2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season
2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Division | 2nd Atlantic |
Conference | 5th Eastern |
2006–07 record | 47–24–11 |
Home record | 26–10–5 |
Road record | 21–14–6 |
Goals for | 277 |
Goals against | 246 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ray Shero |
Coach | Michel Therrien |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains | Sidney Crosby Sergei Gonchar John LeClair (Oct-Dec) Mark Recchi |
Arena | Mellon Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Sidney Crosby (36) |
Assists | Sidney Crosby (84) |
Points | Sidney Crosby (120) |
Penalty minutes | Jarkko Ruutu (125) |
Plus/minus | Jordan Staal (+6) |
Wins | Marc-Andre Fleury (40) |
Goals against average | Jocelyn Thibault (2.83) Marc-Andre Fleury |
The Pittsburgh Penguins 2006–07 Season was ripe with potential, as the team featured one of the largest groups of young stars in the National Hockey League. Evgeni Malkin, the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, defected from Russia prior to the season and joined the team. He promptly became the first NHL rookie since 1917 to score goals in each of his first six games. Malkin and second-year phenom Sidney Crosby were joined by 18-year-old Jordan Staal, who made the jump directly from the Ontario Hockey League to the Penguins roster after being drafted second overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. The Penguins also brought back Mark Recchi via free agency, giving Recchi his third stint with the team.
The season was clouded with uncertainty, however, about the Penguins' future in Pittsburgh. After Jim Balsillie had agreed to purchase the franchise for $175 million and to keep it in Pittsburgh, the situation seemed settled. Balsillie's deal fell through, though, in December. Isle of Capri Casinos was next to make a bid to keep the team in Pittsburgh, but their deal was nixed as well. On January 3, 2007, Penguins officials, including Mario Lemieux and other members of the team's ownership group, visited Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss potentials of relocating the team there. Other cities which reportedly have expressed interest in the franchise include Houston, Winnipeg, Portland, and Oklahoma City.[1]
On March 14, 2007, in a joint announcement by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, and Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins ownership group, it was made public that an agreement had been reached between the parties. A new state-of-the-art multi-purpose arena (the Consol Energy Center) will be built. This agreement will keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh for another thirty years. Following the announcement of this plan, the Lemieux ownership group announced that they no longer have plans to sell the team.
On January 9, 2007, the NHL announced that Sidney Crosby had been voted by the fans to start at forward in the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas.[2] Malkin, Staal, and defenceman Ryan Whitney were all invited to All-Star Weekend to play in the YoungStars game.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
2 | 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
3 | 6 | New York Rangers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
4 | 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
5 | 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log
October
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
1 | October 5 | Philadelphia | 0 – 4 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 16,957 | 1–0–0 | 2 | |
2 | October 7 | Detroit | 2 – 0 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 15,318 | 1–1–0 | 2 | |
3 | October 12 | Pittsburgh | 6 – 5 | NY Rangers | Fleury | 18,200 | 2–1–0 | 4 | |
4 | October 14 | Carolina | 5 – 1 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 14,351 | 2–2–0 | 4 | |
5 | October 18 | New Jersey | 2 – 1 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,030 | 2–3–0 | 4 | |
6 | October 19 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 3 | NY Islanders | OT | Fleury | 10,258 | 3–3–0 | 6 |
