1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1995–96 1995 Pittsburgh Penguins Eastern 2nd Northeast 1st yes 49–29–4 32–9–0 17–20–4 362 284 Craig Patrick Eddie Johnston Mario Lemieux Ron Francis Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Civic Arena 16,238 Cleveland LumberjacksHampton Roads Admirals Mario Lemieux (69) Mario Lemieux (92) Mario Lemieux (161) Francois Leroux (161) Petr Nedved (+37) Tom Barrasso (29) Ken Wregget (3.24) The 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the return of Mario Lemieux after missing an entire season due to injuries. The Penguins improved to first in the Northeast Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference. In the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Penguins progressed to the Conference Finals before losing to the Florida Panthers. Regular season Mario Lemieux's return to the NHL after missing the entire 1994–95 season energized the Penguins and re-instituted the team's finesse game for the 1995–96 season. The Penguins finished second in the Eastern Conference with 102 points, leading all League teams in goals (362), even-strength goals (235), power-play goals (109), power-play percentage (25.95%) and shooting percentage while scoring 362 goals on just 2,645 shots (13.7%).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996.html 1995-96 NHL Summary Despite missing 12 regular-season games, Lemieux led the NHL in goals (69), assists (92), points (161) power-play goals (31) and shorthanded goals (8). Czech superstar Jaromir Jagr had a career year, scoring 62 goals (second in the League), 87 assists (third in the League) and 149 points (second in the League). The third 100-point scorer on the team was Ron Francis, who tallied 27 goals and 92 assists (tied for first in the NHL with Lemieux) for 119 points. Petr Nedved scored 45 goals and had 54 assists for 99 points in 80 games—he finished second in the NHL in shooting percentage, with 22.1%. Despite missing over a quarter of the season, Tomas Sandstrom also had a strong year, scoring 35 goals and picking up 35 assists for 70 points in 58 games. Lemieux scored three goals or more in a game six times, and four goals or more in a game twice. On March 26, 1996, he scored five goals in a home game against the St. Louis Blues. Lemieux tallied two even-strength goals, two power-play goals and one short-handed goal in the game, which the Penguins won 8–4. Season standings PIT PIT Playoffs In the 1996 Playoffs, the Penguins advanced to the third round for the first time since 1992, defeating the Washington Capitals in six games and the New York Rangers in five games. In the Eastern Conference finals, the heavily favored Penguins were upset in seven games by the defense-oriented Florida Panthers. Schedule and results Regular season background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 5px solid; 1995–96 regular season1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1996_games.html Hockey-Reference.com August 9, 2023 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; October: 4–2–2 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–2), 10 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 1 || Oct 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0–0 || 2 || 1995020004 W |- | 2 || Oct 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–6 OT || Colorado Avalanche || 1–0–1 || 3 || 1995020017 T |- | 3 || Oct 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || Chicago Blackhawks || 1–1–1 || 3 || 1995020030 L |- | 4 || Oct 14 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1–1 || 5 || 1995020039 W |- | 5 || Oct 20 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 OT || Hartford Whalers || 2–1–2 || 6 || 1995020072 T |- | 6 || Oct 21 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2–2 || 6 || 1995020078 L |- | 7 || Oct 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–5 || New York Islanders || 3–2–2 || 8 || 1995020105 W |- | 8 || Oct 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || New Jersey Devils || 4–2–2 || 10 || 1995020118 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; November: 10–3–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 4–2–1), 21 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 9 || Nov 1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 0–10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2–2 || 12 || 1995020137 W |- | 10 || Nov 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 OT || Buffalo Sabres || 5–2–3 || 13 || 1995020150 T |- | 11 || Nov 4 