2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins

Division| 3rd Metropolitan
Conference| 5th Eastern
2019–20 record| 40–23–6
Home record| 23–8–4
Road record| 17–15–2
Goals for| 224
Goals against| 196
Team information
General manager| Jim Rutherford
Coach| Mike Sullivan
Captain| Sidney Crosby
Alternate captains| Kris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
Arena| PPG Paints Arena
Average attendance| 18,537[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals| Bryan Rust (27)
Assists| Evgeni Malkin (49)
Points| Evgeni Malkin (74)
Penalty minutes| Evgeni Malkin (58)
Plus/minus| Brian Dumoulin
John Marino (+17)
Wins| Tristan Jarry
Matt Murray (20)
Goals against average| Tristan Jarry (2.43)

<- 2018–19

2020–21 ->

The 2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the fifty-third season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] This season saw the team try to extend its playoff streak to fourteen seasons.

## Background

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This season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations suspended their seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5]

The Penguins advanced to the playoffs. Prior to the pause however, after taking the lead in the Metropolitan Division on February 18, the Penguins suffered a crucial six-game losing streak which coincided with both the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers (the latter of whom were on a nine-game winning streak) surpassing the Penguins in the standings. This dropped the Penguins into third in the division and fifth in the conference. The modified playoff format kept the Penguins from being among the top four teams in the conference. When the Penguins returned to play as the fifth seed, the team lost to the twelfth-seeded Montreal Canadiens in the best-of-five qualifying round.[6]

## Standings

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### Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division Pos | Team

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1  | Washington Capitals | 69  | 41  | 20  | 8  | 31  | 240  | 215  | +25  | 90
2  | Philadelphia Flyers | 69  | 41  | 21  | 7  | 31  | 232  | 196  | +36  | 89
3  | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69  | 40  | 23  | 6  | 29  | 224  | 196  | +28  | 86
4  | Carolina Hurricanes | 68  | 38  | 25  | 5  | 27  | 222  | 193  | +29  | 81
5  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70  | 33  | 22  | 15  | 25  | 180  | 187  | −7  | 81
6  | New York Islanders | 68  | 35  | 23  | 10  | 24  | 192  | 193  | −1  | 80
7  | New York Rangers | 70  | 37  | 28  | 5  | 31  | 234  | 222  | +12  | 79
8  | New Jersey Devils | 69  | 28  | 29  | 12  | 22  | 189  | 230  | −41  | 68

Source: National Hockey League[7]

### Eastern Conference

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Pos | Team

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1  | Boston Bruins | 70  | 44  | 14  | 12  | 38  | 227  | 174  | +53  | .714  | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[8]
2  | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70  | 43  | 21  | 6  | 35  | 245  | 195  | +50  | .657
3  | Washington Capitals | 69  | 41  | 20  | 8  | 31  | 240  | 215  | +25  | .652
4  | Philadelphia Flyers | 69  | 41  | 21  | 7  | 31  | 232  | 196  | +36  | .645
5  | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69  | 40  | 23  | 6  | 29  | 224  | 196  | +28  | .623  | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[8]
6  | Carolina Hurricanes | 68  | 38  | 25  | 5  | 27  | 222  | 193  | +29  | .596
7  | New York Islanders | 68  | 35  | 23  | 10  | 24  | 192  | 193  | −1  | .588
8  | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70  | 36  | 25  | 9  | 28  | 238  | 227  | +11  | .579
9  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70  | 33  | 22  | 15  | 25  | 180  | 187  | −7  | .579
10  | Florida Panthers | 69  | 35  | 26  | 8  | 30  | 231  | 228  | +3  | .565
11  | New York Rangers | 70  | 37  | 28  | 5  | 31  | 234  | 222  | +12  | .564
12  | Montreal Canadiens | 71  | 31  | 31  | 9  | 19  | 212  | 221  | −9  | .500
13  | Buffalo Sabres | 69  | 30  | 31  | 8  | 22  | 195  | 217  | −22  | .493  |
14  | New Jersey Devils | 69  | 28  | 29  | 12  | 22  | 189  | 230  | −41  | .493
15  | Ottawa Senators | 71  | 25  | 34  | 12  | 18  | 191  | 243  | −52  | .437
16  | Detroit Red Wings | 71  | 17  | 49  | 5  | 13  | 145  | 267  | −122  | .275