7 | October 21 | Columbus | 3 – 5 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 14,637 | 4–3–0 | 8 | |
8 | October 24 | New Jersey | 2 – 4 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 13,190 | 5–3–0 | 10 | |
9 | October 28 | Pittsburgh | 8 – 2 | Philadelphia | Fleury | 19,589 | 6–3–0 | 12 |
November
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
10 | November 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 3 | Los Angeles | OT | Fleury | 18,118 | 7–3–0 | 14 |
11 | November 4 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 3 | San Jose | Fleury | 17,496 | 7–4–0 | 14 | |
12 | November 6 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 3 | Anaheim | OT | Thibault | 16,599 | 7–4–1 | 15 |
13 | November 8 | Tampa Bay | 4 – 3 | Pittsburgh | OT | Fleury | 14,483 | 7–4–2 | 16 |
14 | November 10 | Ottawa | 6 – 3 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,052 | 7–5–2 | 16 | |
15 | November 11 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 6 | Carolina | Thibault | 18,726 | 7–6–2 | 16 | |
16 | November 13 | Philadelphia | 2 – 3 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 13,781 | 8–6–2 | 18 | |
17 | November 17 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 4 | Buffalo | Thibault | 18,690 | 8–7–2 | 18 | |
18 | November 18 | NY Rangers | 1 – 3 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 16,737 | 9–7–2 | 20 | |
19 | November 20 | Pittsburgh | 5 – 3 | Philadelphia | Fleury | 19,349 | 10–7–2 | 22 | |
20 | November 22 | Boston | 4 – 3 | Pittsburgh | SO | Fleury | 16,958 | 10–7–3 | 23 |
21 | November 24 | Pittsburgh | 1 – 3 | NY Islanders | Thibault | 15,625 | 10–8–3 | 23 | |
22 | November 25 | NY Rangers | 2 – 1 | Pittsburgh | OT | Fleury | 17,134 | 10–8–4 | 24 |
23 | November 28 | NY Islanders | 2 – 3 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,082 | 11–8–4 | 26 |
December
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
24 | December 1 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 5 | New Jersey | Fleury | 13,890 | 11–9–4 | 26 | |
25 | December 2 | NY Islanders | 5 – 3 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,025 | 11–10–4 | 26 | |
26 | December 5 | Florida | 3 – 2 | Pittsburgh | Thibault | 12,511 | 11–11–4 | 26 | |
27 | December 7 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 3 | NY Rangers | SO | Fleury | 18,200 | 11–11–5 | 27 |
28 | December 9 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 3 | Atlanta | OT | Fleury | 18,687 | 12–11–5 | 29 |
29 | December 11 | Pittsburgh | 5 – 4 | Washington | SO | Fleury | 14,793 | 13–11–5 | 31 |
30 | December 13 | Philadelphia | 4 – 8 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 14,150 | 14–11–5 | 33 | |
31 | December 15 | NY Islanders | 4 – 7 | Pittsburgh | Thibault | 17,028 | 15–11–5 | 35 | |
32 | December 16 | Pittsburgh | 3 – 6 | Montreal | Fleury | 21,263 | 15–12–5 | 35 | |
33 | December 19 | St. Louis | 4 – 1 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,017 | 15–13–5 | 35 | |
34 | December 21 | Pittsburgh | 3 – 4 | Atlanta | OT | Thibault | 17,328 | 15–13–6 | 36 |
35 | December 26 | Pittsburgh | 0 – 3 | New Jersey | Fleury | 16,156 | 15–14–6 | 36 | |
36 | December 27 | Atlanta | 4 – 2 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,132 | 15–15–6 | 36 | |
37 | December 29 | Toronto | 1 – 4 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,132 | 16–15–6 | 38 |
January
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
38 | January 2 | Carolina | 0 – 3 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 16,957 | 17–15–6 | 40 | |
39 | January 5 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 2 | Buffalo | Fleury | 18,690 | 18–15–6 | 42 | |
40 | January 7 | Tampa Bay | 3 – 2 | Pittsburgh | SO | Fleury | 17,132 | 18–15–7 | 43 |
41 | January 9 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 3 | Tampa Bay | Fleury | 19,226 | 18–16–7 | 43 | |
42 | January 10 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 5 | Florida | Thibault | 16,098 | 18–17–7 | 43 | |
43 | January 13 | Pittsburgh | 5 – 3 | Philadelphia | Fleury | 19,587 | 19–17–7 | 45 | |
