgeni Malkin
Arena	Consol Energy Center
Average attendance	18,550 (100.9%)[1] (41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)	WBS Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Sidney Crosby (36)
Assists	Kris Letang (51)
Points	Sidney Crosby (85)
Penalty minutes	Kris Letang (66)
Plus/minus	Chris Kunitz (+29)
Wins	Marc-Andre Fleury (35)
Goals against average	Matt Murray (2.00)

The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.^[2] Their regular season games began on October 8, 2015 against the Dallas Stars.^[3] On December 12, the team had a record of 15–10–3. The organization then fired head coach Mike Johnston and replaced him with Mike Sullivan, head coach of the organization's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre.^[4]

The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season. They earned second place in the Metropolitan Division with 104 points. They began the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 13 against the New York Rangers, the team they were eliminated by in the Stanley Cup playoffs both of the previous two seasons. They went on to beat the Rangers in five games. In the second round the Pens defeated the Washington Capitals, the winners of the Presidents' Trophy, in six games. The team then played in their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2013 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Pens defeated the Lightning in seven games, despite trailing the series 3–2 after Game 5, to earn the franchise's fifth berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Finals, the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games to win the franchise's fourth league title.

Pre-season

Game log

2015 Pre-season game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–3–0)[5] # Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Record 1 Sept. 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 SO Columbus Blue Jackets 11,363 1–0–0 2 Sept. 22 Carolina Hurricanes 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 17,781 2–0–0 3 Sept. 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 Detroit Red Wings 15,677 2–1–0 4 Sept. 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 18,265 2–2–0 5 Sept. 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens –– 2–3–0 6^[a] Sept. 29 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins –– 3–3–0 9 Sept. 30 Detroit Red Wings 7–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 18,207 3–4–0 8 Oct. 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes 7,986 3–5–0

Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss ^a Kraft Hockeyville game

Statistics

Final
Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com

Preseason statistics

Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Phil Kessel	4	3	2	5	−1	2
Kris Letang	4	1	3	4	3	2
Sidney Crosby	4	2	2	4	0	2
Evgeni Malkin	4	1	3	4	0	4
Patric Hornqvist	4	0	4	4	0	2
Sergei Plotnikov	5	1	2	3	1	0
Chris Kunitz	4	0	3	3	0	4
Daniel Sprong	5	2	1	3	−1	0
Beau Bennett	4	3	0	3	−2	2
Olli Maatta	4	1	1	2	5	0
Ian Cole	4	1	1	2	−2	4
Adam Clendening	4	1	1	2	1	0
Sergei Gonchar	4	1	1	2	−8	2
Tom Kuhnhackl	1	0	1	1	0	0
Will O'Neill	2	0	1	1	0	0
David Perron	4	0	1	1	0	4
Pascal Dupuis	4	1	0	1	−1	0
Derrick Pouliot	4	0	1	1	−3	0
Brian Dumoulin	4	0	1	1	−2	2
Nick Bonino	3	0	0	0	−2	0
Kael Mouillierat	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Cullen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tim Erixon	3	0	0	0	0	2
Kevin Porter	4	0	0	0	−4	0
Bryan Rust	4	0	0	0	−2	2
Niclas Andersen	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Tyler Biggs	2	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Oleksy	3	0	0	0	0	12
Ben Lovejoy	4	0	0	0	−3	8
Oskar Sundqvist	4	0	0	0	−1	0
Matia Marcantuoni	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Farnham	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jean-Sebastien Dea	4	0	0	0	−1	2
Reid McNeill	2	0	0	0	0	7
Conor Sheary	4	0	0	0	−4	2
Tom Kostopoulos	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Warsofsky	3	0	0	0	−3	0
Anton Zlobin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Sestito	3	0	0	0	0	15
Dominik Uher	4	0	0	0	−1	2
Dominik Simon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Scuderi	3	0	0	0	0	2
Josh Archibald	2	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Wilson	5	0	0	0	0	0