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–2–3 || 15 || 1995020156 W |- | 12 || Nov 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–1 || Ottawa Senators || 7–2–3 || 17 || 1995020179 W |- | 13 || Nov 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–1 || San Jose Sharks || 8–2–3 || 19 || 1995020193 W |- | 14 || Nov 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Los Angeles Kings || 8–3–3 || 19 || 1995020204 L |- | 15 || Nov 14 || Dallas Stars || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–3–3 || 21 || 1995020210 W |- | 16 || Nov 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Washington Capitals || 10–3–3 || 23 || 1995020231 W |- | 17 || Nov 18 || Washington Capitals || 0–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 11–3–3 || 25 || 1995020239 W |- | 18 || Nov 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–9 || New York Rangers || 11–4–3 || 25 || 1995020253 L |- | 19 || Nov 22 || New York Rangers || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 11–5–3 || 25 || 1995020260 L |- | 20 || Nov 25 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 12–5–3 || 27 || 1995020277 W |- | 21 || Nov 28 || Ottawa Senators || 2–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 13–5–3 || 29 || 1995020291 W |- | 22 || Nov 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–6 || Boston Bruins || 14–5–3 || 31 || 1995020304 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; December: 10–4–0 (home: 7–1–0; road: 3–3–0), 20 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 23 || Dec 1 || Florida Panthers || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 15–5–3 || 33 || 1995020309 W |- | 24 || Dec 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 16–5–3 || 35 || 1995020327 W |- | 25 || Dec 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || New York Islanders || 17–5–3 || 37 || 1995020332 W |- | 26 || Dec 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 18–5–3 || 39 || 1995020344 W |- | 27 || Dec 9 || Hartford Whalers || 0–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 19–5–3 || 41 || 1995020356 W |- | 28 || Dec 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || 19–6–3 || 41 || 1995020385 L |- | 29 || Dec 15 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–1 || Dallas Stars || 20–6–3 || 43 || 1995020395 W |- | 30 || Dec 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–6 || Philadelphia Flyers || 20–7–3 || 43 || 1995020406 L |- | 31 || Dec 19 || Calgary Flames || 1–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 21–7–3 || 45 || 1995020415 W |- | 32 || Dec 22 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 21–8–3 || 45 || 1995020431 L |- | 33 || Dec 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–1 || Montreal Canadiens || 21–9–3 || 45 || 1995020442 L |- | 34 || Dec 26 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 22–9–3 || 47 || 1995020450 W |- | 35 || Dec 28 || Hartford Whalers || 4–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 23–9–3 || 49 || 1995020463 W |- | 36 || Dec 30 || Florida Panthers || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 24–9–3 || 51 || 1995020476 W |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; January: 7–7–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 2–4–0), 14 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 37 || Jan 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Washington Capitals || 24–10–3 || 51 || 1995020489 L |- | 38 || Jan 3 || Ottawa Senators || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 25–10–3 || 53 || 1995020495 W |- | 39 || Jan 5 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 26–10–3 || 55 || 1995020508 W |- | 40 || Jan 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || St. Louis Blues || 26–11–3 || 55 || 1995020521 L |- | 41 || Jan 8 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–11–3 || 57 || 1995020528 W |- | 42 || Jan 12 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–12–3 || 57 || 1995020550 L |- | 43 || Jan 13 || San Jose Sharks || 10–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–13–3 || 57 || 1995020557 L |- | 44 || Jan 16 || Colorado Avalanche || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 27–14–3 || 57 || 1995020573 L |- | 45 || Jan 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 || Buffalo Sabres || 28–14–3 || 59 || 1995020578 W |- | 46 || Jan 22 || Boston Bruins || 6–7 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 29–14–3 || 61 || 1995020588 W |- | 47 || Jan 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Ottawa Senators || 30–14–3 || 63 || 1995020598 W |- | 48 || Jan 27 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 31–14–3 || 65 || 1995020618 W |- | 49 || Jan 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Florida Panthers || 31–15–3 || 65 || 1995020630 L |- | 50 || Jan 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 31–16–3 || 65 || 1995020640 L |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; February: 6–5–1 (home: 4–0–0; road: 2–5–1), 13 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 51 || Feb 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–3 || Detroit Red Wings || 31–17–3 || 65 || 1995020660 L |- | 52 || Feb 6 || Boston Bruins || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 32–17–3 || 67 || 1995020671 W |- | 53 || Feb 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–1 OT || New Jersey Devils || 32–17–4 || 68 || 1995020678 T |- | 54 || Feb 10 || Chicago Blackhawks || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 33–17–4 || 70 || 1995020694 W |- | 55 || Feb 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 33–18–4 || 70 || 1995020712 L |- | 56 || Feb 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–0 || Winnipeg Jets || 34–18–4 || 72 || 1995020734 W |- | 57 || Feb 18 || New York Rangers || 3–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 35–18–4 || 74 || 1995020742 W |- | 58 || Feb 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Buffalo Sabres || 35–19–4 || 74 || 1995020756 L |- | 59 || Feb 23 || Hartford Whalers || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 36–19–4 || 76 || 1995020767 W |- | 60 || Feb 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–7 || Montreal Canadiens || 36–20–4 || 76 || 1995020776 L |- | 61 || Feb 27 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–4 || Vancouver Canucks || 37–20–4 || 78 || 1995020794 W |- | 62 || Feb 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–7 || Calgary Flames || 37–21–4 || 78 || 1995020805 L |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; March: 9–5–0 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–3–0), 18 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 63 || Mar 1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 38–21–4 || 80 || 1995020812 W |- | 64 || Mar 5 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 39–21–4 || 82 || 1995020829 W |- | 65 || Mar 7 || Ottawa Senators || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 40–21–4 || 84 || 1995020841 W |- | 66 || Mar 9 || New Jersey Devils || 4–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || 40–22–4 || 84 || 1995020851 L |- | 67 || Mar 13 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Hartford Whalers || 40–23–4 || 84 || 1995020869 L |- | 68 || Mar 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Boston Bruins || 40–24–4 || 84 || 1995020878 L |- | 69 || Mar 16 || New York Islanders || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 41–24–4 || 86 || 1995020887 W |- | 70 || Mar 21 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 42–24–4 || 88 || 1995020918 W |- | 71 || Mar 23 || Buffalo Sabres || 7–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 42–25–4 || 88 || 1995020929 L |- | 72 || Mar 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–2 || New York Rangers || 43–25–4 || 90 || 1995020938 W |- | 73 || Mar 26 || St. Louis Blues || 4–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 44–25–4 || 92 || 1995020947 W |- | 74 || Mar 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Florida Panthers || 45–25–4 || 94 || 1995020961 W |- | 75 || Mar 30 || New Jersey Devils || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 46–25–4 || 96 || 1995020971 W |- | 76 || Mar 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || 46–26–4 || 96 || 1995020977 L |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; April: 3–3–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–2–0), 6 points # Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap |- | 77 || Apr 4 || Washington Capitals || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 47–26–4 || 98 || 1995021001 W |- | 78 || Apr 6 || Tampa Bay Lightning || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 48–26–4 || 100 || 1995021012 W |- | 79 || Apr 8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || Hartford Whalers || 48–27–4 || 100 || 1995021025 L |- | 80 || Apr 10 || New York Islanders || 6–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 48–28–4 || 100 || 1995021032 L |- | 81 || Apr 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Ottawa Senators || 49–28–4 || 102 || 