2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season March 2026 March 2012 NHL 2009–10 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins Eastern 4th Atlantic 2nd 47–28–7 25–12–4 22–16–3 257 237 Ray Shero Dan Bylsma Sidney Crosby Sergei GoncharEvgeni Malkin Mellon Arena Sidney Crosby (51) Sidney Crosby (58) Sidney Crosby (109) Jordan Staal (+19) Michael Rupp (120) Marc-Andre Fleury (37) Alexander Pechurski (1.67) The 2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions. It was scheduled to be the last season with the Penguins' home venue as Mellon Arena before they moved into their new arena, the Consol Energy Center, which was being constructed adjacent to the Mellon Arena across Centre Avenue. The regular season began with a home game against the New York Rangers in which the Penguins held a banner-raising ceremony beforehand. The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. They did not become champions of the Atlantic Division, but nonetheless finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 101 points. They began the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 14 against the Ottawa Senators. They beat the Senators but they were upset in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals by the Montreal Canadiens, losing in seven games. Pre-season y background:#FFFFFF; border-bottom:#CFC493 5px solid; border-top:#000000 5px solid; 2009 pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 1 || September 15 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || OT || Fleury || 15,766 || 1–0–0 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 2 || September 18||Toronto Maple Leafs||4–3||Pittsburgh Penguins||||Johnson||16,621||1–1–0|| Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 3 || September 21||Pittsburgh Penguins||3–4||Montreal Canadiens||||Curry||21,273||1–2–0|| Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" | 4 || September 22||Pittsburgh Penguins||2–3||Toronto Maple Leafs||SO||Johnson||18,910||1–2–1|| Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 5 || September 24||Pittsburgh Penguins||2–5||Columbus Blue Jackets||||Fleury||12,638||1–3–1|| Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 6 || September 27||Pittsburgh Penguins||1–4||Detroit Red Wings||||Fleury||13,891||1–4–1|| Recap |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcf darkgray = Loss      #ffc darkgray = OT/SO Loss Regular season First half: October to December The Penguins began the 2009–10 season on Friday, October 2. Prior to the game the team raised the Stanley Cup banner at Mellon Arena. Penguins players, fans share thrilling moment at center ice in Mellon Arena Kevin Gorman Pittsburgh Tribune-Review October 3, 2009 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_646261.html January 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091007134120/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_646261.html October 7, 2009 dead mdy-all The ceremonial banner raising was shown on a video board outside Mellon Arena, which displayed highlights from the previous season during the days leading up the game. Outdoor screen on for Pens' banner raising Rob Rossi Pittsburgh Tribune-Review September 30, 2009 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_645489.html January 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091003015729/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_645489.html October 3, 2009 dead mdy-all The Penguins won their opening night game over the New York Rangers and defeated the New York Islanders the following night. Penguins ruin Tavares' debut with Islanders Rob Rossi Pittsburgh Tribune-Review October 4, 2009 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_646385.html January 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091007021004/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_646385.html October 7, 2009 dead mdy-all After their first loss of the season to the Phoenix Coyotes, the Penguins embarked on a four-game road trip to complete a series of five games in eight days. Penguins get break after back-to-back games Rob Rossi Pittsburgh Tribune-Review October 5, 2009 http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_646443.html January 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091011115459/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_646443.html October 11, 2009 dead mdy-all The Penguins swept the four game road trip, setting a new franchise record for consecutive road wins to start a season. Penguins beat Hurricanes 3–2 in shootout Aaron Beard Yahoo! Sports October 14, 2009 https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2009101407 January 15, 2010 The Penguins extended their overall win-streak to seven games by winning the first three games of their ensuing homestand; the win-streak ended with a loss to the New Jersey Devils on October 24. Penguins' 7-game win streak ends in 4–1 loss to Devils Dave Molinari Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 28, 2009 https://www.post-gazette.com/penguins/2009/10/25/Penguins-7-game-win-streak-ends-in-4-1-loss-to-Devils/stories/200910250219 January 15, 2010 The Penguins began November with a three-game road trip in California. After defeating the Anaheim Ducks, the Penguins lost their first back-to-back games of the season to the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks. The team then lost to the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. During the four-game losing streak, the Penguins were outscored 17–3. Against the Bruins, Sidney Crosby did not score a point for the fifth-consecutive game, the longest point-drought of his career.http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/33846025/ns/sports-nhl/ Crosby pointless again as Pens fall to Bruins NBC Sports November 10, 2009 November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091113082810/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/33846025/ns/sports-nhl/ November 13, 2009 dead The Penguins ended their skid with a 6–5 overtime victory against Boston on November 14. Bill Guerin tied the game with .04 second left, and Pascal Dupuis scored in overtime.Dupuis' OT goal ends Pens' 4-game skid; Malkin nets 3 assists in return http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap/_/id/291114016/boston-bruins-vs-pittsburgh-penguins https://web.archive.org/web/20110606055450/http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap/_/id/291114016/boston-bruins-vs-pittsburgh-penguins dead June 6, 2011 ESPN November 14, 2009 Associated Press May 13, 2010 Extended injuries hindered the team throughout much of the early season. On November 16, the Penguins played without four of the six defenceman that had started with the team. Additionally, they were without forwards Tyler Kennedy, Maxime Talbot and Chris Kunitz. Evgeni Malkin had also missed significant time.http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/x/s_653452.html?source=emailthis Penguins defenseman Goligoski out 2–3 weeks with injury Josh Yohe Daily News November 16, 2009 November 16, 2009 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Later in the week, it was announced that defenceman Jay McKee would miss two to four weeks, but that Sergei Gonchar and Maxime Talbot, who had surgery during the off-season, would both likely return on November 19.