Regular season

Game log

2015–16 schedule[3]
October: 7–4–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–2–0), 14 Points # Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 1 8 8:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center (18,532) 0–1–0 0 2 10 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena (17,125) 0–2–0 0 3 13 7:00 pm Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,626) 0–3–0 0 4 15 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,486) 1–3–0 2 5 17 7:00 pm Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,650) 2–3–0 4 6 20 7:00 pm Florida Panthers 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,471) 3–3–0 6 7 22 7:00 pm Dallas Stars 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,490) 3–4–0 6 8 24 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (17,163) 4–4–0 8 9 28 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 5–4–0 10 10 29^[A] 7:00 pm Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,415) 6–4–0 12 11 31 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,197) 7–4–0 14
November: 6–4–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–2–1), 14 Points # Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 12 4 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena (18,570) 8–4–0 16 13 6 9:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Rexall Place (16,839) 9–4–0 18 14 7 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289) 9–5–0 18 15 11^[A] 7:30 pm Montreal Canadiens 3–4 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,455) 10–5–0 20 16 13 7:00 pm Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,610) 10–6–0 20 17 14 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–4 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (16,514) 10–7–0 20 18 17^[A] 7:30 pm Minnesota Wild 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,495) 11–7–0 22 19 19 7:00 pm Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,430) 12–7–0 24 20 21 7:00 pm San Jose Sharks 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,534) 12–8–0 24 21 25 7:00 pm St. Louis Blues 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,569) 13–8–0 26 22 27 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18,205) 13–8–1 27 23 28^[A] 7:00 pm Edmonton Oilers 3–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,656) 13–8–2 28
December: 5–7–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 4–4–0), 12 Points # Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 24 1 10:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose (16,624) 14–8–2 30 25 5 4:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18,230) 14–9–2 30 26 6 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Anaheim Ducks Honda Center (15,836) 14–10–2 30 27 9 10:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center (15,838) 15–10–2 32 28 11 7:00 pm Los Angeles Kings 3–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,489) 15–10–3 33 29 14 7:00 pm Washington Capitals 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,520) 15–11–3 33 30 16 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 15–12–3 33 31 18^[A] 7:00 pm Boston Bruins 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,585) 15–13–3 33 32 19 7:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,590) 15–14–3 33 33 21 7:00 pm Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,602) 16–14–3 35 34 26 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (19,234) 17–14–3 37 35 27 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre (15,294) 17–15–3 37 36 30 7:00 pm Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,662) 17–15–4 38 37 31^[A] 6:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (20,027) 18–15–4 40 Thick border represents transition between Head Coach Mike Johnston to Mike Sullivan.
January: 6–2–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–2–2), 15 Points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 38 2^[A] 7:00 pm New York Islanders 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,665) 19–15–4 42 39 5 7:00 pm Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,656) 19–15–5 43 40 6 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (21,908) 19–16–5 43 41 9 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,288) 20–16–5 45 42 12 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (13,012) 20–16–6 46 43 15 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (19,092) 20–16–7 47 44 17 3:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 0–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,528) 21–16–7 49 45 18 8:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center (19,312) 21–17–7 49 46 21^[A] 7:00 pm Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,652) 22–17–7 51 47 23 12:30 pm Vancouver Canucks 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,539) 23–17–7 53 – 24 12:30 pm Game rescheduled to March 1 due to hazardous weather.[6][7] 48 26 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,442) 24–17–7 55
February: 8–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–2–1, 17 Points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 49 2 7:00 pm Ottawa Senators 5–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,420) 25–17–7 57 50 5 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (19,092) 25–18–7 57 51 6 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Florida Panthers BB&T Center (20,295) 26–18–7 59 52 8 7:00 pm Anaheim Ducks 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,418) 27–18–7 61 53 10^[A] 8:00 pm New York Rangers 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,539) 27–19–7 61 54 12 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 SO Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (15,783) 28–19–7 63 55 15 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 SO Florida Panthers BB&T Center (15,595) 28–19–8 64 56 18 7:00 pm Detroit Red Wings 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,584) 29–19–8 66 57 20 12:30 pm Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,643) 29–20–8 66 58 21 12:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (19,070) 30–20–8 68 59 24 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 30–21–8 68 60 27^[A] 3:00 pm Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,650) 31–21–8 70 61 29 7:00 pm Arizona Coyotes 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,435) 32–21–8 72
March: 12–4–0 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 6–2–0), 24 Points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 62 1[7] 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 32–22–8 72 63 3^[A] 7:00 pm New York Rangers 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,492) 33–22–8 74 64 5 3:00 pm Calgary Flames 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,663) 33–23–8 74 65 6 5:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (15,856) 34–23–8 76 66 8 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 New York Islanders Barclays Center (14,724) 34–24–8 76 67 11 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18,205) 35–24–8 78 68 13 12:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,006) 36–24–8 80 69 15 7:00 pm New York Islanders 1–2 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,456) 37–24–8 82 70 17^[A] 7:00 pm Carolina Hurricanes 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,455) 38–24–8 84 71 19 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,967) 39–24–8 86 72 20^[A] 6:00 pm Washington Capitals 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,656) 40–24–8 88 73 24 7:00 pm New Jersey Devils 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,610) 40–25–8 88 74 26 2:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 7–2 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (20,027) 41–25–8 90 75 27 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,006) 42–25–8 92 76 29 7:00 pm Buffalo Sabres 4–5 SO Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,513) 43–25–8 94 77 31 7:00 pm Nashville Predators 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,560) 44–25–8 96
April: 4–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 3–1–0), 8 Points # Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 78 2 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 New York Islanders Barclays Center (15,795) 45–25–8 98 79 3 3:00 pm Philadelphia Flyers 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Consol Energy Center (18,673) 46–25–8 100 80 5 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (19,284) 47–25–8 102 81 7 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 48–25–8 104 82 9 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,919) 48–26–8 104
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss ^A – Alternate Jersey[8]

