2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season


The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967. They entered the season as two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. It was the first season since the 2002–03 season in which the team played without goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who was drafted to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft. The Penguins failed to defend their title, after being eliminated in the Second Round of the playoffs by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals, ending their chances of a possible three-peat, the first three-peat in the NHL since the New York Islanders won 4 straight from 1980 to 1983, and the first in a North American professional sports league since the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers from 2000 to 2002.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 19, 2017.

2017 preseason game log: 3–3–1

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.

Detailed records

Final

Playoffs

Game log

Player statistics

Final
;Skaters
Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Statistics reflect time with the Penguins only.

Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Penguins only.

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Notable achievements

Awards

PlayerAwardAwarded
NHL Third Star of the WeekJanuary 8, 2018
NHL Third Star of the WeekJanuary 15, 2018
NHL First Star of the MonthFebruary 1, 2018
E. MalkinNHL First Star of the WeekFebruary 5, 2018
E. MalkinNHL Second Star of the MonthMarch 1, 2018
E. MalkinNHL Third Star of the WeekMarch 12, 2018

Team awards

Awarded week of April 1
PlayerAwardNotes
Kris LetangBill Masterton Memorial Trophy nomineeThe Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes for the Penguins' Masterton nominee. Each NHL team selects a Masterton candidate from which the overall winner is chosen. The Masterton candidate is nominated as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
Sponsor: Verizon Wireless
Sidney CrosbyPlayer's Player AwardThe players hold a vote at the end of the season for the player they feel exemplifies leadership for the team, both on and off the ice, a player dedicated to teamwork.
Sponsor: UPMC
Matt MurrayEdward J. DeBartolo AwardThe award recognizes the player who has donated a tremendous amount of time and effort during the season working on community and charity projects.
Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management
Evgeni MalkinMost Valuable PlayerBased on the overall contribution the player makes to the team.
Sponsor: PPG Paints

Milestones

PlayerMilestoneReached
100th career NHL gameOctober 4, 2017
300th career NHL assistOctober 12, 2017
300th career NHL goalOctober 26, 2017
1st career NHL gameOctober 29, 2017
300th career NHL gameNovember 7, 2017
50th career NHL winNovember 7, 2017
800th career NHL gameNovember 10, 2017
R. Sheahan100th career NHL pointNovember 14, 2017
K. Letang400th career NHL pointNovember 14, 2017
600th career NHL gameNovember 25, 2017
1st career NHL win
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
November 25, 2017
T. Jarry1st career NHL shutoutDecember 1, 2017
500th career NHL gameDecember 21, 2017
200th career NHL gameDecember 23, 2017
P. Hornqvist200th career NHL assistDecember 27, 2017
1st career NHL assistJanuary 5, 2018
200th career NHL pointJanuary 14, 2018
1st career NHL goalJanuary 14, 2018
P. Kessel700th career NHL pointJanuary 14, 2018
C. DeSmith1st career NHL winJanuary 18, 2018
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
January 23, 2018
1st career NHL gameFebruary 3, 2018
Z. Aston-Reese1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
February 9, 2018
S. Crosby400th career NHL goalFebruary 11, 2018
Z. Aston-Reese1st career NHL goalFebruary 13, 2018
M. Murray100th career NHL gameFebruary 15, 2018
100th career NHL gameFebruary 17, 2018
900th career NHL pointFebruary 17, 2018
P. Kessel400th career NHL assistMarch 3, 2018
P. Kessel900th career NHL gameMarch 7, 2018
100th career NHL gameMarch 7, 2018
S. Crosby1,100th career NHL pointMarch 7, 2018
P. Hornqvist400th career NHL pointMarch 15, 2018
S. Crosby700th career NHL assistMarch 21, 2018
400th career NHL gameMarch 23, 2018
P. Hornqvist200th career NHL goalMarch 31, 2018
300th career NHL gameApril 1, 2018
C. DeSmith1st career NHL shutoutApril 6, 2018

PlayerMilestoneReached
1st career playoff gameApril 11, 2018
1st career playoff gameApril 11, 2018
100th career playoff assistApril 15, 2018
1st career playoff game
1st career playoff assist
1st career playoff point
April 18, 2018
Z. Aston-Reese1st career playoff assist
1st career playoff point
April 18, 2018
J. Oleksiak1st career playoff goal
1st career playoff point
May 5, 2018

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

To Vegas Golden Knights
2nd-round pick in 2020
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Expansion Draft considerations1
To St. Louis Blues
Oskar Sundqvist
31st overall pick in 1st-round in 2017
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ryan Reaves
51st overall pick in 2nd-round in 2017
To Vancouver Canucks
Derrick Pouliot
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Andrey Pedan
4th-round pick in 2018
To Detroit Red Wings
Scott Wilson
3rd-round pick in 2018
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Riley Sheahan
5th-round pick in 2018
To Arizona Coyotes
Josh Archibald
Sean Maguire
6th-round pick in 2019
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Michael Leighton
4th-round pick in 2019
To Dallas Stars
conditional 4th-round pick in 2019
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jamie Oleksiak
To Ottawa Senators
Ian Cole
Filip Gustavsson
1st-round pick in 2018
3rd-round pick in 2019
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Tobias Lindberg
Vincent Dunn
3rd-round pick in 2018
To Vegas Golden Knights
Ryan Reaves
4th-round pick in 2018
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Derick Brassard
To Carolina Hurricanes
Greg McKegg
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Josh Jooris

Notes:
  1. The Vegas Golden Knights will select Marc-Andre Fleury in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
  2. Vegas to retain 40% of salary as part of trade.

    Free agents

Waivers

Signings

Notes
Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
2511Zachary LauzonDRouyn-Noranda Huskies
393Clayton PhillipsDFargo Force
51522Jan DrozgLWLeksands IF J18
5155Linus OlundCBrynäs IF
6186Antti PalojarviDLukko U20
7217William ReillyDRPI

Draft notes:
  1. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent Oskar Sundqvist and a first-round pick in 2017 to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Reaves and this pick.
  2. The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 2, 2016, that Mike Condon to Ottawa exchange for this pick.
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