2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 47-29-6 (SO: 2-2) - 100 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 6-6
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Second Round - Lost to Washington Capitals 4-2
Coach: Mike Sullivan (47-29, 6 OTL)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins RosterTeam Record: 47-29-6 (SO: 2-2) - 100 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Metropolitan Division
Postseason: 6-6
Lost NHL conference second round
Conference First Round - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Second Round - Lost to Washington Capitals 4-2
Coach: Mike Sullivan (47-29, 6 OTL)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins Results
The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 47 wins and 29 losses (and 6 overtime losses), with a 2-2 showing in shootouts for 100 points, finishing second in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.
The Penguins scored 272 goals and allowed 250. Evgeni Malkin netted 42 goals for Pittsburgh, while Phil Kessel tallied 30 or more, too. Sidney Crosby contributed 60 assists. Matt Murray earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.92 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Mike Sullivan coached the team. The 2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins lost in the NHL conference second round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 78 | 42 | 56 | 98 | 87 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 239 | 17.6 |
| Phil Kessel | C | 82 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 36 | -4 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 261 | 13.0 |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 82 | 29 | 60 | 89 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 247 | 11.7 |
| Kris Letang | D | 79 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 56 | -9 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 4.1 |
| Patric Hornqvist | R | 70 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 58 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 11.7 |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 82 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 42 | -9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 12.9 |
| Bryan Rust | R | 69 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 10.6 |
| Riley Sheahan | C | 73 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 10.6 |
| Carl Hagelin | L | 81 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 5.9 |
| Conor Sheary | L | 79 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 142 | 12.7 |
| Olli Maatta | D | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 4.3 |
| Justin Schultz | D | 63 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 3.7 |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 80 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 30 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 4.9 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 47 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 6.3 |
| Ian Cole | D | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4.8 |
| Dominik Simon | C | 33 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11.1 |
| Matt Hunwick | D | 42 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 7.7 |
| Ryan Reaves | R | 58 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 84 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 |
| Derick Brassard | C | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | R | 69 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 3.2 |
| Zach Aston-Reese | C | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| Carter Rowney | R | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Chad Ruhwedel | D | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3.0 |
| Greg McKegg | C | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Daniel Sprong | R | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 |
| Tristan Jarry | G | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Matt Murray | G | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antti Niemi | G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Archibald | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Zach Trotman | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Scott Wilson | C/L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Josh Jooris | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Frank Corrado | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Casey DeSmith | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1568 | 270 | 463 | 733 | 759 | 11 | 68 | 135 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 2823 | 9.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Murray | 49 | 2733 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 133 | 2.92 | 1423 | 1290 | .907 |
| Tristan Jarry | 26 | 1364 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 2.77 | 687 | 624 | .908 |
| Casey DeSmith | 14 | 700 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2.40 | 356 | 328 | .921 |
| Antti Niemi | 3 | 128 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7.50 | 79 | 63 | .797 |
| Totals | 92 | 4925 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 240 | 2.92 | 2785 | 2545 | .914 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17.4 | |
| Phil Kessel | C | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 12 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 31.0 | |
| Kris Letang | D | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.0 | |
| Patric Hornqvist | R | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14.3 | |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 29.4 | |
| Bryan Rust | R | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21.4 | |
| Riley Sheahan | C | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| Carl Hagelin | L | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | |
| Conor Sheary | L | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | |
| Olli Maatta | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Justin Schultz | D | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 | |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| Dominik Simon | C | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Derick Brassard | C | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4.8 | |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | R | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Zach Aston-Reese | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Carter Rowney | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Chad Ruhwedel | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Matt Murray | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 228 | 42 | 76 | 118 | 112 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 349 | 12.0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Murray | 12 | 716 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 2.43 | 314 | 285 | .908 |
| Totals | 12 | 716 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 2.43 | 343 | 314 | .915 |
