2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the fifty-first season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967. It entered the season as two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. The Penguins entered this season as the longest active playoffs streak in the NHL after the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years last season.

Background
This was the first season since the 2002–03 season in which the team played without goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury; team leaders had shipped him off to play for the Vegas Golden Knights during the expansion draft.

The team failed to defend its title, after being eliminated in the Second Round of the playoffs by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. This also ended the team's chances of a possible three-peat, which would have been the first three-peat in the NHL since the New York Islanders won four straight from 1980 to 1983. It would also have been the first in a North American professional sports league since the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers from 2000 to 2002.

Preseason
The preseason schedule was released on June 19, 2017.


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 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = OT/SO Loss

Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.


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 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = OT/SO Loss

Detailed records
Final

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Playoff series win
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Playoff series win

Player statistics

 * Skaters

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
 * Goaltenders

‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Notable achievements

 * Kris Letang set the franchise record for career assists by a defenseman with 341. He broke the previous record of 332 held by Paul Coffey on March 3 against the New York Islanders.

Team awards
Awarded week of April 1

Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades
Notes:
 * 1) The Vegas Golden Knights will select Marc-Andre Fleury in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.
 * 2) Vegas to retain 40% ($2 million) of salary as part of trade.

Signings
Notes
 * – Two-way contract
 * – Entry-level contract

Draft picks
Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Draft notes:
 * 1) The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 23, 2017, that sent Oskar Sundqvist and a first-round pick in 2017 (31st overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Reaves and this pick.
 * 2) The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 2, 2016, that Mike Condon to Ottawa exchange for this pick.