Season standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	82	56	18	8	52	252	193	+59	120
2	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	48	26	8	44	245	203	+42	104
3	x – New York Rangers	82	46	27	9	43	236	217	+19	101
4	x – New York Islanders	82	45	27	10	40	232	216	+16	100
5	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	41	27	14	38	214	218	−4	96
6	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	31	16	33	198	226	−28	86
7	New Jersey Devils	82	38	36	8	36	184	208	−24	84
8	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	40	8	28	219	252	−33	76

Source: National Hockey League^[9]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Detailed records

Final^[10]

Eastern Conference
Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Boston Bruins	3	0	3	0	108–92	3	14	0–9	2–8	100–97
Buffalo Sabres	3	3	0	0	106–110	13	10	1–8	4–8	115–95
Detroit Red Wings	3	3	0	0	117–96	18	7	4–9	1–6	90–92
Florida Panthers	3	2	0	1	102–105	7	6	3–10	1–10	106–103
Montreal Canadiens	3	2	1	0	99–102	9	7	1–10	2–10	89–102
Ottawa Senators	3	3	0	0	108–75	13	8	2–10	0–8	89–113
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	0	2	1	109–74	9	15	1–11	3–12	106–86
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	2	0	1	106–84	8	4	2–13	0–10	92–96
Division Total	24	15	6	3	855–738	80	71	14–80	13–72	787–784

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Carolina Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	169–132	14	8	2–12	3–19	129–147
Columbus Blue Jackets	4	2	1	1	120–122	10	8	4–17	1–13	134–131
New Jersey Devils	4	2	2	0	121–104	8	8	2–12	2–14	122–111
New York Islanders	4	3	1	0	145–117	13	5	4–13	3–13	114–146
New York Rangers	4	3	1	0	125–104	12	9	2–10	1–9	112–111
Philadelphia Flyers	4	3	1	0	138–115	15	9	3–10	3–14	124–159
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals	5	3	2	0	166–153	16	13	1–18	2–16	162–156
Division Total	30	19	9	2	984–847	88	60	18–92	15–98	897–961
Conference Total	54	34	15	5	1839–1585	168	131	32–172	28–170	1684–1745

Western Conference
Central	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Chicago Blackhawks	2	0	1	1	54–67	3	6	1–4	0–5	55–53
Colorado Avalanche	2	2	0	0	63–57	8	5	1–6	1–10	61–56
Dallas Stars	2	0	2	0	71–47	1	7	0–8	3–8	75–74
Minnesota Wild	2	2	0	0	61–55	7	4	3–9	2–10	64–65
Nashville Predators	2	2	0	0	66–63	7	3	2–7	0–7	62–46
St. Louis Blues	2	1	1	0	72–57	6	8	1–7	1–4	67–53
Winnipeg Jets	2	1	1	0	63–56	4	2	0–3	1–4	61–45
Division Total	14	8	5	1	450–402	36	35	8–44	8–48	445–392

Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	SHOTS	GF	GA	PP	PK	FO W–L
Anaheim Ducks	2	1	1	0	59–63	7	4	0–3	0–3	67–62
Arizona Coyotes	2	1	1	0	61–69	7	2	1–9	0–7	57–61
Calgary Flames	2	0	2	0	56–61	4	9	1–4	1–6	73–60
Edmonton Oilers	2	1	0	1	74–64	4	4	2–8	1–6	73–71
Los Angeles Kings	2	0	1	1	62–77	5	8	0–5	1–5	68–66
San Jose Sharks	2	1	1	0	68–63	6	4	2–8	1–7	69–58
Vancouver Canucks	2	2	0	0	53–52	8	6	2–8	0–5	57–61
Division Total	14	6	6	2	433–449	41	37	8–45	4–39	464–439
Conference Total	28	14	11	3	883–851	77	72	16–89	12–87	909–831
NHL Total	82	48	26	8	2722–2436	245	203	48–261	40–257	2593–2576

