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Mellon Arena is the Penguins home arena. The Penguins took their name from the arena's nickname "The Igloo".[1]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a National Hockey League (NHL) franchise based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise was established as one of six new franchises of the 1967 NHL expansion; it is currently a member of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. Since its founding, the Penguins have played their home games at the Mellon Arena, which is scheduled to be replaced by the Consol Energy Center in 2010.[2] The franchise is co-owned by Ronald Burkle and Mario Lemieux—the only player/owner in the NHL's modern era.[3] According to Forbes, the Penguins were the 18th most valuable NHL franchise, at $195 million, in 2008.[4] The Penguins have played 3,178 games, winning 1,315, and losing 1,424. The franchise has qualified for the playoffs 23 times; winning 101 and losing 95 post-season games. The Penguins have won the Stanley Cup three times, back-to-back seasons in 1991 and 1992, and again in 2009. They won the President's Trophy for best regular season team for the 1992-93 season. In 2008 and 2009, the Penguins won back-to-back Prince of Wales trophies, emblematic of the team's Eastern Conference championships.

Table key[]

Bold
Represents post-season play
Finish
Final position in division or league standings
GA
Goals against (goals scored by the Penguins' opponents)
GF
Goals for (goals scored by the Penguins)
GP
Number of games played
L
Number of losses
OT
Number of losses in overtime (since the 1999–00 season)
Pts
Number of points
T
Number of ties
TG
Two-game total goals series
W
Number of wins


Year by year[]

