| 2009–10Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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| Division | 2ndAtlantic |
| Conference | 4thEastern |
| 2009–10 record | 47–28–7 |
| Home record | 25–12–4 |
| Road record | 22–16–3 |
| Goals for | 257 |
| Goals against | 237 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Ray Shero |
| Coach | Dan Bylsma |
| Captain | Sidney Crosby |
| Alternate captains | Sergei Gonchar Evgeni Malkin |
| Arena | Mellon Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Sidney Crosby (51) |
| Assists | Sidney Crosby (58) |
| Points | Sidney Crosby (109) |
| Penalty minutes | Michael Rupp (120) |
| Plus/minus | Jordan Staal (+19) |
| Wins | Marc-Andre Fleury (37) |
| Goals against average | Alexander Pechurski (1.67) |
The2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 43rd season ofthe franchise in theNational 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 asMellon Arena before they moved into their new arena, theConsol Energy Center, which was being constructed adjacent to the Mellon Arena acrossCentre Avenue.
The regular season began with a home game against theNew 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 theAtlantic Division, but nonetheless finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 101 points. They began the2010 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 14 against theOttawa Senators. They beat the Senators but they were upset in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals by theMontreal Canadiens, losing in seven games.
2009 pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–3–1)
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The Penguins began the 2009–10 season on Friday, October 2. Prior to the game the team raised the Stanley Cup banner atMellon Arena.[1] 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.[2] The Penguins won their opening night game over theNew York Rangers and defeated theNew York Islanders the following night.[3] After their first loss of the season to thePhoenix Coyotes, the Penguins embarked on a four-game road trip to complete a series of five games in eight days.[4] The Penguins swept the four game road trip, setting a new franchise record for consecutive road wins to start a season.[5] 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 theNew Jersey Devils on October 24.[6]
The Penguins began November with a three-game road trip inCalifornia. After defeating theAnaheim Ducks, the Penguins lost their first back-to-back games of the season to theLos Angeles Kings and theSan Jose Sharks. The team then lost to theBoston 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.[7] 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, andPascal Dupuis scored in overtime.[8]
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 forwardsTyler Kennedy,Maxime Talbot andChris Kunitz.Evgeni Malkin had also missed significant time.[9] Later in the week, it was announced that defencemanJay McKee would miss two to four weeks, but thatSergei Gonchar and Maxime Talbot, who had surgery during the off-season, would both likely return on November 19.[10]
In late December through January 1, rosters for the2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver were announced, and five Penguins were selected. Malkin and Gonchar were selected to play forRussia, Sidney Crosby andMarc-Andre Fleury forCanada andBrooks Orpik for theUnited 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' goalieMartin Brodeur his 104th career shutout and the NHL record.
The Penguins began the second half of their season with their 42nd game on January 2 against theTampa 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 theFlorida Panthers. The Penguins then returned home for a two-game home stand in which they split by first defeating theAtlanta Thrashers and then losing in a high scoring 7–4 contest to thePhiladelphia Flyers. After the home stand, the Penguins embarked on a five-game road trip of Canada andMinnesota, in which they finished the trip with a decent 3–2 record with wins coming against theToronto Maple Leafs,Calgary Flames andEdmonton 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.
