List of Pittsburgh Penguins seasons

Mellon Arena served as the Penguins' home arena from 1967–2010 and saw the team win the Stanley Cup three times. The Penguins name was inspired by the arena, which was nicknamed "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 teams in the 1967 NHL expansion and is currently a member of the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division. The Penguins played their home games at Mellon Arena from the team's inception until 2010, when they moved into the newly built Consol Energy Center. The franchise is co-owned by Ronald Burkle and Mario Lemieux, the latter of which was the only player/owner in the NHL's modern era during the later years of his playing career. Pittsburgh has qualified for the playoffs 33 times, with an all-time playoff record of 200–165. The Penguins have won the Stanley Cup five times: 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, and 2017.

Table key

Bold	Represents post-season play
Finish	Final position in division standings
GA	Goals against (goals scored by the Penguins' opponents)
GF	Goals for (goals scored by the Penguins)
GP	Games played
L	Losses
OT	Losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season)
Pts	Points
T	Ties
W	Wins

Year by Year

Stanley Cup champions †

Conference champions *

Division champions ^

Presidents' Trophy (regular season 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	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2	1968–69	1968–69	—	West	5th	76	20	45	11	—	51	189	252	—	—	—	Did not qualify
3	1969–70	1969–70	—	West	2nd	76	26	38	12	—	64	182	238	10	6	4	Won in Quarterfinals vs Oakland Seals, 4–0 Lost in Semifinals to St. Louis Blues, 2–4
4	1970–71	1970–71	—	West	6th	78	21	37	20	—	62	221	240	—	—	—	Did not qualify
5	1971–72	1971–72	—	West	4th	78	26	38	14	—	66	220	258	4	0	4	Lost in Quarterfinals to Chicago Black Hawks, 0–4
6	1972–73	1972–73	—	West	5th	78	32	37	9	—	73	257	265	—	—	—	Did not qualify
7	1973–74	1973–74	—	West	5th	78	28	41	9	—	65	242	273	—	—	—	Did not qualify
8	1974–75	1974–75	Wales[a]	Norris	3rd	80	37	28	15	—	89	326	289	9	5	4	Won in Preliminary Round vs St. Louis Blues, 2–0 Lost in 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 in 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 in Preliminary Round vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 1–2
11	1977–78	1977–78	Wales	Norris	4th	80	25	37	18	—	68	254	321	—	—	—	Did not qualify
12	1978–79	1978–79	Wales	Norris	2nd	80	36	31	13	—	85	281	279	7	2	5	Won in Preliminary Round vs Buffalo Sabres, 2–1 Lost in 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 in 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 in 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 in Division Semifinals vs New York Islanders, 2–3
16	1982–83	1982–83	Wales	Patrick	6th	80	18	53	9	—	45	257	394	—	—	—	Did not qualify
17	1983–84	1983–84	Wales	Patrick	6th	80	16	58	6	—	38	254	390	—	—	—	Did not qualify
18	1984–85	1984–85	Wales	Patrick	6th	80	24	51	5	—	53	276	385	—	—	—	Did not qualify
19	1985–86	1985–86	Wales	Patrick	5th	80	34	38	8	—	76	313	305	—	—	—	Did not qualify
20	1986–87	1986–87	Wales	Patrick	5th	80	30	38	12	—	72	297	290	—	—	—	Did not qualify
21	1987–88	1987–88	Wales	Patrick	6th	80	36	35	9	—	81	319	316	—	—	—	Did not qualify
22	1988–89	1988–89	Wales	Patrick	2nd	80	40	33	7	—	87	347	349	11	7	4	Won in Division Semifinals vs New York Rangers, 4–0 Lost in Division Finals vs Philadelphia Flyers, 3–4
23	1989–90	1989–90	Wales	Patrick	5th	80	32	40	8	—	72	318	359	—	—	—	Did not qualify
24	1990–91 †	1990–91 †	Wales *	Patrick ^	1st	80	41	33	6	—	88	342	305	24	16	8	Won in Division Semifinals vs New Jersey Devils, 4–3 Won in Division Finals vs Washington Capitals, 4–1 Won in Conference Finals vs Boston Bruins, 4–2 Won in Stanley Cup Finals 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 in Division Semifinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–3 Won in Division Finals vs New York Rangers, 4–2 Won in Conference Finals vs Boston Bruins, 4–0 Won in Stanley Cup Finals vs Chicago Blackhawks, 4–0
26	1992–93	1992–93	Wales	Patrick ^	1st	84	56	21	7	—	119 #	367	268	12	7	5	Won in Division Semifinals vs New Jersey Devils, 4–1 Lost in Division Finals vs New York Islanders, 3–4
27	1993–94	1993–94	Eastern	Northeast [c]^	1st	84	44	27	13	—	101	299	285	6	2	4	Lost in 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 in Conference Quarterfinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–3 Lost in 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 in Conference Quarterfinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–2 Won in Conference Semifinals vs New York Rangers, 4–1 Lost in 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 in 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 in 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 in Conference Quarterfinals vs New Jersey Devils, 4–3 Lost in Conference Semifinals vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 2–4