Injuries

Player	Injury	Date	Returned	Games missed
Eric Fehr	Elbow Surgery	Off-Season[11]	October 31, 2015[12]	10 games
Pascal Dupuis	Lower Body	Pre-Season[13]	October 22, 2015[14]	6 games
Beau Bennett	Upper Body	October 13, 2015[15]	October 28, 2015[16]	5 games
Bryan Rust	Undisclosed	October 24, 2015[17]	November 30, 2015[18]	15 games
Pascal Dupuis	Blood Clot Testing	November 6, 2015[19]	November 11, 2015	2 games
Nick Bonino	Undisclosed	November 17, 2015[20]	November 19, 2015[21]	1 game
Olli Maatta	Upper Body	November 17, 2015[22]	December 5, 2015[23]	6 games
Kris Letang	Undisclosed	December 5, 2015[23]	December 9, 2015	2 games
Kris Letang	Upper Body	December 9, 2015[24]	December 26, 2015[25]	6 games
Beau Bennett	Upper Body	December 14, 2015[26]	January 23, 2016	17 games
Marc-Andre Fleury	Concussion	December 14, 2015[26]	January 2, 2016[27]	8 games
Nick Bonino	Illness	December 16, 2015[28]	December 18, 2015	1 game
Sidney Crosby	Lower Body	December 19, 2015[29]	December 26, 2015[25]	1 game
Kris Letang	Upper Body	December 26, 2015	December 30, 2015[30]	1 game
Nick Bonino	Hand Injury	January 12, 2016[31]	February 27, 2016[32]	16 games
Kris Letang	Undisclosed	January 15, 2016	January 18, 2016	1 game
David Warsofsky	Concussion	January 17, 2016	February 21, 2016[33]	13 games
Chris Kunitz	Lower Body	January 21, 2016[34]	February 2, 2016	2 games
Beau Bennett	Upper Body	January 23, 2016[34]	March 24, 2016	25 games
Eric Fehr	Lower Body	February 2, 2016[35]	March 11, 2016	17 games
Evgeni Malkin	Lower Body	February 2, 2016[35]	February 27, 2016[32]	10 games
Ben Lovejoy	Upper Body	February 20, 2016[36]	March 26, 2016	16 games
Kevin Porter	Lower Body	March 3, 2016[37]	–	19 games
Carl Hagelin	Illness	March 5, 2016	March 11, 2016	2 games
Evgeni Malkin	Upper Body	March 11, 2016[38]	April 16, 2016[39]	16 games
Scott Wilson	Lower Body	March 11, 2016[40]	–	15 games
Olli Maatta	Lower Body	March 24, 2016[41]	–	9 games
Brian Dumoulin	Concussion	March 26, 2016	April 2, 2016	3 games
Bryan Rust	Lower Body	March 29, 2016[42]	–	6 games
Marc-Andre Fleury	Concussion	April 2, 2016[43]	–	5 games
Beau Bennett	Undisclosed	April 5, 2016	–	2 games
Total				257 games

Playoffs

Main article: 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Penguins announced on April 11, 2016 that they will wear their Alternate jersey for all home games throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs.^[44]

Game log

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M3) New York Rangers: Penguins won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap 1 April 13 New York 2–5 Pittsburgh Zatkoff 18,588 1–0 Recap 2 April 16 New York 4–2 Pittsburgh Zatkoff 18,614 1–1 Recap 3 April 19 Pittsburgh 3–1 New York Murray 18,006 2–1 Recap 4 April 21 Pittsburgh 5–0 New York Murray 18,006 3–1 Recap 5 April 23 New York 3–6 Pittsburgh Murray 18,607 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M1) Washington Capitals: Penguins won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap 1 April 28 Pittsburgh 3–4 Washington OT Murray 18,506 0–1 Recap 2 April 30 Pittsburgh 2–1 Washington Murray 18,506 1–1 Recap 3 May 2 Washington 2–3 Pittsburgh Murray 18,601 2–1 Recap 4 May 4 Washington 2–3 Pittsburgh OT Murray 18,614 3–1 Recap 5 May 7 Pittsburgh 1–3 Washington Murray 18,506 3–2 Recap 6 May 10 Washington 3–4 Pittsburgh OT Murray 18,650 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning: Penguins won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap 1 May 13 Tampa Bay 3–1 Pittsburgh Murray 18,554 0–1 Recap 2 May 16 Tampa Bay 2–3 Pittsburgh OT Murray 18,534 1–1 Recap 3 May 18 Pittsburgh 4–2 Tampa Bay Murray 19,092 2–1 Recap 4 May 20 Pittsburgh 3–4 Tampa Bay Murray 19,092 2–2 Recap 5 May 22 Tampa Bay 4–3 Pittsburgh OT Fleury 18,648 2–3 Recap 6 May 24 Pittsburgh 5–2 Tampa Bay Murray 19,092 3–3 Recap 7 May 26 Tampa Bay 1–2 Pittsburgh Murray 18,638 4–3 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Penguins won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Starting Goalie Attendance Series Recap 1 May 30 San Jose 2–3 Pittsburgh Murray 18,596 1–0 Recap 2 June 1 San Jose 1–2 Pittsburgh OT Murray 18,655 2–0 Recap 3 June 4 Pittsburgh 2–3 San Jose OT Murray 17,562 2–1 Recap 4 June 6 Pittsburgh 3–1 San Jose Murray 17,562 3–1 Recap 5 June 9 San Jose 4–2 Pittsburgh Murray 18,680 3–2 Recap 6 June 12 Pittsburgh 3–1 San Jose Murray 17,562 4–2 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Injuries