Source: National Hockey League[9]

## Schedule and results

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### Preseason

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The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.[10]

2019 preseason game log: 2–1–3 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–1–2)

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1 | September 16 | Pittsburgh | 4–5 OT | Buffalo | Pegula Ice Arena | 5,497 | 0–0–1
2 | September 19 | Columbus | 1–4 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 15,649 | 1–0–1
3 | September 21 | Pittsburgh | 1–3 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 13,637 | 1–1–1
4 | September 22 | Pittsburgh | 2–3 OT | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | 16,093 | 1–1–2
5 | September 25 | Detroit | 2–4 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 15,112 | 2–1–2
6 | September 28 | Buffalo | 3–2 SO | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,325 | 2–1–3

Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss

### Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[11]

2019–20 game log

October: 8–5–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 3–2–0)

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1 | October 3 | Buffalo | 3–1 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,616 | 0–1–0 | 0
2 | October 5 | Columbus | 2–7 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,595 | 1–1–0 | 2
3 | October 8 | Winnipeg | 4–1 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,420 | 1–2–0 | 2
4 | October 10 | Anaheim | 1–2 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,414 | 2–2–0 | 4
5 | October 12 | Pittsburgh | 7–4 | Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center | 19,157 | 3–2–0 | 6
6 | October 13 | Pittsburgh | 7–2[dead link‍] | Winnipeg | Bell MTS Place | 15,325 | 4–2–0 | 8
7 | October 16 | Colorado | 2–3 OT | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,458 | 5–2–0 | 10
8 | October 18 | Dallas | 2–4 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,482 | 6–2–0 | 12
9 | October 19 | Vegas | 3–0 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 19,610 | 6–3–0 | 12
10 | October 22 | Pittsburgh | 2–4 | Florida | BB&T Center | 12,738 | 6–4–0 | 12
11 | October 23 | Pittsburgh | 2–3 | Tampa Bay | Amalie Arena | 19,092 | 6–5–0 | 12
12 | October 26 | Pittsburgh | 3–0 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 18,532 | 7–5–0 | 14
13 | October 29 | Philadelphia | 1–7 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,560 | 8–5–0 | 16

November: 6–4–4 (Home: 5–0–2; Road: 1–4–2)

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14 | November 2 | Edmonton | 2–1 OT | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,618 | 8–5–1 | 17
15 | November 4 | Pittsburgh | 4–6 | Boston | TD Garden | 17,193 | 8–6–1 | 17
16 | November 7 | Pittsburgh | 4–3 OT | NY Islanders | Barclays Center | 12,613 | 9–6–1 | 19
17 | November 9 | Chicago | 2–3 SO | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,653 | 10–6–1 | 21
18 | November 12 | Pittsburgh | 2–3 OT | NY Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 16,904 | 10–6–2 | 22
19 | November 15 | Pittsburgh | 1–2 | New Jersey | Prudential Center | 16,514 | 10–7–2 | 22
20 | November 16 | Toronto | 1–6 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,587 | 11–7–2 | 24
21 | November 19 | NY Islanders | 5–4 OT | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,411 | 11–7–3 | 25
22 | November 21 | Pittsburgh | 3–4 OT | NY Islanders | Barclays Center | 13,212 | 11–7–4 | 26
23 | November 22 | New Jersey | 1–4 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,420 | 12–7–4 | 28
24 | November 25 | Calgary | 2–3 OT | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,437 | 13–7–4 | 30
25 | November 27 | Vancouver | 6–8 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,465 | 14–7–4 | 32
26 | November 29 | Pittsburgh | 2–5 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 17,402 | 14–8–4 | 32
27 | November 30 | Pittsburgh | 2–5 | St. Louis | Enterprise Center | 18,096 | 14–9–4 | 32

December: 10–2–0 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 4–1–0)