33	1999–2000[e]	1999–2000	Eastern	Atlantic	3rd	82	37	31	8	6	88	241	236	11	6	5	Won in Conference Quarterfinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–1 Lost in 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	—	—	—	Did not qualify
36	2002–03	2002–03	Eastern	Atlantic	5th	82	27	44	6	5	65	189	255	—	—	—	Did not qualify
37	2003–04	2003–04	Eastern	Atlantic	5th	82	23	47	8	4	58	190	303	—	—	—	Did not qualify
38	2004–05[f]	2004–05	Eastern	Atlantic	Season not played due to lockout
39	2005–06[g]	2005–06	Eastern	Atlantic	5th	82	22	46	—	14	58	244	316	—	—	—	Did not qualify
40	2006–07	2006–07	Eastern	Atlantic	2nd	82	47	24	—	11	105	277	246	5	1	4	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals vs Ottawa Senators, 1–4
41	2007–08	2007–08	Eastern *	Atlantic ^	1st	82	47	27	—	8	102	247	216	20	14	6	Won in Conference Quarterfinals vs Ottawa Senators, 4–0 Won in Conference Semifinals vs New York Rangers, 4–1 Won in Conference Finals vs Philadelphia Flyers, 4–1 Lost in Stanley Cup Finals vs Detroit Red Wings, 2–4
42	2008–09 †	2008-09 †	Eastern *	Atlantic	2nd	82	45	28	—	9	99	264	239	24	16	8	Won in Conference Quarterfinals vs Philadelphia Flyers, 4–2 Won in Conference Semifinals vs Washington Capitals, 4–3 Won in Conference Finals vs Carolina Hurricanes, 4–0 Won in Stanley Cup Finals vs Detroit Red Wings, 4–3
43	2009–10	2009–10	Eastern	Atlantic	2nd	82	47	28	—	7	101	257	237	13	7	6	Won in Conference Quarterfinals vs Ottawa Senators, 4–2 Lost in Conference Semifinals vs Montreal Canadiens, 3–4
44	2010–11	2010–11	Eastern	Atlantic	2nd	82	49	25	—	8	106	238	199	7	3	4	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals vs Tampa Bay Lightning, 3–4
45	2011–12	2011–12	Eastern	Atlantic	2nd	82	51	25	—	6	108	282	221	6	2	4	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals vs Philadelphia Flyers, 2–4
46	2012–13 [h]	2012–13	Eastern	Atlantic ^	1st	48	36	12	—	0	72	165	119	15	8	7	Won in Conference Quarterfinals vs New York Islanders, 4–2 Won in Conference Semifinals vs Ottawa Senators, 4–1 Lost in Conference Finals vs Boston Bruins, 0–4
47	2013–14	2013–14	Eastern	Metropolitan ^	1st	82	51	24	—	7	109	249	207	13	7	6	Won in First Round vs Columbus Blue Jackets, 4–2 Lost in Second Round vs New York Rangers, 3–4
48	2014–15	2014–15	Eastern	Metropolitan	4th	82	43	27	—	12	98	221	210	5	1	4	Lost in First Round vs. New York Rangers, 1–4
49	2015–16 †	2015–16 †	Eastern *	Metropolitan	2nd	82	48	26	—	8	104	245	203	24	16	8	Won in First Round vs New York Rangers, 4–1 Won in Second Round vs Washington Capitals, 4–2 Won in Conference Finals vs Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–3 Won in Stanley Cup Finals vs San Jose Sharks, 4–2
50	2016–17 †	2016–17 †	Eastern *	Metropolitan	2nd	82	50	21	—	11	111	282	234	25	16	9	Won in First Round vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 4–1 Won in Second Round vs Washington Capitals, 4–3 Won in Conference Finals vs Ottawa Senators, 4–3 Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Nashville Predators, 4–2
51	2017–18	2017–18	Eastern	Metropolitan	2nd	82	47	29	—	6	100	272	250	12	6	6	Won in First Round vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–2 Lost Second Round vs. Washington Capitals, 2–4
Regular season totals1		5 Stanley Cups	6 Conference Titles	8 Division Titles 1 Presidents' Trophy	—	3882	1735	1640	383	124	3977	12909	13206	377	206	171	All time series record: 39–27

¹ Totals through the 2016–17 season

All-time records

Statistic	GP	W	L	T	OT
Pittsburgh Penguins regular-season record (1967–2017)	3882	1735	1640	383	124
Pittsburgh Penguins postseason record (1967–2017)	365	200	165	—	—
All-time regular and postseason record	4247	1935	1805	383	124

Statistics above are correct as of the end of the 2016–17 season.

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.
• ^h The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 2012–13 NHL lockout

References

General

• "Season by Season Records". PittsburghPenguins.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2009-02-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Pittsburgh Penguins". Teams. HockeyReference.com. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
• "Pittsburgh Penguins". History. CBS Sports. Retrieved 2009-02-26.

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