Player	Injury	Date	Returned	Games missed
Kevin Porter	Lower Body	From season	–	24 games
Evgeni Malkin	Upper Body	From season	April 16, 2016	1 game
Scott Wilson	Lower Body	From season	–	24 games
Olli Maatta	Lower Body	From season	April 13, 2016	0 games
Bryan Rust	Lower Body	From season	April 16, 2016	1 game
Marc-Andre Fleury	Concussion	From season	May 2, 2016	7 games
Beau Bennett	Undisclosed	From season	May 21, 2016	15 games
Matt Murray	Upper Body	From season	April 19, 2016	2 games
Olli Maatta	Concussion	April 30, 2016	May 10, 2016	3 games
Eric Fehr	Undisclosed	May 2, 2016	May 7, 2016	1 game
Trevor Daley	Broken Ankle	May 20, 2016	–	9 games
Total				87 games

Suspensions

Date of Incident	Offender	Offense(s)	Date of Action	Length
May 2, 2016	Kris Letang	Interference against Marcus Johansson.[45]	May 3, 2016	1 game

Post-season

Injuries

Player	Injury	Date	Recovery
Daniel Sprong	Shoulder surgery[46]	June 17, 2016	7–8 months

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[47] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Sidney Crosby 80 36 49 85 19 42 Kris Letang 71 16 51 67 9 66 Phil Kessel 82 26 33 59 9 18 Evgeni Malkin 57 27 31 58 1 65 Patric Hornqvist 82 22 29 51 15 36 Chris Kunitz 80 17 23 40 29 41 Matt Cullen 82 16 16 32 5 20 Nick Bonino 63 9 20 29 13 31 Carl Hagelin^† 37 10 17 27 18 18 Trevor Daley^† 53 6 16 22 8 26 Olli Maatta 67 6 13 19 27 22 David Perron^‡ 43 4 12 16 -13 28 Brian Dumoulin 79 0 16 16 11 14 Tom Kuhnhackl 42 5 10 15 3 24 Eric Fehr 55 8 6 14 0 19 Beau Bennett 33 6 6 12 -1 10 Ian Cole 70 0 12 12 -3 59 Bryan Rust 41 4 7 11 1 12 Conor Sheary 44 7 3 10 -1 8 Ben Lovejoy 66 4 6 10 9 30 Justin Schultz^† 18 1 7 8 7 2 Derrick Pouliot 22 0 7 7 4 2 Scott Wilson 24 5 1 6 0 12 Pascal Dupuis 18 2 2 4 -1 12 Oskar Sundqvist 18 1 3 4 0 4 Rob Scuderi^‡ 25 0 4 4 4 8 Kevin Porter 41 0 3 3 -2 0 Daniel Sprong 18 2 0 2 -1 0 Sergei Plotnikov^‡ 32 0 2 2 -3 20 David Warsofsky^‡ 12 1 0 1 -6 0 Tom Sestito 4 0 1 1 1 19 Adam Clendening 9 0 1 1 3 10 Dominik Simon 3 0 1 1 0 0 Kael Mouillierat 1 0 0 0 0 2 Josh Archibald 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bobby Farnham 3 0 0 0 0 5 Total 241 408 649 — 685