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28 | December 4 | St. Louis | 0–3 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,411 | 15–9–4 | 34
29 | December 6 | Arizona | 0–2 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,432 | 16–9–4 | 36
30 | December 7 | Pittsburgh | 5–3 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | 19,515 | 17–9–4 | 38
31 | December 10 | Montreal | 4–1 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,422 | 17–10–4 | 38
32 | December 12 | Columbus | 0–1 OT | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,415 | 18–10–4 | 40
33 | December 14 | Los Angeles | 4–5 SO | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,581 | 19–10–4 | 42
34 | December 17 | Pittsburgh | 4–1 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | 18,412 | 20–10–4 | 44
35 | December 20 | Pittsburgh | 5–2 | Edmonton | Rogers Place | 18,347 | 21–10–4 | 46
36 | December 21 | Pittsburgh | 1–4 | Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 18,285 | 21–11–4 | 46
37 | December 27 | Pittsburgh | 5–2 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 17,849 | 22–11–4 | 48
38 | December 28 | Nashville | 4–6 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,628 | 23–11–4 | 50
39 | December 30 | Ottawa | 2–5 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,653 | 24–11–4 | 52

January: 8–3–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 5–2–0)

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40 | January 2 | San Jose | 3–2 OT | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,620 | 24–11–5 | 53
41 | January 4 | Pittsburgh | 3–2 OT | Montreal | Bell Centre | 21,302 | 25–11–5 | 55
42 | January 5 | Florida | 4–1 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,564 | 25–12–5 | 55
43 | January 7 | Pittsburgh | 4–3 | Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | 18,298 | 26–12–5 | 57
44 | January 10 | Pittsburgh | 4–3 OT | Colorado | Pepsi Center | 18,132 | 27–12–5 | 59
45 | January 12 | Pittsburgh | 4–3 SO | Arizona | Gila River Arena | 13,755 | 28–12–5 | 61
46 | January 14 | Minnesota | 3–7 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,545 | 29–12–5 | 63
47 | January 16 | Pittsburgh | 1–4 | Boston | TD Garden | 17,850 | 29–13–5 | 63
48 | January 17 | Pittsburgh | 2–1 OT | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | 19,515 | 30–13–5 | 65
49 | January 19 | Boston | 3–4 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,655 | 31–13–5 | 67
50 | January 21 | Pittsburgh | 0–3 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 19,120 | 31–14–5 | 67
51 | January 31 | Philadelphia | 3–4 OT | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,647 | 32–14–5 | 69

February: 5–7–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–6–0)

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52 | February 2 | Pittsburgh | 4–3 | Washington | Capital One Arena | 18,573 | 33–14–5 | 71
53 | February 6 | Pittsburgh | 2–4 | Tampa Bay | Amalie Arena | 19,092 | 33–15–5 | 71
54 | February 8 | Pittsburgh | 3–2 | Florida | BB&T Center | 17,773 | 34–15–5 | 73
55 | February 11 | Tampa Bay | 2–1 OT | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,445 | 34–15–6 | 74
56 | February 14 | Montreal | 1–4 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,650 | 35–15–6 | 76
57 | February 16 | Detroit | 1–5 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,654 | 36–15–6 | 78
58 | February 18 | Toronto | 2–5 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,466 | 37–15–6 | 80
59 | February 20 | Pittsburgh | 0–4 | Toronto | Scotiabank Arena | 19,386 | 37–16–6 | 80
60 | February 22 | Buffalo | 5–2 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,620 | 37–17–6 | 80
61 | February 23 | Pittsburgh | 3–5 | Washington | Capital One Arena | 18,573 | 37–18–6 | 80
62 | February 26 | Pittsburgh | 1–2 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 16,898 | 37–19–6 | 80
63 | February 28 | Pittsburgh | 2–3 | Anaheim | Honda Center | 16,588 | 37–20–6 | 80
64 | February 29 | Pittsburgh | 0–5 | San Jose | SAP Center | 17,562 | 37–21–6 | 80

March: 3–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–0–0)