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014427-100.stm Penguins' McKee out two to four weeks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Shelly Anderson November 18, 2009 November 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091121035009/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014427-100.stm November 21, 2009 dead right|thumb|Team together during a time out In late December through January 1, rosters for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver were announced, and five Penguins were selected. Malkin and Gonchar were selected to play for Russia, Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury for Canada and Brooks Orpik for the United States. The Penguins concluded the first half of their season with their 41st game on December 30 against the New Jersey Devils. Through the first 41 games, the Penguins earned a 26–14–1 record. While the Penguins won five straight in the middle of the month, they ending losing three in a row, and four of their last five, including shutouts of 0–2 and 0–4 to the Devils. The 0–4 shutout earned Devils' goalie Martin Brodeur his 104th career shutout and the NHL record. Second half: January to April The Penguins began the second half of their season with their 42nd game on January 2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Penguins went on to lose both of their first two games of the second half of the season with the second coming against the Florida Panthers. The Penguins then returned home for a two-game home stand in which they split by first defeating the Atlanta Thrashers and then losing in a high scoring 7–4 contest to the Philadelphia Flyers. After the home stand, the Penguins embarked on a five-game road trip of Canada and Minnesota, in which they finished the trip with a decent 3–2 record with wins coming against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. They battled with a struggling New Jersey Devils team for the Atlantic Division title, but ultimately fell short due in large part to having lost all six divisional games against the Devils. The Penguins had a 21–14–6 record in the second half of the season, placing them in fourth place in the Eastern Conference (despite having the third-best points total). It would be the third time in four years that the Penguins had over 100 points in a season (having missed out by a single point the previous year) and the fourth-straight year with 45 wins or more. Game log background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#CFC493 5px solid; 2009–2010 Schedule y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CFC493 2px solid; October: 11–3–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 6–1–0), 22 Points # Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || 2 || 7:30 PM || New York Rangers || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 1–0–0 || 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || 3 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 SO || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,234) || 2–0–0 || 4 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 3 || 7 || 7:30 PM || Phoenix Coyotes || 3–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,975) || 2–1–0 || 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || 8 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || Wells Fargo Center (19,611) || 3–1–0 || 6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || 10 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Air Canada Centre (19,374) || 4–1–0 || 8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || 12 || 7:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Ottawa Senators || Scotiabank Place (17,014) || 5–1–0 || 10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || 14 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 SO || Carolina Hurricanes || RBC Center (14,053) || 6–1–0 || 12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || 17 || 7:30 PM || Tampa Bay Lightning || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 7–1–0 || 14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || 20 || 7:00 PM || St. Louis Blues || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 8–1–0 || 16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || 23 || 7:30 PM || Florida Panthers || 2–3 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,971) || 9–1–0 || 18 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 11 || 24 || 7:30 PM || New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 9–2–0 || 18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || 28 || 7:30 PM || Montreal Canadiens || 1–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,965) || 10–2–0 || 20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || 30 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 SO || Columbus Blue Jackets || Nationwide Arena (19,136) || 11–2–0 || 22 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 14 || 31 || 7:30 PM || Minnesota Wild || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,960) || 11–3–0 || 22 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CFC493 2px solid; November: 8–6–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 4–5–0), 16 Points # Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || 3 || 10:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Anaheim Ducks || Honda Center (16,128) || 12–3–0 || 24 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 16 || 5 || 10:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Los Angeles Kings || Staples Center (18,118) || 12–4–0 || 24 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 17 || 7 || 10:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–5 || San Jose Sharks || HP Pavilion at San Jose (17,562) || 12–5–0 || 24 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 18 || 10 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–3 || Boston Bruins || TD Garden (17,565) || 12–6–0 || 24 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 19 || 12 || 7:30 PM || New Jersey Devils || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,005) || 12–7–0 || 24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || 14 || 7:30 PM || Boston Bruins || 5–6 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 13–7–0 || 26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || 16 || 7:30 PM || Anaheim Ducks || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,052) || 14–7–0 || 28 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 22 || 19 || 7:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Ottawa Senators || Scotiabank Place (17,039) || 14–8–0 || 28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || 21 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Atlanta Thrashers || Philips Arena (17,588) || 15–8–0 || 30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || 23 || 7:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 OT || Florida Panthers || BankAtlantic Center (17,024) || 16–8–0 || 32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || 25 || 7:30 PM || Montreal Canadiens || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,094) || 17–8–0 || 34 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 26 || 27 || 2:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,262) || 17–9–0 || 34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || 28 || 7:30 PM || New York Rangers || 3–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,122) || 18–9–0 || 36 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || 30 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) || 19–9–0 || 38 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CFC493 