44 | January 16 | NY Islanders | 2 – 5 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 16,958 | 20–17–7 | 47 | |
45 | January 18 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 5 | Boston | SO | Fleury | 16,468 | 20–17–8 | 48 |
46 | January 20 | Toronto | 2 – 8 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,132 | 21–17–8 | 50 | |
47 | January 26 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 3 | Dallas | SO | Fleury | 18,594 | 22–17–8 | 52 |
48 | January 27 | Pittsburgh | 7 – 2 | Phoenix | Thibault | 18,495 | 23–17–8 | 54 | |
49 | January 30 | Florida | 3 – 0 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 15,405 | 24–17–8 | 56 |
February
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
50 | February 1 | Montreal | 4 – 3 | Pittsburgh | SO | Fleury | 17,132 | 25–17–8 | 58 |
51 | February 3 | Washington | 0 – 2 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,132 | 26–17–8 | 60 | |
52 | February 4 | Pittsburgh | 3 – 4 | Montreal | OT | Fleury | 21,273 | 26–17–9 | 61 |
53 | February 6 | Nashville | 1 – 4 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 16,333 | 27–17–9 | 63 | |
54 | February 8 | Pittsburgh | 5 – 4 | Philadelphia | SO | Fleury | 19,512 | 28–17–9 | 65 |
55 | February 10 | Pittsburgh | 6 – 5 | Toronto | OT | Fleury | 19,620 | 29–17–9 | 67 |
56 | February 14 | Chicago | 4 – 5 | Pittsburgh | SO | Fleury | 17,051 | 30–17–9 | 69 |
57 | February 16 | Pittsburgh | 5 – 4 | New Jersey | Fleury | 15,404 | 31–17–9 | 71 | |
58 | February 18 | Washington | 2 – 3 | Pittsburgh | Thibault | 17,132 | 32–17–9 | 73 | |
59 | February 19 | Pittsburgh | 5 – 6 | NY Islanders | Fleury | 15,472 | 32–18–9 | 73 | |
60 | February 22 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 1 | Florida | OT | Thibault | 17,102 | 33–18–9 | 75 |
61 | February 25 | Pittsburgh | 1 – 5 | Tampa Bay | Fleury | 21,119 | 33–19–9 | 75 | |
62 | February 27 | New Jersey | 1 – 0 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,006 | 33–20–9 | 75 |
March
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
63 | March 2 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 3 | NY Rangers | SO | Fleury | 18,200 | 34–20–9 | 77 |
64 | March 3 | Pittsburgh | 2 – 3 | Carolina | Thibault | 18,793 | 34–21–9 | 77 | |
65 | March 4 | Philadelphia | 3 – 4 | Pittsburgh | SO | Fleury | 17,132 | 35–21–9 | 79 |
66 | March 6 | Pittsburgh | 5 – 4 | Ottawa | SO | Thibault | 20,074 | 36–21–9 | 81 |
67 | March 8 | New Jersey | 4 – 3 | Pittsburgh | SO | Fleury | 17,132 | 36–21–10 | 82 |
68 | March 10 | NY Rangers | 2 – 3 | Pittsburgh | OT | Fleury | 17,132 | 37–21–10 | 84 |
69 | March 13 | Buffalo | 4 – 5 | Pittsburgh | SO | Fleury | 17,132 | 38–21–10 | 86 |
70 | March 14 | Pittsburgh | 3 – 0 | New Jersey | Thibault | 14,862 | 39–21–10 | 88 | |
71 | March 16 | Montreal | 3 – 6 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,132 | 40–21–10 | 90 | |
72 | March 18 | Ottawa | 3 – 4 | Pittsburgh | SO | Fleury | 17,132 | 41–21–10 | 92 |
73 | March 19 | Pittsburgh | 1 – 2 | NY Rangers | Thibault | 18,200 | 41–22–10 | 92 | |
74 | March 22 | Pittsburgh | 1 – 3 | NY Islanders | Fleury | 14,574 | 41–23–10 | 92 | |
75 | March 24 | Atlanta | 1 – 2 | Pittsburgh | Thibault | 17,132 | 42–23–10 | 94 | |
76 | March 25 | Boston | 0 – 5 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,132 | 43–23–10 | 96 | |
77 | March 27 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 3 | Washington | Fleury | 18,277 | 44–23–10 | 98 | |
78 | March 29 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 2 | Boston | Fleury | 17,095 | 45–23–10 | 100 | |
79 | March 31 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 5 | Toronto | OT | Fleury | 19,649 | 45–23–11 | 101 |
April
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
80 | April 3 | Buffalo | 4 – 1 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,132 | 45–24–11 | 101 | |
81 | April 5 | Pittsburgh | 3 – 2 | Ottawa | Fleury | 20,064 | 46–24–11 | 103 | |
82 | April 7 | NY Rangers | 1 – 2 | Pittsburgh | Fleury | 17,132 | 47–24–11 | 105 |
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.