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65 | March 3 | Ottawa | 3–7 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,455 | 38–21–6 | 82
66 | March 5 | Pittsburgh | 4–2 | Buffalo | KeyBank Center | 18,236 | 39–21–6 | 84
67 | March 7 | Washington | 5–2 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,656 | 39–22–6 | 84
68 | March 8 | Carolina | 6–2 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 18,548 | 39–23–6 | 84
69 | March 10 | Pittsburgh | 5–2 | New Jersey | Prudential Center | 13,473 | 40–23–6 | 86

Cancelled games

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70 | March 12 | Pittsburgh | Columbus | Nationwide Arena
71 | March 14 | Pittsburgh | Carolina | PNC Arena
72 | March 15 | NY Islanders | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena
73 | March 18 | Pittsburgh | NY Rangers | Madison Square Garden
74 | March 20 | NY Rangers | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena
75 | March 22 | Washington | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena
76 | March 24 | Carolina | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena
77 | March 25 | Pittsburgh | Chicago | United Center
78 | March 28 | Pittsburgh | Carolina | PNC Arena
79 | March 29 | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center
80 | March 31 | New Jersey | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena
81 | April 2 | NY Rangers | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena
82 | April 4 | Pittsburgh | Ottawa | Canadian Tire Centre

Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss

### Playoffs

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Main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Penguins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens in the qualifying round in four games.[12]

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference Qualifying Round vs. (12) Montreal Canadiens: Montreal won 3–1

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1 | August 1 | Montreal | 3–2 | Pittsburgh | OT | Murray | 0–1 | Recap
2 | August 3 | Montreal | 1–3 | Pittsburgh |  | Murray | 1–1 | Recap
3 | August 5 | Pittsburgh | 3–4 | Montreal |  | Murray | 1–2 | Recap
4 | August 7 | Pittsburgh | 0–2 | Montreal |  | Jarry | 1–3 | Recap

Legend: = Win = Loss

## Player statistics

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Skaters

Regular Season[13] | Player  | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM

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Evgeni Malkin | 55 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 7 | 58
Bryan Rust | 55 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 14 | 30
Sidney Crosby | 41 | 16 | 31 | 47 | -8 | 15
Kris Letang | 61 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 38
Jake Guentzel | 39 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 14
Jared McCann | 66 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 17
Patric Hornqvist | 52 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 36
Dominik Kahun‡ | 50 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 8
John Marino | 56 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 20
Brandon Tanev | 68 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -1 | 16
Teddy Blueger | 69 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 25
Dominik Simon | 64 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 12
Marcus Pettersson | 69 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 35
Alex Galchenyuk‡ | 45 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 10
Sam Lafferty | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 23
Zach Aston-Reese | 57 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 28
Jason Zucker† | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 2
Justin Schultz | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 6
Jack Johnson | 67 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 26
Brian Dumoulin | 28 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 10
Juuso Riikola | 36 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6
Chad Ruhwedel | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12
Joseph Blandisi | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 10
Conor Sheary† | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2
Patrick Marleau† | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2
Nick Bjugstad | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8
Adam Johnson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2
Andrew Agozzino‡ | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4
Stefan Noesen‡ | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
Anthony Angello | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4
Evan Rodrigues† | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4
Erik Gudbranson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
Zach Trotman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4
Thomas Di Pauli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10
Total | 221 | 373 | 594 | — | 501
Playoffs[14] | Player  | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM

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Sidney Crosby | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0
Bryan Rust | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2
Jake Guentzel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0
Jason Zucker | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
Patric Hornqvist | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0
Conor Sheary | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2
Teddy Blueger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0
Evgeni Malkin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6
Justin Schultz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0
Brian Dumoulin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4
Jared McCann | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2
John Marino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2
Brandon Tanev | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0
Zach Aston-Reese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2
Patrick Marleau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0
Jack Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0
Kris Letang | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0
Marcus Pettersson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4
Sam Lafferty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0
Total | 8 | 15 | 23 | — | 24

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Regular Season[15] Player  | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM

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Tristan Jarry | 33 | 31 | 1926:29 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 78 | 2.43 | 985 | 0.921 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
Matt Murray | 38 | 38 | 2237:30 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 107 | 2.87 | 1055 | 0.899 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
Total | 69 | 4163:59 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 185 | 2.67 | 2040 | 0.909 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2
Playoffs[16] Player  | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM

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Matt Murray | 3 | 3 | 192:07 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 | 93 | 0.914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Tristan Jarry | 1 | 1 | 58:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.02 | 21 | 0.952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 4 | 250:53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2.16 | 114 | 0.921 | 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.