2px solid; December: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 3–2–0), 15 Points # Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || 3 || 7:30 PM || Colorado Avalanche || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,968) || 20–9–0 || 40 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 30 || 5 || 7:30 PM || Chicago Blackhawks || 2–1 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 20–9–1 || 41 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 31 || 7 || 7:30 PM || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,964) || 20–10–1 || 41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || 10 || 7:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Montreal Canadiens || Bell Centre (21,273) || 21–10–1 || 43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || 12 || 7:30 PM || Florida Panthers || 2–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,977) || 22–10–1 || 45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || 15 || 7:00 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,086) || 23–10–1 || 47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || 17 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 SO || Philadelphia Flyers || Wachovia Center (19,689) || 24–10–1 || 49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || 19 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 SO || Buffalo Sabres || HSBC Arena (18,690) || 25–10–1 || 51 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 37 || 21 || 7:30 PM || New Jersey Devils || 4–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 25–11–1 || 51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || 23 || 7:00 PM || Ottawa Senators || 2–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 26–11–1 || 53 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 39 || 27 || 7:00 PM || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 26–12–1 || 53 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 40 || 29 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Buffalo Sabres || HSBC Arena (18,690) || 26–13–1 || 53 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 41 || 30 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–2 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (17,625) || 26–14–1 || 53 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CFC493 2px solid; January: 8–7–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 5–4–0), 16 Points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points |- style="background:#fcf;" | 42 || 2 || 3:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Tampa Bay Lightning || St. Pete Times Forum (20,109) || 26–15–1 || 53 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 43 || 3 || 5:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Florida Panthers || BankAtlantic Center (18,110) || 26–16–1 || 53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || 5 || 7:30 PM || Atlanta Thrashers || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,049) || 27–16–1 || 55 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 45 || 7 || 7:30 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,095) || 27–17–1 || 55 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || 9 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Air Canada Centre (19,567) || 28–17–1 || 57 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 47 || 11 || 8:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Minnesota Wild || Xcel Energy Center (19,044) || 28–18–1 || 57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || 13 || 9:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Calgary Flames || Pengrowth Saddledome (19,289) || 29–18–1 || 59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || 14 || 9:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Edmonton Oilers || Rexall Place (16,839) || 30–18–1 || 61 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 50 || 16 || 10:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Vancouver Canucks || Rogers Arena (18,810) || 30–19–1 || 61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || 19 || 7:30 PM || New York Islanders || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,981) || 31–19–1 || 63 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 52 || 21 || 7:30 PM || Washington Capitals || 6–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 31–20–1 || 63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || 24 || 12:30 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Philadelphia Flyers || Wachovia Center (19,798) || 32–20–1 || 65 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || 25 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) || 33–20–1 || 67 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 55 || 28 || 7:00 PM || Ottawa Senators || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,084) || 33–21–1 || 67 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || 31 || 12:30 PM || Detroit Red Wings || 1–2 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,105) || 34–21–1 || 69 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CFC493 2px solid; February: 2–1–3 (Home: 2–0–2; Road: 0–1–1), 7 Points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 || 1 || 7:00 PM || Buffalo Sabres || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,029) || 35–21–1 || 71 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 58 || 6 || 2:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Montreal Canadiens || Bell Centre (21,273) || 35–22–1 || 71 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 59 || 7 || 12:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 OT || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,277) || 35–22–2 || 72 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || 10 || 7:30 PM || New York Islanders || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (16,980) || 36–22–2 || 74 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 61 || 12 || 7:30 PM || New York Rangers || 3–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 36–22–3 || 75 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 62 || 14 || 1:00 PM || Nashville Predators || 4–3 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 36–22–4 || 76 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CFC493 2px solid; March: 8–4–2 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 3–3–2), 18 Points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || 2 || 7:30 PM || Buffalo Sabres || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 37–22–4 || 78 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || 4 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 OT || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) || 38–22–4 || 80 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || 6 || 1:00 PM || Dallas Stars || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 39–22–4 || 82 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || 7 || 3:00 PM || Boston Bruins || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 40–22–4 || 84 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 67 || 11 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 OT || Carolina Hurricanes || RBC Center (16,426) || 40–22–5 || 85 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 68 || 12 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (17,625) || 40–23–5 || 85 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || 14 || 5:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || Tampa Bay Lightning || St. Pete Times Forum (20,230) || 