Playoffs[48] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Phil Kessel 24 10 12 22 5 4 Sidney Crosby 24 6 13 19 -2 4 Evgeni Malkin 23 6 12 18 1 18 Nick Bonino 24 4 14 18 9 12 Carl Hagelin 24 6 10 16 9 14 Kris Letang 23 3 12 15 6 22 Patric Hornqvist 24 9 4 13 -5 10 Chris Kunitz 24 4 8 12 2 15 Conor Sheary 23 4 6 10 -1 8 Bryan Rust 23 6 3 9 7 6 Brian Dumoulin 24 2 6 8 -3 2 Olli Maatta 18 0 7 7 5 4 Matt Cullen 24 4 2 6 3 8 Ben Lovejoy 24 2 4 6 5 12 Trevor Daley 15 1 5 6 1 10 Tom Kuhnhackl 24 2 3 5 1 0 Eric Fehr 23 3 1 4 -1 6 Justin Schultz 15 0 4 4 1 0 Ian Cole 24 1 2 3 6 14 Beau Bennett 1 0 0 0 -2 0 Derrick Pouliot 2 0 0 0 1 2 Oskar Sundqvist 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total 73 128 201 — 171

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[49]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury	58	58	3462:33	35	17	6	132	2.29	1665	0.921	5	0	1	2
Matt Murray	13	13	748:35	9	2	1	25	2.00	355	0.930	1	0	0	0
Jeff Zatkoff	14	11	732:03	4	7	1	34	2.79	408	0.917	0	0	0	0
Total		82	4943:11	48	26	8	191	2.32	2428	0.921	6	0	1	2

Playoffs^[50]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Matt Murray	21	21	1267:16	15	6	--	44	2.08	575	0.923	1	0	0	4
Jeff Zatkoff	2	2	117:13	1	1	--	6	3.07	65	0.908	0	0	0	0
Marc-Andre Fleury	2	1	79:19	0	1	--	4	3.03	32	0.875	0	0	0	0
Total		24	1463:48	16	8	0	54	2.21	672	0.920	1	0	0	4

^†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.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded K. Letang NHL Third Star of the Week[51] January 4, 2016 E. Malkin NHL All-Star game selection[52] January 6, 2016 K. Letang NHL All-Star game selection[52] January 6, 2016 K. Letang NHL Third Star of the Month[53] February 1, 2016 S. Crosby NHL First Star of the Week[54] February 8, 2016 S. Crosby NHL First Star of the Week[55] March 21, 2016 P. Kessel NHL Third Star of the Week[56] March 28, 2016 S. Crosby NHL First Star of the Month[57] April 1, 2016 M. Murray NHL Third Star of the Week[58] April 4, 2016 S. Crosby Conn Smythe Trophy[59] June 12, 2016

Team awards

Awarded week of March 27

Player	Award	Notes
Pascal Dupuis	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee	The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes for the Penguins' Masterton nominee. Each NHL team selects a Masterton candidate from which the overall winner is chosen. The Masterton candidate is nominated as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Sponsor: Trib Total Media
Bryan Rust	Rookie of the Year Award	Presented in memory of former Penguins forward Michel Briere to the player who makes a substantial contribution during his rookie season. Sponsor: Highmark
Marc-Andre Fleury	Player's Player Award	The players hold a vote at the end of the season for the player they feel exemplifies leadership for the team, both on and off the ice, a player dedicated to teamwork. Sponsor: American Eagle Outfitters
Sidney Crosby	Edward J. DeBartolo Award	The award recognizes the player who has donated a tremendous amount of time and effort during the season working on community and charity projects. Sponsor: Verizon Wireless
Kris Letang	Defensive Player of the Year	This award honors the defensive skills of an individual player on the team. Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management
Sidney Crosby	Most Valuable Player	Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsor: CONSOL Energy