1995021042 W |- | 82 || Apr 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–6 || Boston Bruins || 49–29–4 || 102 || 1995021059 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 5px solid; 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Washington Capitals – Penguins win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || Apr 17 || Washington Capitals || 6–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 16,238 || 0–1 || 1995030121 L |- | 2 || Apr 19 || Washington Capitals || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,181 || 0–2 || 1995030122 L |- | 3 || Apr 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Washington Capitals || 18,130 || 1–2 || 1995030123 W |- | 4 || Apr 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 4OT || Washington Capitals || 18,130 || 2–2 || 1995030124 W |- | 5 || Apr 26 || Washington Capitals || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,215 || 3–2 || 1995030125 W |- | 6 || Apr 28 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Washington Capitals || 17,256 || 4–2 || 1995030126 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) New York Rangers – Penguins win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || May 3 || New York Rangers || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,181 || 1–0 || 1995030221 W |- | 2 || May 5 || New York Rangers || 6–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,181 || 0–1 || 1995030222 L |- | 3 || May 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || New York Rangers || 18,200 || 2–1 || 1995030223 W |- | 4 || May 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || New York Rangers || 18,200 || 3–1 || 1995030224 W |- | 5 || May 11 || New York Rangers || 3–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || 4–1 || 1995030225 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#ffc300 2px solid; Eastern Conference Finals vs. (4) Florida Panthers – Panthers win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || May 18 || Florida Panthers || 5–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || 0–1 || 1995030311 L |- | 2 || May 20 || Florida Panthers || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,181 || 1–1 || 1995030312 W |- | 3 || May 24 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Florida Panthers || 14,703 || 1–2 || 1995030313 L |- | 4 || May 26 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Florida Panthers || 14,703 || 2–2 || 1995030314 W |- | 5 || May 28 || Florida Panthers || 0–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || 3–2 || 1995030315 W |- | 6 || May 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Florida Panthers || 14,703 || 3–3 || 1995030316 L |- | 7 || Jun 1 || Florida Panthers || 3–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || 3–4 || 1995030317 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Suspensions Player Length Date Reason Ron Francis 2 games February 27, 1996 Checking from behind Injuries Player Injury Date Tom Barrasso Pulled Groin (DTD) December 7, 1995 Tom Barrasso Shoulder injury (Out Indefinitely) February 5, 1996 Stefan Bergkvist Appendectomy February 21, 1996 Player statistics Skaters + Regular season1995–1996 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19951996&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S https://web.archive.org/web/20161002013559/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19951996&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mario Lemieux 70 69 92 161 10 54 Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr 82 62 87 149 31 96 Ron Francis 77 27 92 119 25 56 Petr Nedved Petr Nedvěd 80 45 54 99 37 68 Tomas Sandstrom Tomas Sandström 58 35 35 70 4 69 Sergei Zubov 64 11 55 66 28 22 Bryan Smolinski 81 24 40 64 6 69 Markus Naslund Markus Näslund‡ 66 19 33 52 17 36 Dmitri Mironov 72 3 31 34 19 88 Glen Murray ice hockey 69 14 15 29 4 57 Norm MacIver‡ 32 2 21 23 12 32 Chris Joseph ice hockey 70 5 14 19 6 71 Dave Roche 71 7 7 14 -5 –5 130 Chris Tamer 70 4 10 14 20 153 Neil Wilkinson ice hockey† 41 2 10 12 12 87 Francois Leroux François Leroux 66 2 9 11 2 161 Kevin Miller ice hockey† 13 6 5 11 4 4 Richard Park ice hockey 56 4 6 10 3 36 Joe Dziedzic 69 5 5 10 -5 –5 68 Jean-Jacques Daigneault J. 