## Awards and honours

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* Kris Letang became the first defenseman to record 500 points for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a 7–2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on October 13.

## Transactions

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The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

### Trades

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Date | Details

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June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)[17] | To Arizona Coyotes

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Phil Kessel
Dane Birks
4th-round pick in 2021 | To Pittsburgh Penguins

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Alex Galchenyuk
Pierre-Olivier Joseph
October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)[18] | To Anaheim Ducks

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Erik Gudbranson | To Pittsburgh Penguins

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Andreas Martinsen
7th-round pick in 2021
February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)[19] | To Minnesota Wild

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Alex Galchenyuk
Calen Addison
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020 | To Pittsburgh Penguins

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Jason Zucker
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)[20] | To San Jose Sharks

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Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2020.[a] | To Pittsburgh Penguins

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Patrick Marleau
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)[21] | To Buffalo Sabres

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Dominik Kahun | To Pittsburgh Penguins

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Conor Sheary
Evan Rodrigues
August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25) | To Pittsburgh Penguins

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Kasperi Kapanen
Pontus Åberg
Jesper Lindgren | To Toronto Maple Leafs

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David Warsofsky
Evan Rodrigues
Filip Hållander
1st-round pick in 2020
September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) | To Minnesota Wild

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Nick Bjugstad*  | To Pittsburgh Penguins

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Conditional 7th-round pick in 2021
September 24, 2020 (2020-09-24) | To Florida Panthers

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Patric Hörnqvist | To Pittsburgh Penguins

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Mike Matheson
Colton Sceviour

* a \- Third-round pick becomes a second-rounder if the Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2020.

### Free agents

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Brandon Tanev[22] | Winnipeg Jets |  | July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) | 6-years for $21 million
Andrew Agozzino[23] | Colorado Avalanche |  | July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) | 2-years for $1.4 million
David Warsofsky[24] | Colorado Avalanche |  | July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) | 2-years for $1.4 million

### Waivers

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December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19)[25] | Stefan Noesen | → | San Jose Sharks

### Contract terminations

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July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01) |  |  |

### Retirement

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### Signings

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Kevin Czuczman[26] | June 26, 2019 | 2-years for $700,000[ext]
Zach Trotman[26] | June 26, 2019 | 2-years for $700,000[ext]
Joseph Blandisi[27] | July 3, 2019 | 1-year for $700,000
Adam Johnson[28] | July 3, 2019 | 1-year for $700,000
Teddy Blueger[29] | July 16, 2019 | 2-years for $1.5 million
Zach Aston-Reese[30] | July 22, 2019 | 2-years for $2 million
John Marino[31] | August 8, 2019 | Entry-level contract
Marcus Pettersson[32] | January 28, 2020 | 5-years for $20,125,875[ext]

* ext \- Contract extension.

## Draft picks

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See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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1  | 21  | Samuel Poulin | RW  |  Canada  | Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)
3  | 74[1] | Nathan Legare | RW  |  Canada  | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
5  | 145  | Judd Caulfield | RW  |  United States  | U.S. NTDP (USHL)
7  | 203[2] | Valtteri Puustinen | RW  |  Finland  | HPK (Liiga)
7  | 211[3] | Santeri Airola | D  |  Finland  | SaiPa U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)

Notes:

* 1 \- The Chicago Blackhawks' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent Buffalo's fourth-round pick, Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick and a seventh-round pick all in 2019 (98th, 151st and 207th overall) to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[33]
* 2 The Vegas Golden Knights' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Vegas in exchange for this pick.[34]
* 3 The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[35]

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