2014–15 record 43–27–12 Road record 20–13–8 | Home record 23–14–4 Goals for 217 | |
The 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.
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Off-season
On May 16, 2014, Penguins' co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle fired General Manager Ray Shero after the team captured the Metropolitan Division title, but failed to beat the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. On June 6, 2014, the Penguins named Jim Rutherford as the new GM, and fired Head Coach Dan Bylsma. On June 25, 2014, over two weeks after new GM Rutherford fired Bylsma, the Penguins appointed Mike Johnston as their new head coach. They also proceeded to fire Tony Granato and Todd Reirden while hiring Rick Tocchet as an assistant coach to Johnston.
On June 27, 2014, during the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Penguins traded right winger James Neal to the Nashville Predators in exchange for right winger Patric Hornqvist and restricted free agent Nick Spaling.
Pre-season
The Penguins released their 2014 pre-season schedule on June 18, 2014.
Statistics
Updated as of October 2, 2014
Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com
Detailed records
Final
Injuries
Final
Game log
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the final Wild Card team.
Injuries
Final
Statistics
Final Stats
Skaters
Goaltenders
†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 Team only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Team
– Denotes league leader.
Team awards
Awarded week of April 5
Roster
Final
Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:
Other
Draft picks
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.