41–23–5 || 87 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 70 || 17 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || New Jersey Devils || Prudential Center (17,625) || 41–24–5 || 87 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || 18 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–0 || Boston Bruins || TD Garden (17,565) || 42–24–5 || 89 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 72 || 20 || 1:00 PM || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,090) || 42–24–6 || 90 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 73 || 22 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena (20,066) || 42–25–6 || 90 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 74 || 24 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 SO || Washington Capitals || Verizon Center (18,277) || 42–25–7 || 91 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || 27 || 1:00 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 43–25–7 || 93 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || 28 || 5:00 PM || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–5 SO || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,104) || 44–25–7 || 95 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 77 || 31 || 7:30 PM || Tampa Bay Lightning || 2–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 44–26–7 || 95 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#CFC493 2px solid; April: 3–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–1–0), 6 Points # Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || 3 || 1:00 PM || Atlanta Thrashers || 3–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,047) || 45–26–7 || 97 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 79 || 6 || 7:30 PM || Washington Capitals || 6–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 45–27–7 || 97 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || 8 || 7:30 PM || New York Islanders || 3–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Mellon Arena (17,132) || 46–27–7 || 99 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 81 || 10 || 7:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–1 || Atlanta Thrashers || Philips Arena (18,959) || 46–28–7 || 99 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || 11 || 5:00 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 OT || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250) || 47–28–7 || 101 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcf darkgray = Loss      #ffc darkgray = OT/SO Loss Standings Atlantic Division PIT Eastern Conference PIT Detailed records Final2009-2010 Pittsburgh Penguins vs All Teams http://penguins.nhl.com/club/teamvsteam.htm?season=20092010 Pittsburgh PenguinsJuly 2026 medicmedic Eastern Conference Atlantic GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L New Jersey Devils 6 0 6 0 187–165 5 22 0–21 3–17 155–144 New York Islanders 6 5 1 0 192–211 28 19 7–28 5–30 228–169 New York Rangers 6 5 0 1 207–168 27 16 7–21 3–20 176–167 Philadelphia Flyers 6 5 1 0 182–180 24 16 7–28 7–31 179–190 Pittsburgh Penguins Division Total 24 15 8 1 768–724 84 73 21–98 18–98 738–670 Northeast GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Boston Bruins 4 3 1 0 124–101 11 9 0–10 2–13 95–127 Buffalo Sabres 4 3 1 0 121–118 13 11 2–11 3–21 107–103 Montreal Canadiens 4 3 1 0 129–96 15 9 2–15 3–13 97–123 Ottawa Senators 4 2 2 0 122–137 15 13 4–20 1–17 122–120 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 3 1 0 141–119 17 11 5–13 3–15 130–107 Division Total 20 14 6 0 637–571 71 53 13–69 12–79 551–580 Southeast GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Atlanta Thrashers 4 3 1 0 139–112 12 8 4–17 1–15 104–138 Carolina Hurricanes 4 1 1 2 135–100 10 12 2–12 2–17 100–114 Florida Panthers 4 3 1 0 176–116 11 12 3–20 2–13 131–118 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 2 2 0 125–99 7 7 2–20 2–18 105–106 Washington Capitals 4 0 2 2 144–128 13 21 3–19 4–8 121–127 Division Total 20 9 7 4 719–555 53 60 14–88 11–71 561–603 Conference Total 64 38 21 5 2124–1850 208 186 48–255 41–248 1850–1853 Western Conference Central GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Chicago Blackhawks 1 0 0 1 33–31 1 2 0–1 0–3 30–44 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 0 0 32–32 4 3 0–5 1–7 29–34 Detroit Red Wings 2 1 1 0 74–57 3 4 0–4 0–9 46–73 Nashville Predators 1 0 0 1 33–26 3 4 1–4 1–7 33–24 St. Louis Blues 1 1 0 0 43–23 5 1 2–4 0–2 21–30 Division Total 6 3 1 2 215–169 16 14 3–18 2–28 159–205 Northwest GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Calgary Flames 1 1 0 0 27–38 3 1 1–5 1–5 27–30 Colorado Avalanche 1 1 0 0 33–16 4 1 1–4 1–3 30–29 Edmonton Oilers 1 1 0 0 31–35 3 2 1–2 2–4 25–36 Minnesota Wild 2 0 2 0 73–39 4 6 0–9 0–4 54–58 Vancouver Canucks 1 0 1 0 24–27 2 6 0–3 1–6 25–29 Division Total 6 3 3 0 188–155 16 16 3–23 5–22 161–182 Pacific GP W L OT SHOTS GF GA PP PK FO W–L Anaheim Ducks 2 2 0 0 53–54 9 5 1–13 0–5 55–47 Dallas Stars 1 1 0 0 34–30 6 3 1–5 0–6 38–35 Los Angeles Kings 1 0 1 0 23–32 2 5 0–3 0–3 23–35 Phoenix Coyotes 1 0 1 0 24–25 0 3 0–5 2–9 26–27 San Jose Sharks 1 0 1 0 27–35 0 5 0–4 2–6 30–28 Division Total 6 3 3 0 161–176 17 21 2–30 4–29 172–172 Conference Total 18 9 7 2 564–500 49 51 8–71 11–79 492–559 NHL Total 82 47 28 7 2688–2350 257 237 56–326 52–327 2342–2412 Stanley Cup playoffs 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs The Penguins advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. They earned the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference and home-ice advantage in the opening round match-up with the Ottawa Senators. The Penguins defeated the Senators 4–2 and advanced to face the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens. Eastern Conference Quarter-finals The Penguins lost Game 1 of the series 5–4. The Penguins took an early 1–0 lead when Evgeni Malkin scored at 3:03 into the first period on the power play, but finished the first period trailing the Senators 2–1 after Peter Regin and Chris Neil both scored on rebounds. The Senators extended their lead to 3–1 early in the second period on the power play when Marc-Andre Fleury was caught out of the net on an odd bounce off of the end board in which Chris Kelly put into the open net. Malkin managed to decrease the deficit to 3–2 with his second power play goal of the night near the midway point of the second period. The Senators' lead was then re-extended the lead 3 minutes later when Erik Karlsson scored on the power play. Five minutes into the third period, Craig Adams scored on a backhand shot to decrease the Senators' lead back to one goal, but almost five minutes later, ex-Penguin Jarkko Ruutu scored what would be the game-winning goal. Alex Goligoski scored to make the score 5–4 with about a minute and a half off of a no-look feed from Sidney Crosby behind the net. Looking to tie the series at 1–1 in Game 2, things did not get off on the right foot, with the Senators' Peter Regin scoring 18 seconds into the game to take an early 1–0 lead. Sidney Crosby leveled the game 8 minutes later, knocking in a rebound off of a Chris Kunitz shot. After a scoreless second period, Kris Letang scored the game-winner at 16:48 in the third period on a slap shot with the assist from Crosby, who passed to Letang after falling to his knees. The Penguins were able to fend off the Senators for the remainder of the game and leveled the series at 1–1. The series then turned to Scotiabank Place, the home of the Senators, for Game 3. The Penguins started the scoring 1:17 into the first when Alexei Ponikarovsky beat Senators goalie Brian Elliott to give the Penguins a 1–0 lead. Peter Regin then scored late in the first period, but the goal was eventually disallowed due to the fact that the puck was scored by a clear kicking motion. Early in the second period, Mike Fisher scored on a power play to knot things up at 1–1. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby both went on to score goals in the second, with Crosby's coming on a power play to give the Penguins a 3–1 advantage after 2 periods. Bill Guerin extended the lead to 4–1 when he slotted home a shot on a breakaway. The Senators put on the pressure late and managed to put another behind Marc-Andre Fleury, where Matt Cullen, on the power play, lifted a shot over Fleury's glove from a wide angle. The Senators pulled their goalie on a late power play to extend their man advantage to two, but failed to convert any shots to goals. The final score was 4–2 to give the Penguins a 2–1 series lead. Two days later, the two clubs met again in Ottawa for Game 4. The first goal of the game came 11:50 into the first period when Evgeni Malkin scored on a power play slap shot to take a 1–0 lead into the first intermission. In the second period, Ottawa turned the puck over near their blue line and Sergei Gonchar fed Chris Kunitz who then tapped the puck into the offensive zone where Sidney Crosby uncovered gathered the puck and slotted it home past Elliott to take a 2–0 lead. 12 seconds later, Maxime Talbot fed Matt Cooke from the corner boards to the front of the goal to increase the scoreline to 3–0. Things got ugly for Ottawa 13 seconds later, when Crosby came into the offensive zone virtually untouched and put a wrist shot top far corner to extend the lead to 4. Senators goaltender Brian Elliott was then pulled and replaced by Pascal Leclaire. After the change, Ottawa managed to score two goals from Chris Neil and Daniel Alfredsson to decrease the Penguin lead to 4–2. The goal scoring then continued in the period when Maxime Talbot scored a short handed goal. Matt Cullen for Ottawa then scored on a 5-on-3 power play and finally Chris Kunitz scored for Pittsburgh with around two minutes left in the period to go into the intermission with a 6–3 lead. In the final period, the Senators scored on another 5-on-3 power play, with Jordan Staal scoring the last goal of the game on a backhand shot to end any hopes of a Senators comeback. The final score was 7–4 and Pittsburgh took a 3–1 series lead back to Pittsburgh. In game five the Penguins looked to wrap up the series on home ice. In the first period, the Senators took an early 2–0 lead with Mike Fisher scoring at 10:25 on a power play and Jarkko Ruutu put another one past Marc-Andre Fleury a little over a minute later. Kris Letang scored on a slap shot during a power play at 18:05 in the period to decrease the Senators lead to 2–1 going into the first intermission. In the second period, neither sides could manage to score until Chris Kunitz put a wrist shot past Pascal Leclaire to knot things up a 2–2 with about a minute and a half left in the second period. In the third period, Sidney Crosby scored at 9:01 on a beautiful wrist shot goal sitting on his backside in front of goal that looked like it could be the series clincher. The Senators quickly responded though at 10:24 when Peter Regin put a slap shot past Fleury to tie the game back up at 3–3. The game then went into overtime and a winner wasn't found until 7:06 into the third overtime when Matt Carkner's slap shot hit Fleury and trickled past the goal line to give the Senators a 4–3 win and decrease the Penguins advantage in the series to 3–2. Eastern Conference Semi-finals In the second round of the playoffs, the Penguins faced the Montreal Canadiens. Games 1 & 2 began in Pittsburgh. In game 1, the Penguins won 6–3. However, in game 2, Montreal stormed back victorious by a score of 3–1. Games 3 & 4 shifted to Montreal. Game 3 was in the Penguins' favor 2–0. The 2–1 series lead for the Penguins would be short lived as Montreal won game 4 3–2. Game 5 went back to Pittsburgh where the Penguins won 2–1. Unfortunately, in game 6, Montreal would win at home 4–3. Back in Pittsburgh, Montreal won game 7 5-2 and won the series 4–3. Playoff log background:#FFFFFF; border-bottom:#CFC493 5px solid; border-top:#000000 5px solid; 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#FFFFFF; border-bottom:#CFC493 2px solid; border-top:#000000 2px solid; Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs No. 5 Ottawa Senators: 4–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals OTT goals Decision Attendance Series Recap |- style="background:#cfc;" |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 1 || April 14||Ottawa|| 5–4 ||Pittsburgh|| || Malkin, Malkin, Adams, Goligoski || Regin, Neil, Kelly, Karlsson, Ruutu || |Fleury (0–1) || 17,132 || 0–1 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-pit/2010/04/14/2009030141 Senators at Penguins – 04/14/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 16||Ottawa|| 1–2 ||Pittsburgh|| || Crosby, Letang || Regin || Fleury (1–1) || 17,132 || 1–1 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-pit/2010/04/16/2009030142 Senators at Penguins – 04/16/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 18||Pittsburgh|| 4–2 ||Ottawa|| || Ponikarovsky, Malkin, Crosby, Guerin || Fisher, Cullen || Fleury (2–1) || 20,119 || 2–1 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-ott/2010/04/18/2009030143 Penguins at Senators – 04/18/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 4 || April 20||Pittsburgh|| 7–4 ||Ottawa || || Malkin, Crosby, Cooke, Crosby, Talbot, Kunitz, Staal || Neil, Alfredsson, Cullen, Spezza || Fleury (3–1) || 20,014 || 3–1 ||http://www.nhl.com/ice/gamecenter.htm?id=2009030144&navid=sb:gamecenter https://web.archive.org/web/20100423053608/http://www.nhl.com/ice/gamecenter.htm?id=2009030144&navid=sb:gamecenter dead April 23, 2010 Penguins at Senators – 04/20/2010 – NHL.com – GameCenter NHL.com April 20, 2010 July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;" | 5 || April 22|| Ottawa || 4–3 || Pittsburgh ||3OT|| Letang, Kunitz, Crosby || Fisher, Ruutu, Regin, Carkner (3OT) || Fleury (3–2) || 17,132 || 3–2 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-pit/2010/04/22/2009030145 Senators at Penguins – 04/22/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cff;" | 6 || April 24|| Pittsburgh || 4–3 || Ottawa || OT || Cooke, Guerin, Cooke, Dupuis (OT) || Cullen, Neil, Alfredsson || Fleury (4–2) || 20,122 || 4–2 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-ott/2010/04/24/2009030146 Penguins at Senators – 04/24/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com July 3, 2010 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-bottom:#CFC493 2px solid; border-top:#000000 2px solid; Eastern Conference semifinals vs No. 8 Montreal Canadiens: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals MON goals Decision Attendance Series Recap |- style="background:#cfc;" |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 1 ||April 30||Montreal|| 3–6 ||Pittsburgh || || Gonchar, Staal, Letang, Adams, Goligoski, Guerin || Subban, Cammalleri, Gionta || Fleury (5–2) || 17,132 || 1–0 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-pit/2010/04/30/2009030211 Canadiens at Penguins – 04/30/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com