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached D. Sprong 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2015 S. Plotnikov 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2015 D. Perron 500th Career NHL Game October 8, 2015 O. Maatta 100th Career NHL Game October 10, 2015 D. Sprong 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point October 15, 2015 M. Fleury 600th Career NHL Game October 17, 2015 S. Plotnikov 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point October 17, 2015 K. Letang 500th Career NHL Game October 28, 2015 B. Bennett 100th Career NHL Game October 28, 2015 M. Fleury 40th Career NHL Shutout October 31, 2015 E. Malkin 600th Career NHL Game November 6, 2015 I. Cole 200th Career NHL Game November 6, 2015 D. Perron 300th Career NHL Point November 7, 2015 C. Sheary 1st Career NHL Game December 16, 2015 C. Sheary 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point December 18, 2015 M. Murray 1st Career NHL Game December 19, 2015 P. Kessel 700th Career NHL Game December 19, 2015 B. Lovejoy 300th Career NHL Game December 19, 2015 S. Wilson 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point December 21, 2015 M. Murray 1st Career NHL Win December 21, 2015 K. Letang 300th Career NHL Point December 26, 2015 N. Bonino 300th Career NHL Game January 2, 2016 T. Kuhnhackl 1st Career NHL Game January 9, 2016 T. Daley 800th Career NHL Game January 17, 2016 T. Kühnhackl 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point January 23, 2016 O. Sundqvist 1st Career NHL Game February 5, 2016 C. Kunitz 300th Career NHL Assist February 5, 2016 S. Crosby 900th Career NHL Point February 6, 2016 S. Wilson 1st Career NHL Goal February 18, 2016 T. Kühnhackl 1st Career NHL Goal February 20, 2016 P. Hornqvist 300th Career NHL Point February 21, 2016 O. Sundqvist 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point February 24, 2016 P. Hornqvist 1st Career NHL Hat Trick February 29, 2016 J. Archibald 1st Career NHL Game March 5, 2016 M. Fleury 350th Career NHL Win March 11, 2016 D. Simon 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point March 13, 2016 C. Kunitz 800th Career NHL Game March 15, 2016 P. Hornqvist 500th Career NHL Game March 24, 2016 E. Fehr 500th Career NHL Game March 24, 2016 S. Crosby 700th Career NHL Game March 26, 2016 P. Kessel 300th Career NHL Assist March 26, 2016 S. Crosby 600th Career NHL Assist April 2, 2016 O. Sundqvist 1st Career NHL Goal April 2, 2016 M. Murray 1st Career NHL Shutout April 2, 2016

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached C. Sheary 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point April 13, 2016 J. Zatkoff 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Win April 13, 2016 O. Sundqvist 1st Career Playoff Game April 13, 2016 T. Kuhnhackl 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point April 13, 2016 J. Schultz 1st Career Playoff Game April 13, 2016 P. Hornqvist 1st Career Playoff Hat Trick April 13, 2016 B. Rust 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2016 M. Murray 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Win April 19, 2016 T. Kühnhackl 1st Career Playoff Assist April 19, 2016 C. Sheary 1st Career Playoff Goal April 21, 2016 M. Murray 1st Career Playoff Shutout April 21, 2016 B. Rust 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point April 23, 2016 K. Letang 100th Career Playoff Game April 30, 2016 D. Pouliot 1st Career Playoff Game May 2, 2016 J. Schultz 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point May 18, 2016 M. Fleury 100th Career Playoff Game May 22, 2016 B. Dumoulin 1st Career Playoff Goal May 22, 2016 I. Cole 1st Career Playoff Goal June 6, 2016

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)[60]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nick Spaling Kasperi Kapanen Scott Harrington Conditional 1st round pick in 2016 or       1st round pick in 2017 or       2nd round pick in 2017 3rd round pick in 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel^[Note 1] Tim Erixon Tyler Biggs Conditional PIT's 2nd round pick in 2016 or       TOR's 2nd round pick in 2017
July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)[61]	To Vancouver Canucks Brandon Sutter BUF's 3rd round pick in 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino Adam Clendening ANA's 2nd round pick in 2016
December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)[62]	To Chicago Blackhawks Rob Scuderi^[Note 2]	To Pittsburgh Penguins Trevor Daley
January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16)[63]	To Anaheim Ducks David Perron Adam Clendening	To Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)[64]	To Edmonton Oilers 3rd round pick in 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Schultz^[Note 3]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)[65]	To Arizona Coyotes Sergei Plotnikov	To Pittsburgh Penguins Matthias Plachta conditional 7th round pick in 2017
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)[66]	To Arizona Coyotes Matia Marcantuoni	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dustin Jeffrey Dan O'Donoghue James Melindy

Notes

• ^{Note 1} Toronto to retain 15% ($1.25 million) of salary as part of trade.
• ^{Note 2} Pittsburgh to retain 33% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
• ^{Note 3} Edmonton to retain 50% ($1.95 million) of salary as part of trade.

