Pittsburgh Penguins seasons

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

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. The franchise is co-owned by Ronald Burkle and Mario Lemieux—the only player/owner in the NHL's modern era. According to Forbes, the Penguins were the 18th most valuable NHL franchise, at $195 million, in 2008. 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.

References

General

• Season by Season Records. PittsburghPenguins.com. Retrieved on 2009-02-26.
• Pittsburgh Penguins. Teams. HockeyReference.com. Retrieved on 2009-02-26.
• Pittsburgh Penguins. History. CBS Sports. Retrieved on 2009-02-26.

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