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Daigneault† 13 3 3 6 0 23 Dave McLlwain† 18 2 4 6 -5 –5 4 Brad Lauer 21 4 1 5 -5 –5 6 Corey Foster 11 2 2 4 -2 –2 2 Chris Wells ice hockey 54 2 2 4 -6 –6 59 Rusty Fitzgerald 21 1 2 3 7 12 Ed Patterson 35 0 2 2 -5 –5 38 Ian Moran 51 1 1 2 -1 –1 47 Alek Stojanov† 10 1 0 1 -1 –1 7 Drake Berehowsky 1 0 0 0 1 0 Stefan Bergqvist Stefan Bergkvist 2 0 0 0 0 2 Peter Allen ice hockey 8 0 0 0 2 8 Len Barrie 5 0 0 0 -1 –1 18 Jeff Christian 3 0 0 0 0 2 Greg Andrusak 2 0 0 0 -1 –1 0 Total 362 638 1000 — 1,585 + Playoffs1995–1996 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19951996&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S https://web.archive.org/web/20161002015121/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19951996&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mario Lemieux 18 11 16 27 3 33 Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr 18 11 12 23 7 18 Petr Nedved Petr Nedvěd 18 10 10 20 3 16 Sergei Zubov 18 1 14 15 9 26 Jean-Jacques Daigneault J. J. Daigneault 17 1 9 10 4 36 Ron Francis 11 3 6 9 3 4 Dave Roche 16 2 7 9 1 26 Bryan Smolinski 18 5 4 9 -4 –4 10 Glen Murray ice hockey 18 2 6 8 2 10 Chris Tamer 18 0 7 7 0 24 Tomas Sandstrom Tomas Sandström 18 4 2 6 -6 –6 30 Kevin Miller ice hockey 18 3 2 5 -6 –6 8 Joe Dziedzic 16 1 2 3 1 19 Francois Leroux François Leroux 18 1 1 2 2 20 Brad Lauer 12 1 1 2 0 4 Chris Joseph ice hockey 15 1 0 1 1 8 Neil Wilkinson ice hockey 15 0 1 1 -2 –2 14 Dmitri Mironov 15 0 1 1 -6 –6 10 Corey Foster 3 0 0 0 -2 –2 4 Richard Park ice hockey 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dave McLlwain 6 0 0 0 0 0 Alek Stojanov 9 0 0 0 0 19 Stefan Bergqvist Stefan Bergkvist 4 0 0 0 -1 –1 2 Total 57 101 158 — 341 Goaltenders + Regular Season1995–1996 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19951996&gameType=2&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G NHL Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Tom Barrasso 49 2799:01 29 16 2 160 3.43 1626 0.902 2 0 3 18 Ken Wregget 37 2132:15 20 13 2 115 3.24 1205 0.905 3 0 2 8 Total 4931:16 49 29 4 275 3.35 2831 0.903 5 0 5 26 + Playoffs1995–1996 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19951996&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G https://web.archive.org/web/20161002032011/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19951996&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Ken Wregget 9 598:47 7 2 0 23 2.30 328 0.93 0 0 1 0 Tom Barrasso 10 557:30 4 5 0 26 2.80 337 0.923 1 0 0 8 Total 1156:17 11 7 0 49 2.54 665 0.926 1 0 1 8 †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 records Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 500 goals for the Penguins. He did so with a hat-trick in a 7–5 win over New York on October 3. Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 800 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 8–4 win over St. Louis on March 26. Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1300 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–2 win over Detroit on January 5. Jaromir Jagr set a new league record for most assists in a season by a winger (87). He broke the previous record of 83 set by Mike Bossy in 1982. Jaromir Jagr set a new league record for most points in a season by a winger (149). He broke the previous record of 147 set by Mike Bossy in 1982. Jaromir Jagr set a new league record for most points by a player born outside of North America (149). He broke the previous record of 139 set by Peter Stastny in 1982. Awards Type Award/honor Recipient Ref League(annual) Art Ross Trophy Mario LemieuxArt Ross Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/art-ross-trophy records.nhl.com August 27, 2023 Hart Memorial Trophy Mario LemieuxHart Memorial Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/hart-memorial-trophy records.nhl.com August 27, 2023 Lester B. Pearson Award Mario LemieuxTed Lindsay Award https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/ted-lindsay-award records.nhl.com August 27, 2023 NHL First All-Star team Jaromir Jagr (Right wing)Postseason All-Star Teams https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19951996 NHL.com August 27, 2023 Mario Lemieux (Center) League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Ron Francis1996 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1996_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Jaromir Jagrfn1 Jagr and Lemieux were voted to the starting lineup.NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986) https://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=29185 NHL.com August 29, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20230322193353/https://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=29185 March 22, 2023 Eddie Johnston (coach) Mario Lemieuxfn1 Team A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award