April 30, 2010 July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 2 ||May 2|| Montreal || 3–1 ||Pittsburgh || || Cooke || Gionta, Cammalleri, Cammalleri || Fleury (5–3) || 17,132 || 1–1 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-pit/2010/05/02/2009030212 Canadiens at Penguins – 05/02/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com May 2, 2010 July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 3 ||May 4|| Pittsburgh || 2–0 ||Montreal || || Malkin, Dupuis || || Fleury (6–3)|| 21,273 ||2–1||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-mtl/2010/05/04/2009030213 Penguins at Canadiens – 05/04/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com May 4, 2010 July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 4 ||May 6|| Pittsburgh || 2–3 ||Montreal || || Talbot, Kunitz || Pyatt, Lapierre, Gionta || Fleury (6–4) || 21,273 || 2–2 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-mtl/2010/05/06/2009030214 Penguins at Canadiens – 05/06/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com May 6, 2010 July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 5 ||May 8||Montreal || 1–2 ||Pittsburgh || || Letang, Gonchar || Cammalleri || Fleury (7–4) || 17,132 || 3–2 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-pit/2010/05/08/2009030215 Canadiens at Penguins – 05/08/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com May 8, 2010 July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 6 ||May 10||Pittsburgh || 3–4 ||Montreal || || Crosby, Letang, Guerin || Cammalleri, Cammalleri, Spacek, Lapierre || Fleury (7–5) || 21,273 || 3–3 ||https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-mtl/2010/05/10/2009030216 Penguins at Canadiens – 05/10/2010 – NHL.com – Recap NHL.com May 10, 2010 July 3, 2010 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcf;" | 7 ||May 12||Montreal || 5–2 ||Pittsburgh || || Kunitz, Staal || Gionta, Moore, Cammalleri, Moen, Gionta || Fleury (7–6) || 17,132 || 3–4 ||http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2009030217 https://web.archive.org/web/20100515044556/http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2009030217 dead May 15, 2010 Canadiens at Penguins – 05/12/2010 – NHL.com – Game Boxscore NHL.com May 12, 2010 July 3, 2010 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcf darkgray = Loss      #ffc darkgray = OT/SO Loss      #cff darkgray = Playoff series win Scorer of game-winning goal in italics. Player statistics Skaters Regular season2009–2010 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20092010&seasonTo=20092010&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.17&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50 NHL Player GP Games Played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/Minus PIM Penalty Minutes Sidney Crosby 81 51 58 109 15 71 Evgeni Malkin 67 28 49 77 -6 100 Sergei Gonchar 62 11 39 50 -4 49 Jordan Staal 82 21 28 49 19 57 Bill Guerin 78 21 24 45 -9 75 Pascal Dupuis 81 18 20 38 5 16 Alex Goligoski 69 8 29 37 7 22 Chris Kunitz 50 13 19 32 3 39 Matt Cooke 79 15 15 30 17 106 Ruslan Fedotenko 80 11 19 30 -17 50 Kris Letang 73 3 24 27 1 51 Tyler Kennedy 64 13 12 25 10 31 Brooks Orpik 73 2 23 25 6 64 Mike Rupp 81 13 6 19 5 120 Mark Eaton Mark Eaton (ice hockey) 79 3 13 16 5 26 Jay McKee 62 1 9 10 6 54 Craig Adams Craig Adams (ice hockey) 82 0 10 10 -5 72 Alexei Ponikarovsky† 16 2 7 9 -6 17 Jordan Leopold† 20 4 4 8 5 6 Martin Skoula Martin Škoula‡ 33 3 5 8 -4 6 Max Talbot Maxime Talbot 45 2 5 7 -9 30 Chris Conner 8 2 1 3 -1 0 Eric Godard 45 1 2 3 2 76 Chris Bourque‡ 20 0 3 3 -4 10 Ben Lovejoy 12 0 3 3 8 2 Nick Johnson Nick Johnson (ice hockey, born 1985) 6 1 1 2 -2 2 Luca Caputi‡ 4 1 1 2 -1 2 Deryk Engelland 9 0 2 2 -2 17 Mark Letestu 10 1 0 1 -2 2 Nate Guenin 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Tim Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Tangradi 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dustin Jeffrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 249 431 680 — 1,173 Playoffs2009–2010 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20092010&seasonTo=20092010&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.17&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50 NHL Player GP Games Played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/Minus PIM Penalty Minutes Sidney Crosby 13 6 13 19 6 6 Sergei Gonchar 13 2 10 12 4 4 Evgeni Malkin 13 5 6 11 0 6 Chris Kunitz 13 4 7 11 3 8 Bill Guerin 11 4 5 9 3 2 Alex Goligoski 13 2 7 9 4 2 Pascal Dupuis 13 2 6 8 5 4 Kris Letang 13 5 2 7 -5 6 Matt Cooke 13 4 2 6 -4 22 Max Talbot Maxime Talbot 13 2 4 6 1 11 Jordan Staal 11 3 2 5 -4 6 Alexei Ponikarovsky 11 1 4 5 0 4 Craig Adams Craig Adams (ice hockey) 13 2 1 3 2 15 Mark Eaton Mark Eaton (ice hockey) 13 0 3 3 -4 4 Brooks Orpik 13 0 2 2 3 12 Mark Letestu 4 0 1 1 0 0 Jay McKee 5 0 0 0 2 2 Mike Rupp 11 0 0 0 0 8 Jordan Leopold 8 0 0 0 -2 2 Ruslan Fedotenko 6 0 0 0 -3 4 Tyler Kennedy 10 0 0 0 -6 2 Chris Conner 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 42 75 117 — 130 Goaltenders Regular season2009–2010 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20092010&seasonTo=20092010&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.17&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins,savePct&page=0&pageSize=50 NHL Player GP Games Played GS Games Started TOI Time on Ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime Loss GA Goals Against GAA Goals Against Average SA Shots Against SV% Save Percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty Minutes Marc-Andre Fleury Marc-André Fleury 67 66 3798:17 37 21 6 168 2.65 1772 0.905 1 0 1 10 Brent Johnson Brent Johnson 23 15 1108:08 10 6 1 51 2.76 541 0.906 0 0 1 0 Alexander Pechurskiy Alexander Pechursky 1 0 35:31 0 0 0 1 1.69 13 0.923 0 0 0 0 John Curry John Curry (ice hockey) 1 1 24:29 0 1 0 5 12.25 14 0.643 0 0 0 0 Total 82 4966:25 47 28 7 225 2.72 2340 0.904 1 0 2 10 Playoffs2009–2010 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20092010&seasonTo=20092010&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.17&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins,savePct&page=0&pageSize=50 NHL Player GP Games Played GS Games Started TOI Time on Ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime Loss GA Goals Against GAA Goals Against Average SA Shots Against SV% Save Percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty Minutes Marc-Andre Fleury Marc-André Fleury 13 13 798:12 7 6 -- 37 2.78 339 0.891 1 0 0 2 Brent Johnson Brent Johnson 1 0 31:29 0 0 -- 1 1.91 7 0.857 0 0 0 0 Total 13 829:41 7 6 0 38 2.75 346 0.890 1 0 0 2 †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. Transactions The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season. Trades February 11, 2010 To St. Louis Blues Nate Guenin To Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Wagner March 1, 2010 To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in 2010 To Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Leopold March 2, 2010 To Toronto Maple Leafs Luca CaputiMartin Skoula To Pittsburgh Penguins Alexei Ponikarovsky March 3, 2010 To Toronto Maple Leafs Chris Peluso To Pittsburgh Penguins 6th-round pick in 2010 May 28, 2010 To Anaheim Ducks 6th-round pick in 2010 To Pittsburgh Penguins Mattias Modig Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Mike RuppPenguins Sign Forward Mike Rupp New Jersey Devils 2 years, $1.65 million Nate