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October: 11–3–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 6–1–0), 22 Points
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November: 8–6–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 4–5–0), 16 Points
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December: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 3–2–0), 15 Points
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January: 8–7–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 5–4–0), 16 Points
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February: 2–1–3 (Home: 2–0–2; Road: 0–1–1), 7 Points
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March: 8–4–2 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 3–3–2), 18 Points
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April: 3–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–1–0), 6 Points
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| 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 |
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| 1 | p –Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 318 | 233 | 121 | ||
| 2 | y –New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 222 | 191 | 103 | ||
| 3 | y –Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 235 | 207 | 100 | ||
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 28 | 7 | 257 | 237 | 101 | ||
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 225 | 238 | 94 | ||
| 6 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 206 | 200 | 91 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 236 | 225 | 88 | ||
| 8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 217 | 223 | 88 | ||
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| 9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 222 | 218 | 87 | ||
| 10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 234 | 256 | 83 | ||
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 230 | 256 | 80 | ||
| 12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 217 | 260 | 80 | ||
| 13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 222 | 264 | 79 | ||
| 14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 208 | 244 | 77 | ||
| 15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 214 | 267 | 74 | ||
bold – Qualified for playoffs;y – Won division;p – WonPresidents' Trophy (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division,NE – Northeast Division,SE – Southeast Division
Final[13]
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| Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Central | GP | W | L | OT | SHOTS | GF | GA | PP | PK | FO W–L |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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 theOttawa Senators. The Penguins defeated the Senators 4–2 and advanced to face the eighth-seededMontreal Canadiens.
The Penguins lost Game 1 of the series 5–4. The Penguins took an early 1–0 lead whenEvgeni Malkin scored at 3:03 into the first period on the power play, but finished the first period trailing the Senators 2–1 afterPeter Regin andChris Neil both scored on rebounds. The Senators extended their lead to 3–1 early in the second period on the power play whenMarc-Andre Fleury was caught out of the net on an odd bounce off of the end board in whichChris 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 whenErik 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-PenguinJarkko 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 fromSidney 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 aChris 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 toScotiabank Place, the home of the Senators, for Game 3. The Penguins started the scoring 1:17 into the first whenAlexei Ponikarovsky beat Senators goalieBrian 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, whereMatt 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 andSergei 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 fedMatt 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 byPascal Leclaire. After the change, Ottawa managed to score two goals from Chris Neil andDaniel 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, withJordan 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 whenMatt 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.
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.
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Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs No. 5 Ottawa Senators: 4–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–0)
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Eastern Conference semifinals vs No. 8 Montreal Canadiens: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
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| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Marc-Andre Fleury | 67 | 66 | 3798:17 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 168 | 2.65 | 1772 | 0.905 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Brent Johnson | 23 | 15 | 1108:08 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 2.76 | 541 | 0.906 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexander Pechurskiy | 1 | 0 | 35:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.69 | 13 | 0.923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Curry | 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 | |
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Marc-Andre Fleury | 13 | 13 | 798:12 | 7 | 6 | -- | 37 | 2.78 | 339 | 0.891 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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.
The Penguins have been involved in the followingtransactions during the 2009–10 season.
| February 11, 2010 | ToSt. Louis Blues | To Pittsburgh Penguins |
| March 1, 2010 | ToFlorida Panthers 2nd-round pick in2010 | To Pittsburgh Penguins |
| March 2, 2010 | ToToronto Maple Leafs | To Pittsburgh Penguins |
| March 3, 2010 | ToToronto Maple Leafs Chris Peluso | To Pittsburgh Penguins 6th-round pick in2010 |
| May 28, 2010 | ToAnaheim Ducks 6th-round pick in2010 | To Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| Sidney Crosby Marc-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:UPMCSports 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 |
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The2009 NHL entry draft was the 47thNHL entry draft. It was held June 26–27 at theBell Centre inMontreal, Quebec, the first NHL draft to be held in Montreal since1992.[66] 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 choseSimon Despres, 30th overall.
| Round | Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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| 1 | 30 | Simon Despres | D | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) | |
| 2 | 61 | Philip Samuelsson | D | Chicago Steel (USHL) | |
| 3 | 63[a] | Ben Hanowski | RW | Little Falls High School (USHS-MN) | |
| 4 | 121 | Nick Petersen | RW | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | |
| 5 | 123[b] | Alex Velischek | D | Delbarton School (USHS-NJ) | |
| 5 | 151[c] | Andy Bathgate | C | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | |
| 6 | 181 | Viktor Ekbom | D | IK Oskarshamn (HockeyAllsvenskan) |