Stanley Cup champions Conference champions * Division champions ^
No. NHL season Penguins season Conference Division Regular-season Postseason
Finish GP W L T OT Pts GF GA GP W L Result
1 1967–68 1967–68 West 5th 74 27 34 13 67 195 216
2 1968–69 1968–69 West 5th 76 20 45 11 51 189 252
3 1969–70 1969–70 West 2nd 76 26 38 12 64 182 238 10 6 4 Won Quarterfinals vs Oakland Seals, 4–0
Lost Semifinals to St. Louis Blues, 2–4
4 1970–71 1970–71 West 6th 78 21 37 20 62 221 240
5 1971–72 1971–72 West 4th 78 26 38 14 66 220 258 4 0 4 Lost Quarterfinals to Chicago Black Hawks, 0–4
6 1972–73 1972–73 West 5th 78 32 37 9 73 257 265
7 1973–74 1973–74 West 5th 78 28 41 9 65 242 273
8 1974–75 1974–75 Wales[a] Norris 3rd 80 37 28 15 89 326 289 9 5 4 Won Preliminary Round vs St. Louis Blues, 2–0
Lost Quarterfinals vs New York Islanders, 3–4
9 1975–76 1975–76 Wales Norris 3rd 80 35 33 12 82 339 303 3 1 2 Lost Preliminary Round vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 1–2
10 1976–77 1976–77 Wales Norris 3rd 80 34 33 13 81 240 252 3 1 2 Lost Preliminary Round vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 1–2
11 1977–78 1977–78 Wales Norris 4th 80 25 37 18 68 254 321
12 1978–79 1978–79 Wales Norris 2nd 80 36 31 13 85 281 279 8 2 6 Won Preliminary Round vs Buffalo Sabres, 2–1
Lost Quarterfinals vs Boston Bruins, 0–4
13 1979–80 1979–80 Wales Norris 3rd 80 30 37 13 73 251 303 5 2 3 Lost Preliminary Round vs Boston Bruins, 2–3
14 1980–81 1980–81 Wales Norris 4th 80 30 37 13 73 302 345 5 2 3 Lost Preliminary Round vs St. Louis Blues, 2–3
15 1981–82 1981–82 Wales Patrick[b] 4th 80 31 36 13 75 310 337 5 2 3 Lost Division Semifinals vs New York Islanders, 2–3
16 1982–83 1982–83 Wales Patrick 6th 80 18 53 9 45 257 394
17 1983–84 1983–84 Wales Patrick 6th 80 16 58 6 38 254 390
18 1984–85 1984–85 Wales Patrick 6th 80 24 51 5 53 276 385
19 1985–86 1985–86 Wales Patrick 5th 80 34 38 8 76 313 305
20 1986–87 1986–87 Wales Patrick 5th 80 30 38 12 72 297 290
21 1987–88 1987–88 Wales Patrick 6th 80 36 35 9 81 319 316
22 1988–89 1988–89 Wales Patrick 2nd 80 40 33 7 87 347 349 11 7 4 Won Division Semifinals vs New York Rangers, 4–0
Lost Division Finals vs Philadelphia Flyers, 3–4
23 1989–90 1989–90 Wales Patrick 5th 80 32 40 8 72 318 359
24 1990–91 1990–91 Wales * Patrick ^ 1st 80 41 33 6 88 342 305 24 16 8 Won Division Semifinals vs New Jersey Devils, 4–3
Won Division Finals vs Washington Capitals, 4–1
Won Conference Finals vs Boston Bruins, 4–2
Won Stanley Cup vs Minnesota North Stars, 4–2
25 1991–92 1991–92 Wales * Patrick 3rd 80 39 32 9 87 343 308 21 16 5 Won Division Semifinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–3
Won Division Finals vs New York Rangers, 4–2
Won Conference Finals vs Boston Bruins, 4–0
Won Stanley Cup vs Chicago Blackhawks, 4–0
26 1992–93 1992–93 Wales Patrick ^ 1st 84 56 21 7 119 367 268 12 7 5 Won Division Semifinals vs New Jersey Devils, 4–1
Lost Division Finals vs New York Islanders, 3–4
27 1993–94 1993–94 Eastern Northeast 1st 84 44 27 13 101 299 285 6 2 4 Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs Washington Capitals, 2–4
28 1994–95[d] 1994–95 Eastern Northeast 2nd 48 29 16 3 61 181 158 12 5 7 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–3
Lost Conference Semifinals vs New Jersey Devils, 1–4
29 1995–96 1995–96 Eastern Northeast ^ 1st 82 49 29 4 102 362 284 18 11 7 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–2
Won Conference Semifinals vs New York Rangers, 4–1
Lost Conference Finals vs Florida Panthers, 3–4
30 1996–97 1996–97 Eastern Northeast 2nd 82 38 36 8 84 285 280 5 1 4 Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs Philadelphia Flyers, 1–4
31 1997–98 1997–98 Eastern Northeast ^ 1st 82 40 24 18 98 228 188 6 2 4 Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs Montreal Canadiens, 2–4
32 1998–99 1998–99 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 38 30 14 90 242 225 13 6 7 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs New Jersey Devils, 4–3
Lost Conference Semifinals vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 2–4
33 1999–00[e] 1999–00 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 37 31 8 6 88 241 236 11 6 5 Won in Conference Quarterfinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–1
Lost Conference Semifinals vs Philadelphia Flyers, 2–4
34 2000–01 2000–01 Eastern Atlantic 3rd 82 42 28 9 3 96 281 256 18 9 9 Won in Conference Quarterfinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–2
Won in Conference Semifinals vs Buffalo Sabres, 4–3
Lost in Conference Finals vs New Jersey Devils, 1–4
35 2001–02 2001–02 Eastern Atlantic 5th 82 28 41 8 5 69 198 249
36 2002–03 2002–03 Eastern Atlantic 5th 82 27 44 6 5 65 189 255
37 2003–04 2003–04 Eastern Atlantic 5th 82 23 47 8 4 58 190 303
2004–05 Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
38 2005–06[g] 2005–06 Eastern Atlantic 5th 82 22 46 14 58 244 316
39 2006–07 2006–07 Eastern Atlantic 2nd 82 47 24 11 105 277 246 5 1 4 Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs Ottawa Senators, 1–4
40 2007–08 2007–08 Eastern * Atlantic ^ 1st 82 47 27 8 102 247 216 20 14 6 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs Ottawa Senators, 4–0
Won Conference Semifinals vs New York Rangers, 4–1
Won Conference Finals vs Philadelphia Flyers, 4–1
Lost Stanley Cup vs Detroit Red Wings, 2-4
41 2008-09 2008-09 Eastern * Atlantic 2nd 82 45 28 - 9 99 264 239 24 16 8 Won Conference Quarterfinals vs Philadelphia Flyers, 4–2
Won Conference Semifinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–3
Won Conference Finals vs Carolina Hurricanes, 4–0
Won Stanley Cup vs Detroit Red Wings, 4–3

All-time records[]

Statistic GP W L T OT
Pittsburgh Penguins regular-season record (1967–2008) 3178 1315 1424 383 56
Pittsburgh Penguins postseason record (1967–2008) 196 101 95
All-time regular and postseason record 3374 1416 1519 383 56

Statistics above are updated through June 4, 2008.

Footnotes[]

  • a The NHL realigned before the 1974–75 season. The Penguins were placed in the Prince of Wales Conference's Norris Division.
  • b Before the 1981–82 season, the NHL moved the Patrick Division to the Prince of Wales Conference.
  • c The NHL realigned into Eastern and Western conferences prior to the 1993–94 season. Pittsburgh was placed in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
  • d The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout.
  • e Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular-season game in overtime.
  • f The season was cancelled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
  • g Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular-season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.

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This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Pittsburgh Penguins seasons. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA).



  1. Cooper, Bruce C. (1994). in Michael L. LaBlanc: Professional Sports Team Histories: Hockey. Detroit, Michigan: Gale (Cengage), 324. ISBN 978-0810388628. 
  2. Consol Energy Center. PittsburghPenguins.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2009.
  3. Front Office. Executive Staff. PittsburghPenguins.com. Retrieved on 6 January 2009.
  4. Rossi, Rob. "Forbes rates Pens 18th most valuable NHL team", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2008-10-30. Retrieved on 2008-10-30. 
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