Gueninhttp://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433401&page=NewsPage&service=page Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Defenseman Nate Guenin to One-Year Contract July 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090706064104/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433401 July 6, 2009 dead mdy-all Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $500,000 Chris ConnerPens Sign Conner, Lee Dallas Stars 1 year, $500,000 Chris Lee Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 year, $500,000 Jay McKeehttp://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=436745 Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Defenseman Jay McKee July 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090713060930/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=436745 July 13, 2009 dead mdy-all St. Louis Blues 1 year, $800,000 Brent Johnsonhttp://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=451047&page=NewsPage&service=page Pens Sign Goaltender Brent Johnson July 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090724071541/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=451047 July 24, 2009 dead mdy-all Washington Capitals 1 year, $525,000 Wade BrookbankPenguins Sign Forwards Brookbank, Smith Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $500,000 Wyatt Smith San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $500,000 Ryan Bayda|PIT|home Penguins Sign Forward Ryan Bayda to One-Year ContractJuly 2026 medicmedic Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $500,000 Martin Skoula|PIT|home Skoula Eager to Help PenguinsJuly 2026 medicmedic Minnesota Wild 1 year, $575,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Hal Gillhttp://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433064 Hal Gill heading to Montreal July 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090704020856/http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433064 July 4, 2009 dead mdy-all Montreal Canadiens 2 years, $4.5 million Mathieu Garonhttp://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433164&page=NewsPage&service=page Garon Signed to a Two-Year Deal July 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090705230729/http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433164 July 5, 2009 dead mdy-all Columbus Blue Jackets 2 years, $2.4 million Rob Scuderihttp://kings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433332 KINGS SIGN SCUDERI FOR FOUR YEARS July 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090706060608/http://kings.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433332 July 6, 2009 dead mdy-all Los Angeles Kings 4 years, $13.6 million Jeff Taffehttp://panthers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433525&page=NewsPage&service=page Florida Panthers Sign C Jeff Taffe July 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090710064020/http://panthers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433525 July 10, 2009 dead mdy-all Florida Panthers 2 years, $1.2 million Chris MinardOilers sign pair Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $550,000 Petr SykoraWild Signs F Petr Sykora Minnesota Wild 1 year, $1.6 million Miroslav SatanBRUINS SIGN MIROSLAV SATAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON Boston Bruins 1 year, $700,000 Claimed from waivers Date Player Previous team September 30, 2009 Chris BourquePenguins Claim Forward Chris Bourque Off Waivers Washington Capitals Lost from waivers Date Player New team September 30, 2009 Paul BissonnetteCoyotes Claim Bissonnette Off Waivers Phoenix Coyotes December 5, 2009 Chris BourqueCapitals Claim Chris Bourque off Waivers from Pittsburgh Washington Capitals Notable achievements Awards Regular season Player Award Awarded Sidney CrosbySidney Crosby named first star of the week, Brodeur and Hagman second and third NHL First Star of the Week November 30, 2009 Marc-Andre FleuryHuet, Fleury, Hornqvist named NHL Three Stars NHL Second Star of the Week December 21, 2009 Sidney CrosbyBrian Elliott, Craig Anderson and Sidney Crosby are NHL's 3 stars of week NHL Third Star of the Week January 25, 2010 Sidney CrosbyPens' Crosby Ties For NHL Goal-Scoring Title, Earns Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (co-winner with Steven Stamkos) April 11, 2010 Sidney CrosbyCrosby, Staal, Backstrom are NHL's Stars of the Week NHL First Star of the Week April 12, 2010 Sidney CrosbyCrosby Adds Richard, Messier Awards to Trophy Case Mark Messier Leadership Award June 23, 2010 Team awards Player Award Notes Sidney CrosbyMarc-Andre Fleury Baz Bastien Memorial Award Presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association to the player who the local media of the PHWA want to acknowledge for his cooperation throughout the year. The award is presented in memory of the late Aldege "Baz" Bastien, Penguins general manager from 1976 to 1983. Sponsor: UPMC Sports Medicine Bill Guerin Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy nominee The 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: Trib Total Media Sidney Crosby A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Cup Presented in memory of A.T. Caggiano, long-time Penguins' locker room attendant & Booster Club supporter, the award is presented by Penguins Booster Club members, who vote for the three stars after every home game and tally votes at the end of the regular season. Jordan Staal Player's Player Award The 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: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Sidney Crosby Edward J. DeBartolo Award The award recognizes the player who has donated a tremendous amount of time and effort during the season working on community and charity projects. Sponsor: Verizon Wireless Brooks Orpik Defensive Player of the Year This award honors the defensive skills of an individual player on the team. Sponsor: PNC Wealth Management Sidney Crosby Most Valuable Player Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsor: CONSOL Energy Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached Cro Sidney Crosby 400th NHL PointSeidling Jason Aftermath: Penguins 4, Islanders 3 SO – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500913 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005095612/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500913 dead October 5, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 October 3, 2009 October 3, 2009 Coo Matt Cooke 100th NHL GoalSeidling Jason Aftermath: Penguins 5, Maple Leafs 2 – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=501795 https://web.archive.org/web/20091012101606/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=501795 dead October 12, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 October 10, 2009 October 10, 2009 Eng Deryk Engelland 1st NHL GameSeidling Jason Aftermath: Bruins 3, Penguins 0 – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=505633 https://web.archive.org/web/20091113235635/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=505633 dead November 13, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 November 10, 2009 November 10, 2009 Dup Pascal Dupuis 100th NHL GoalSeidling Jason Aftermath: Penguins 6, Bruins 5 OT – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=506179 https://web.archive.org/web/20091117092639/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=506179 dead November 17, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 November 