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2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division3rd Metropolitan
Conference6th Eastern
2018–19 record44–26–12
Home record23–14–4
Road record21–12–8
Goals for273
Goals against241
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachMike Sullivan
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Average attendance18,552 (100.9%)[1]
(23 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJake Guentzel (40)
AssistsSidney Crosby (65)
PointsSidney Crosby (100)
Penalty minutesEvgeni Malkin (89)
Plus/minusBrian Dumoulin (+31)
WinsMatt Murray (29)
Goals against averageMatt Murray (2.69)

The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The Penguins clinched a playoff spot on April 4, 2019, after a 4–1 win against the Detroit Red Wings.[3]

The Penguins qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, where they were swept in the first round by the New York Islanders.

Standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 82 48 26 8 44 278 249 +29 104
2 x – New York Islanders 82 48 27 7 43 228 196 +32 103
3 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 44 26 12 42 273 241 +32 100
4 x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 46 29 7 44 245 223 +22 99
5 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 47 31 4 45 258 232 +26 98
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 37 37 8 34 244 281 −37 82
7 New York Rangers 82 32 36 14 26 227 272 −45 78
8 New Jersey Devils 82 31 41 10 28 222 275 −53 72
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2018.[5]

2018 preseason game log: 2–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018.[6]

2018–19 game log
October: 6–2–2 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 4–0–1), 14 points
November: 4–7–3 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–4–2), 11 points
December: 11–3–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 5–1–1), 23 points
January: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0), 12 points
February: 6–5–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–2), 14 points
March: 10–3–3 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 5–1–2), 23 points
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–0), 3 points
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Detailed records

Final[7]

Eastern Conference
Atlantic GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Boston Bruins 3 2 0 1 102–129 10 7 2–8 1–7 94–104
Buffalo Sabres 3 1 0 2 112–96 12 9 5–10 1–7 106–78
Detroit Red Wings 3 2 1 0 126–89 10 7 4–9 2–4 101–81
Florida Panthers 3 2 0 1 99–113 10 6 1–9 2–10 86–85
Montreal Canadiens 3 1 1 1 75–108 9 10 2–8 1–12 104–97
Ottawa Senators 3 1 1 1 108–94 10 11 1–8 3–10 94–85
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 1 2 0 85–95 11 11 2–8 5–10 95–104
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 1 2 0 99–104 5 8 2–8 1–6 85–111
Division total 24 11 7 6 806–826 77 69 19–68 16–66 765–745
Metropolitan GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Carolina Hurricanes 4 2 1 1 121–148 8 8 0–6 1–10 123–126
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 3 1 0 123–120 13 8 1–11 1–10 98–129
New Jersey Devils 4 1 3 0 135–142 10 18 2–13 4–13 126–128
New York Islanders 4 2 1 1 121–101 12 12 3–14 1–12 123–103
New York Rangers 4 3 0 1 141–139 21 13 3–13 2–8 127–112
Philadelphia Flyers 4 1 1 2 145–152 10 11 0–6 2–13 101–128
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals 4 3 1 0 143–131 15 12 6–17 2–15 134–110
Division total 28 15 8 5 929–933 89 82 15–80 13–81 832–836
Conference total 52 26 15 11 1736–1759 166 151 34–148 29–147 1597–1581
Western Conference
Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Chicago Blackhawks 2 0 2 0 77–60 6 11 0–5 2–5 58–54
Colorado Avalanche 2 1 1 0 57–71 9 9 2–7 1–4 62–57
Dallas Stars 2 2 0 0 60–50 8 3 2–4 0–5 48–54
Minnesota Wild 2 2 0 0 69–74 5 3 1–4 1–3 63–54
Nashville Predators 2 1 1 0 76–55 3 4 0–6 1–5 66–50
St. Louis Blues 2 1 1 0 71–57 7 6 4–8 1–4 61–56
Winnipeg Jets 2 2 0 0 63–60 8 3 1–4 0–3 54–64
Division total 14 9 5 0 473–427 46 39 10–38 6–29 422–389
Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L
Anaheim Ducks 2 1 1 0 66–61 9 8 2–7 1–4 42–56
Arizona Coyotes 2 2 0 0 67–72 7 2 2–6 1–8 73–57
Calgary Flames 2 1 1 0 74–70 13 6 5–6 1–6 61–61
Edmonton Oilers 2 2 0 0 65–85 9 6 1–4 2–7 60–64
Los Angeles Kings 2 1 1 0 76–66 6 8 2–7 2–6 49–57
San Jose Sharks 2 0 2 0 50–62 2 9 0–4 3–8 54–51
Vancouver Canucks 2 1 0 1 63–55 7 3 0–5 0–3 67–50
Vegas Golden Knights 2 1 1 0 59–72 7 9 0–3 1–4 67–60
Division total 16 9 6 1 520–543 60 51 12–42 11–46 473–456
Conference total 30 18 11 1 993–970 106 90 22–80 17–75 885–845
NHL total 82 44 26 12 2828–2729 272 241 56–228 46–222 2482–2426

Playoffs

Main article: 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Penguins faced the New York Islanders in the First Round of the playoffs, where they were swept in four games.[8]

Game log

2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) New York Islanders: Islanders won 4–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Final[9]

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray 50 50 2,880:14 29 14 6 129 2.69 1594 .919 4 0 0 4
Casey DeSmith 36 30 1,943:33 15 11 5 89 2.75 1060 .916 3 0 0 2
Tristan Jarry 2 2 120:03 0 1 1 7 3.50 62 .887 0 0 0 0
Total 82 4,943:50 44 26 12 225 2.73 2716 0.917 7 0 0 6
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Matt Murray 4 4 238:44 0 4 12 3.02 127 .906 0 0 0 0
Total 4 238:44 0 4 12 3.02 127 .906 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.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Milestones

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

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