List of Pittsburgh Penguins seasons
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a National Hockey League franchise based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise was established as one of six new teams in the 1967 NHL expansion and is currently 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 newly built Consol Energy Center. The franchise is co-owned by Ronald Burkle and Mario Lemieux, the latter of which was the only player/owner in the NHL's modern era during the later years of his playing career. Pittsburgh has qualified for the playoffs 33 times, with an all-time playoff record of 200–165. The Penguins have won the Stanley Cup five times: 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, and 2017.
Table key
| Color/symbol | Explanation |
| Stanley Cup champions | |
| Conference champions | |
| Division champions | |
| Led league in points |
| Term or abbreviation | Definition |
| Finish | Final position in division or league standings |
| GA | Goals against |
| GF | Goals for |
| GP | Number of games played |
| L | Number of losses |
| OT | Number of losses in overtime |
| Pts | Number of points |
| T | Number of ties |
| W | Number of wins |
| — | Does not apply |
Year by Year
All-time records
Statistics above are correct as of the end of the 2019–20 regular season.Footnotes
- The NHL realigned before the 1974–75 season. The Penguins were placed in the Prince of Wales Conference's Norris Division.
- Before the 1981–82 season, the NHL moved the Patrick Division to the Prince of Wales Conference.
- The NHL realigned into Eastern and Western conferences prior to the 1993–94 season. Pittsburgh was placed in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
- The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout.
- Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular-season game in overtime.
- The season was cancelled because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
- Before the 2005–06 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 2012–13 NHL lockout