The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The franchise was established as one of six new teams in the 1967 NHL expansion and is a member of the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division. The Penguins played their home games at Mellon Arena from the team's inception until 2010, when they moved into the PPG Paints Arena. Pittsburgh has qualified for the playoffs 36 times, winning the Stanley Cup five times: 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, and 2017. From 2007 to 2022, the Penguins qualified for the playoffs for sixteen consecutive seasons.
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Statistics above are correct as of the end of the 2024âÂÂ25 regular season.
Footnotes
- The NHL realigned before the 1974âÂÂ75 season. The Penguins were placed in the Prince of Wales Conference's Norris Division.
- Before the 1981âÂÂ82 season, the NHL moved the Patrick Division to the Prince of Wales Conference.
- The NHL realigned into Eastern and Western conferences prior to the 1993âÂÂ94 season. Pittsburgh was placed in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
- The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 1994âÂÂ95 NHL lockout.
- Beginning with the 1999âÂÂ2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular-season game in overtime.
- The season was cancelled because of the 2004âÂÂ05 NHL lockout.
- Before the 2005âÂÂ06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular-season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.
- The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 2012âÂÂ13 NHL lockout
- The regular season was suspended on March 12, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually, the season resumed with the postseason in an expanded 24-team format on August 1, 2020.
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020âÂÂ21 NHL season was shortened to 56 games.
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