Playoffs
The Pittsburgh Penguins ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's fifth seed. They lost to the Ottawa Senators in five games, in the conference quarter-finals. They would sweep the Senators in the playoffs the following season.
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- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Transactions
Trades
July 19, 2006 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dominic Moore Libor Pivko |
To Nashville Predators 3rd round pick in 2007 |
July 20, 2006 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Nils Ekman Patrick Ehelechner |
To San Jose Sharks 2nd round pick in 2007 |
December 19, 2006 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Wade Brookbank |
To Boston Bruins future considerations |
February 26, 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Gary Roberts |
To Florida Panthers Noah Welch |
February 27, 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Georges Laraque |
To Phoenix Coyotes Daniel Carcillo 3rd round pick in 2007 |
February 27, 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd round pick in 2007 |
To Minnesota Wild Dominic Moore |
February 27, 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Joel Kwiatkowski |
To Florida Panthers 4th round pick in 2007 |
February 27, 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Nolan Schaefer |
To San Jose Sharks 7th round pick in 2007 |
Free Agents Acquired
Free Agents Lost
Claimed off Waivers
Player | Former Team | Date |
F Karl Stewart | Anaheim Ducks | September 27 |
F Chris Thorburn | Buffalo Sabres | October 3 |
Lost to Waivers
Player | New Team | Date |
G Dany Sabourin | Vancouver Canucks | October 4 |
F Karl Stewart | Chicago Blackhawks | October 26 |
F Andre Roy | Tampa Bay Lightning | December 2 |
Draft picks
Pittsburgh's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[6] The Penguins had the second overall draft pick, making the fourth consecutive draft the team had a pick in the top two: they had the first overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft (Marc-Andre Fleury), the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Evgeni Malkin) and the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (Sidney Crosby).
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 2 | Jordan Staal (C) | ![]() |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
2 | 32 | Carl Sneep (D) | ![]() |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Brainerd (USHS-MN) |
3 | 65 | Brian Strait (D) | ![]() |
Pittsburgh Penguins | US National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
5 | 125 | Chad Johnson (G) | ![]() |
Pittsburgh Penguins | University of Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA) |
7 | 185 | Timo Seppanen (D) | ![]() |
Pittsburgh Penguins | HIFK (SM-liiga) |
Farm teams
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are Pittsburgh's top affiliate in the AHL for the 2006–07 season.
The Wheeling Nailers are Pittsburgh's ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season.
External links
See also
References
- Game log: Pittsburgh Penguins game log on espn.com
- Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
- ^ http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6331120
- ^ TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
- ^ NHL.com - 2007 All-Star Game Coverage
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com - accessed December 9, 2006
2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster | |
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Goaltenders: Defensemen 2 – Melichar • 3 – Eaton • 5 – Scuderi • 6 – Kwiatkowski • 19 – Whitney • 32 – Nasreddine • 33 – Cairns • 44 – Orpik • 55 – Gonchar Forwards 7 – Ouellet • 8 – Recchi • 10 – Roberts • 11 – Staal • 12 – Malone • 16 – Christensen • 20 – Armstrong • 22 – Thorburn • 25 – Talbot • 26 – Petrovicky • 27 – Laraque • 28 – Ekman • 37 – Ruutu • 71 – Malkin • 87 – Crosby |