14, 2009 November 14, 2009 Let Mark Letestu 1st NHL Game November 14, 2009 McK Jay McKee 100th NHL Assist December 15, 2009 Pech Alexander Pechurskiy 1st NHL gameSeidling Jason Canucks 6, Penguins 2 – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=513934 https://web.archive.org/web/20100125092929/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=513934 dead January 25, 2010 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 January 17, 2010 January 16, 2010 Joh Nick Johnson 1st NHL GameCapitals vs. Penguins - 01/21/2010 - Pittsburgh Penguins - Recap https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/2010/01/21/2009020750 February 17, 2013 January 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100328170010/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2009020750 March 28, 2010 live mdy-all 1st NHL Goal January 21, 2010 Let Mark Letestu 1st NHL GoalKasan Sam Aftermath: Penguins 5, Sabres 4 – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=515788 https://web.archive.org/web/20100203203232/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=515788 dead February 3, 2010 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 February 1, 2010 February 1, 2010 Cro Sidney Crosby 300th NHL AssistSeidling Jason Aftermath: Canadiens 5, Penguins 3 – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=516587 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114607/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=516587 dead March 4, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 February 6, 2010 February 6, 2010 Gon Sergei Gonchar 200th NHL GoalKasan Sam Aftermath: Penguins 3, Sabres 2 – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519743 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131546/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519743 dead March 4, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 March 2, 2010 March 2, 2010 Kun Chris Kunitz 100th NHL GoalSeidling Jason Aftermath: Red Wings 3, Penguins 1 – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=522345 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112750/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=522345 dead March 4, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 March 22, 2010 March 22, 2010 Cro Sidney Crosby 500th NHL PointKasan Sam Aftermath: Penguins 7, Islanders 3 – Pittsburgh Penguins – Features http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=524522 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085917/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=524522 dead March 4, 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins February 17, 2013 April 8, 2010 April 8, 2010 Tan Eric Tangradi 1st NHL Game April 11, 2010 Draft picks The 2009 NHL entry draft was the 47th NHL entry draft. It was held June 26–27 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, the first NHL draft to be held in Montreal since 1992.Canadiens to host 2009 NHL Entry Draft https://www.thestar.com/Comment/article/460968 July 15, 2008 The Toronto Star The Canadian Press October 21, 2008 At the Entry Draft, the Penguins made two trades to increase their number of overall picks, as several of their picks had been traded previously. With their first-round pick, the Penguins chose Simon Despres, 30th overall. Round Pick # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 1 30 Simon Despres D Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) 2 61 Philip Samuelsson D Canada Chicago Steel (USHL) 3 63Note1 a a Ben Hanowski RW United States Little Falls High School (USHS-MN) 4 121 Nick Petersen RW Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 5 123Note2 b b Alex Velischek D Canada Delbarton School (USHS-NJ) 5 151Note3 c c Andy Bathgate C Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL) 6 181 Viktor Ekbom D Sweden IK Oskarshamn (HockeyAllsvenskan) Notes on draft picks Note1 a a The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2008, that sent Gary Roberts and Ryan Malone to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).Molinari Dave Penguins Free Agency: Malone's rights go to Tampa Bay http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08181/893481-61.stm June 29, 2008 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 21, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080906095405/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08181/893481-61.stm September 6, 2008 dead The condition – Ryan Malone is signed by Tampa Bay prior to the 2008–09 season – was converted on June 29, 2008.Lightning sign Ryan Malone to $31M contract http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=429313 The Sporting News The Canadian Press June 29, 2008 October 21, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080801223216/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=429313 August 1, 2008 dead mdy-all Note2 b b The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the Penguins as the result of a trade on October 1, 2008, that sent Michal Sersen to Tampa Bay for this pick.Erlendsson Erik Lightning Acquire Rights To HC Slovan's Sersen http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/02/sp-lightning-acquire-rights-to-hc-slovans-sersen/ Tampa Bay Online The Tampa Tribune October 2, 2008 October 21, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081010134452/http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/02/sp-lightning-acquire-rights-to-hc-slovans-sersen/ October 10, 2008 dead mdy-all Note3 c c The Penguins' fifth-round pick (151st overall) was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 26, 2008, along with a second-round pick in 2008 in exchange for Hal Gill.http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=354990&page=NewsPage&service=page Pens Acquire Hal Gill From Toronto PittsburghPenguins.com Pittsburgh Penguins February 26, 2008 October 21, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081008122246/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=354990&page=NewsPage&service=page October 8, 2008 dead mdy The New York Rangers then acquired the pick from the Maple Leafs in July 2008, then the Penguins re-claimed their pick in a June 2009 trade that sent Chad Johnson to the Rangers. The Penguins' third-round pick was traded to the New York Islanders as a result of the conditional trade in which the Penguins acquired Bill Guerin on March 4, 2009. The trade sent the New York Islanders a conditional 2009 draft pick that became the third-round pick, because the Penguins advanced beyond the first round in the 2009 playoffs.Shelly Anderson Shero adds leadership with deal for Guerin http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09064/953294-13.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20121018135318/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/penguins/shero-adds-leadership-with-deal-for-guerin-332447/ dead October 18, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 5, 2009 October 9, 2009Dan Martin Guerin's New Home: Igloo http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/guerin_new_home_igloo_ec89vIBjOJNB8tl2jticgL New York Post March 5, 2009 October 9, 2009 References External links 2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins season at ESPN 2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins season at Hockey Reference Category:Pittsburgh Penguins seasons Pittsburgh Penguins season, 2009-10 Pitts Pitts Category:2009 in Pittsburgh Category:2010 in Pittsburgh