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
Andrew Ebbett[67]		SC Bern	June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24)	two-year contract
David Warsofsky[68]	Boston Bruins		July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	1 year/$600,000
Sergei Plotnikov[69]	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl		July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	1 year/$925,000
Kael Mouillierat[70]	New York Islanders		July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	1 year/$575,000
Kevin Porter[71]	Detroit Red Wings		July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	1 year/$575,000
Steven Oleksy[72]	Washington Capitals		July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	1 year/$575,000
Steve Downie[73]		Arizona Coyotes	July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	1 year/$1.75 million
Blake Comeau[74]		Colorado Avalanche	July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	3-year/$7.2 million
Paul Martin[75]		San Jose Sharks	July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	4-year/$19.4 million
Taylor Chorney[76]		Washington Capitals	July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	1 year/$700,000
Jayson Megna[77]		New York Rangers	July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	1 year/$600,000
Thomas Greiss[78]		New York Islanders	July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	2-year/$3 million
Daniel Winnik[79]		Toronto Maple Leafs	July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	2-year/$4.5 million
Will O'Neill[80]	Winnipeg Jets		July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)	1 year/$575,000
Eric Fehr[81]	Washington Capitals		July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)	3 years/$6 million
Matt Cullen[82]	Nashville Predators		August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06)	1 year/$800,000
Sergei Gonchar[83]	Montreal Canadiens		August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14)	Professional Tryout Contract
Christian Ehrhoff[84]		Los Angeles Kings	August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)	1 year, $1.5 million
Tom Sestito[85]	Vancouver Canucks		August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)	Professional Tryout Contract
Maxim Lapierre[86]		Modo Hockey	September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)	one-year contract
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond[87]		New Jersey Devils	September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)	1 year, $575,000
Tom Sestito[88]	Vancouver Canucks		February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)	1 year, $575,000^[a]
Dominik Uher[89]		Sparta Prague	June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)	one-year contract
Dustin Jeffrey[90]		Lausanne HC	June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02)	two-year contract
Niclas Andersen[91]		Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02)	one-year contract
Anton Zlobin[92]		Dynamo Moscow	June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)	try-out contract

Waivers

Player	Claimed from	Lost to	Date
Bobby Farnham[93]		New Jersey Devils	October 26, 2015
David Warsofsky[94]		New Jersey Devils	February 29, 2016

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Ian Cole[95]	June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)	3 years/$6.3 million
Conor Sheary[96]	July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	2 years/$1.15 million^[b]
Reid McNeill[97]	July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03)	2 years/$1.15 million^[a]
Brian Dumoulin[98]	July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)	2 years/$1.6 million
Bobby Farnham[99]	July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13)	1 year/$575,000^[a]
Dominik Simon[100]	July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)	3 years/$2.0775 million^[b]
Beau Bennett[101]	July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	1 year/$800,000
Dominik Uher[102]	July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17)	1 year/$575,000^[a]
Daniel Sprong[103]	August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28)	3 years/$2.775 million^[b]
Olli Maatta[104]	February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)	6 years/$24.5 million (contract extension)
Carter Rowney[105]	March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)	2 years/$1.225 million^[a]
Bryan Rust[106]	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)	2 years/$1.28 million (contract extension)
Scott Wilson[106]	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)	2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension)
Tom Kuhnhackl[106]	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)	2 years/$1.25 million (contract extension)
Teddy Blueger[107]	March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)	2 years/$1.85 million^[b]
Ethan Prow[108]	March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)	2 years/$1.46 million^[b]
Sean Maguire[109]	April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)	2 years/$1.85 million^[b]
Lukas Bengtsson[110]	April 27, 2016 (2016-04-27)	2 years/$1.85 million^[b]
Jake Guentzel[111]	May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23)	3 years/$2.775 million^[b]
Kevin Porter[112]	June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)	1 year/$575,000^[a]

Other

Name	Date	Details
Tom Sestito[113]	September 30, 2015	Released
Sergei Gonchar[114]	October 3, 2015	Released
Sergei Gonchar[115]	October 27, 2015	Named as Defensemen Development Coach
Pascal Dupuis[116]	December 8, 2015	Unofficial Retirement
Mike Johnston[117]	December 12, 2015	Relieved as head coach
Gary Agnew[117]	December 12, 2015	Relieved as assistant coach
Mike Sullivan[117]	December 12, 2015	Named as head coach
Craig Adams[118]	January 26, 2016	Retirement

Notes

• ^a – Two-way contract
• ^b – Entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.^[119]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	46	Daniel Sprong	RW	Netherlands	Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
5	137	Dominik Simon	C	Czech Republic	HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga)
6	167	Frederik Tiffels	LW	Germany	Western Michigan University (NCHC)
7	197	Nikita Pavlychev	C	Russia	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Draft notes^[120]

• The Pittsburgh Penguins first-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as a result of a trade on January 2, 2015 that sent David Perron to the Penguins in exchange for Rob Klinkhammer and this pick.^[121]
• The Pittsburgh Penguins third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Marcel Goc to the Penguins in exchange for a 2014 fifth-round pick (#143–Miguel Fidler) and this pick.^[122]
• The Pittsburgh Penguins fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent Daniel Winnik to the Penguins in exchange for Zach Sill, a 2016 second-round pick, and this pick.^[123]

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