Mario Lemieux 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.313 Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award Petr Nedved 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.312 Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award Jaromir Jagr Leading Scorer Award Mario Lemieux Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy No winner 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.311 Most Valuable Player Award Mario Lemieux 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins Media Guide, p.314 Players' Player Award Ron Francis The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award Dave Roche Milestones Milestone Player Date Ref First game Joe Dziedzic October 7, 19951995-96 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 6, 2024 Dave Roche Chris Wells October 21, 1995 Peter Allen November 25, 1995 Stefan Bergqvist February 16, 1996 Transactions The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season:Hockey Transactions Search Results http://prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Penguins&BeginDate=1995-07-08&EndDate=1996-06-21&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 ProSportsTransactions September 10, 2012 Trades July 8, 1995 To Toronto Maple Leafs Larry Murphy To Pittsburgh Penguins Dmitri Mironov1996 2nd round pick August 1, 1995 To Boston Bruins Kevin StevensShawn McEachern To Pittsburgh Penguins Glen MurrayBryan Smolinski1996 3rd round pick August 31, 1995 To New York Rangers Luc RobitailleUlf Samuelsson To Pittsburgh Penguins Petr NedvedSergei Zubov December 28, 1995 To Winnipeg Jets Norm MacIver To Pittsburgh Penguins Neil Wilkinson March 1, 1996 To Ottawa Senators 1996 8th round pick To Pittsburgh Penguins Dave McLlwain March 20, 1996 To Vancouver Canucks Markus Naslund To Pittsburgh Penguins Alek Stojanov March 20, 1996 To St. Louis Blues 1996 6th round pick To Pittsburgh Penguins Jean-Jacques Daigneault March 20, 1996 To San Jose Sharks 1996 5th round pick To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Miller Free agents Player Acquired from Lost to Date Troy Murray Colorado Avalanche August 7, 1995 Corey Foster Ottawa Senators August 7, 1995 Peter Taglianetti Boston Bruins August 9, 1995 Peter Allen Boston Bruins August 10, 1995 Mike Hudson Toronto Maple Leafs August 28, 1995 Joe Mullen Boston Bruins September 8, 1995 John Cullen Tampa Bay Lightning September 11, 1995 Ladislav Karabin Buffalo Sabres September 20, 1995 Signings Player Date Brad Lauer August 10, 1995 Evgeny Davydov August 10, 1995 Troy Crowder August 10, 1995 Glen Murray September 8, 1995 Other Name Date Details Evgeny Davydov September 25, 1995 Released Perry Ganchar October 15, 1995 Retired Draft picks List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft.NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1995&team=PIT&position=&round= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094752/http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1995&team=PIT&position=&round= dead March 4, 2016 NHL.com July 14, 2012 Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 24 Aleksey Morozov Right wing Krylja Sovetov (Russia) 3 76 Jean-Sebastien Aubin Goaltender Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) 4 102 Oleg Belov Center CSKA Moscow (Russia) 5 128 Jan Hrdina Center Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 6 154 Alexei Kolkunov Center Krylja Sovetov (Russia) 7 180 Derrick Pyke Right wing Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 8 206 Sergei Voronov Defense Moscow Dynamo (Russia) 9 232 Frank Ivankovic Goaltender Oshawa Generals (OHL) Draft notes1995 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/1995.htm Pro Sports Transactions July 14, 2012 The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a July 29, 1994, trade that sent Luc Robitaille to the Penguins in exchange for Rick Tocchet and this pick. Farm teams The Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League finished in fifth place in the East Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Richmond Renegades. The Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL) finished in third place in the Central Division, but were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Michigan K-Wings. Notes References Pittsburgh Penguins 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000501996.html www.hockeydb.com August 9, 2023 1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1996.html Hockey-Reference.com August 9, 2023 Category:Pittsburgh Penguins seasons P Pitts Pitts