2015–16_Pittsburgh_Penguins_season

2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season


The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] Their regular season games began on October 8, 2015 against the Dallas Stars.[3] On December 12, the team had a record of 15–10–3. The organization then fired head coach Mike Johnston and replaced him with Mike Sullivan, head coach of the organization's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre.[4]

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The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season. They earned second place in the Metropolitan Division with 104 points. They began the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 13 against the New York Rangers, the team they were eliminated by in the Stanley Cup playoffs both of the previous two seasons. They went on to beat the Rangers in five games. In the second round the Pens defeated the Washington Capitals, the winners of the Presidents' Trophy, in six games. The team then played in their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2013 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Pens defeated the Lightning in seven games, despite trailing the series 3–2 after Game 5, to earn the franchise's fifth berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Finals, the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games to win the franchise's fourth league title.

Pre-season

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Statistics

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Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com

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Preseason statistics

Regular season

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Season standings

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Source: National Hockey League[9]
p Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot

Detailed records

Final[10]

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Injuries

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Playoffs

The Penguins announced on April 11, 2016 that they will wear their Alternate jersey for all home games throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs.[44]

Game log

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Injuries

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Suspensions

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Post-season

Injuries

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Player statistics

Skaters
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Goaltenders
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Notable achievements

Awards

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Team awards

Awarded week of March 27

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Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)[60] To Toronto Maple Leafs

Nick Spaling
Kasperi Kapanen
Scott Harrington
Conditional 1st round pick in 2016 or
1st round pick in 2017 or
2nd round pick in 2017
3rd round pick in 2016

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Phil Kessel[Note 1]
Tim Erixon
Tyler Biggs
Conditional PIT's 2nd round pick in 2016 or
TOR's 2nd round pick in 2017

July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)[61] To Vancouver Canucks

Brandon Sutter
BUF's 3rd round pick in 2016

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Nick Bonino
Adam Clendening
ANA's 2nd round pick in 2016

December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)[62] To Chicago Blackhawks

Rob Scuderi[Note 2]

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Trevor Daley

January 16, 2016 (2016-01-16)[63] To Anaheim Ducks

David Perron
Adam Clendening

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Carl Hagelin

February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)[64] To Edmonton Oilers

3rd round pick in 2016

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Justin Schultz[Note 3]

February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)[65] To Arizona Coyotes

Sergei Plotnikov

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Matthias Plachta
conditional 7th round pick in 2017

February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)[66] To Arizona Coyotes

Matia Marcantuoni

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Dustin Jeffrey
Dan O'Donoghue
James Melindy

Notes
  • Note 1 Toronto to retain 15% ($1.25 million) of salary as part of trade.
  • Note 2 Pittsburgh to retain 33% ($1.125 million) of salary as part of trade.
  • Note 3 Edmonton to retain 50% ($1.95 million) of salary as part of trade.

Free agents

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Signings

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  • a – Two-way contract
  • b – Entry-level contract

Draft picks

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.[119]

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References

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  12. "Rust Re-Assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton". Pittsburgh Penguins. November 30, 2015.
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  35. "Penguins Sign Forward Kael Mouillierat". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  36. "Penguins sign forward Kevin Porter". National Hockey League. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  37. "Penguins Sign Defenseman Steve Oleksy". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  38. "Coyotes sign Downie to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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  46. "Penguins Agree To Terms With Veteran Center Matt Cullen". Pittsburgh Penguins. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  47. "Penguins Sign Defenseman Sergei Gonchar to a Professional Tryout Contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  48. "Kings Reach Agreement with D-man Christian Ehrhoff". Los Angeles Kings. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  49. "Penguins Sign Forward Tom Sestito to a Professional Tryout Contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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  61. "Penguins Re-Sign Forward Beau Bennett". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 15, 2015.
  62. "Penguins Sign Forward Dominik Uher". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 17, 2015.
  63. "Olli Maatta Signs Six-Year Contract Extension". Pittsburgh Penguins. February 26, 2016.
  64. "Penguins Sign Defenseman Ethan Prow". Pittsburgh Penguins. March 29, 2016.
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