2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 2nd Atlantic
Conference 4th Eastern
2010–11 record 49-25-8
Home record 25-14-2
Road record 24-11-6
Goals for 238
Goals against 199
Team information
General Manager Ray Shero
Coach Dan Bylsma
Captain Sidney Crosby
Alternate captains Evgeni Malkin
Brooks Orpik
Jordan Staal
Arena Consol Energy Center
Heinz Field (1 game)
Average attendance 19,485 (107.7%)
Total: 779,408 (41 games) [1]
Team leaders
Goals Sidney Crosby (32)
Assists Kris Letang (42)
Points Sidney Crosby (66)
Penalties in minutes Matt Cooke (129)
Plus/minus Sidney Crosby (+20)
Alex Goligoski‡ (+20)
Wins Marc-André Fleury (36)
Goals against average Brent Johnson (2.17)
<2009–10 2011–12>

The 2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins season is the 44th and current season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins began the season in their new arena, CONSOL Energy Center, which is adjacent from their old facility, Mellon Arena, which had been the third smallest and oldest arena in the NHL. The Penguins will also host the 2011 NHL Winter Classic against the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field, home of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and NCAA's Pittsburgh Panthers football.

Contents

Pre-season

On June 16, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they will play a six-game pre-season, including the first-ever game at the new CONSOL Energy Center on September 22 against the Detroit Red Wings.[1]

Regular season

First half

The Penguins inaugurated their new arena on October 7 with a home opener against their in-state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers, the defending Eastern Conference Champions, whom they will play three times in the first month of the season. However, rookie Flyers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made his NHL debut, leading his team to a 3–2 victory.[2] Flyers forward Danny Briere scored the first goal in the new building. In the first month of the season, Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury struggled between the pipes posting a 1-5 record for the month while backup goaltender Brent Johnson was 5-0-1 and posting a shutout in the final game of the month vs the Carolina Hurricanes. Injuries were another trend for the first month of the season with Jordan Staal failing to play the first month of the season with an infection in his foot. Other injuries to Zbynek Michalek and Brooks Orpik weakened the defensive unit during the first month.

After 41 games the mid point of the season, the Penguins held a 26-12-3 record with 55 points. Two points better than last season and in the 2nd spot in the division behind the Philadelphia Flyers and 4th in the Eastern Conference.

2011 Winter Classic

See also: 2011 NHL Winter Classic

The Penguins held the 2011 NHL Winter Classic at Heinz Field on the 1st of Jan vs the Washington Capitals. This matchup pitted the two premiere stars of the game at the time against each other in Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. The Capitals won the contest however 3-1, overcoming a 1-0 Penguins lead in which Evgeni Malkin scored the lone Penguins goal. Jordan Staal made a return to the Penguins lineup in the Winter Classic after being held out all of the 2010 contests of the season due to foot and hand injuries.

Crosby suffered a concussion in an open ice hit in the Winter Classic but remained in the game and took part in the following contest vs the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the game vs Tampa Bay however, he was hit again this time behind the net against the boards and further aggravated his concussion. Crosby was held out games from January 7 through the end of the regular season.

Second half

Defender Kris Letang had a breakout first half of the season, 2nd in points behind center Sidney Crosby which gave him, Crosby, center Evgeni Malkin and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury though Fleury and Letang were the only two to partake in the 2011 NHL All Star Game while Crosby and Malkin were held out with head and lower body injures respectively.

Malkin also missed multiple games during late January due to a lingering lower body injury and sinus infection. He returned to the lineup against the Buffalo Sabres on the 4th of February, but reagrivated the injury during a hit by Tyler Myers in the 2nd period and thus tearing his right Medial collateral ligament and Anterior cruciate ligament.

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were injured for most of January and into February. In spite of these huge injuries, the Penguins still held onto 2nd place in the division and 4th place in the conference for most of the 1st half and middle of the season going 8-3-1 without Crosby which includes 4-1-0 without both Crosby and Malkin during the same 8-3-1 span.

Since the absence of star centers Malkin and Crosby, the Penguin's offensive unit has not been nearly as productive. This has led Penguins GM Ray Shero to make some adjustments before the February trade deadline. On February 21, the Penguins traded defenseman Alex Goligoski to the Dallas Stars for left winger James Neal and defenseman Matt Niskanen. The organization also acquired right winger Alex Kovalev from the Ottawa Senators for a conditional draft pick on February 24.

On March 25, the Penguins defeated the New Jersey Devils 1-0 in a shootout. James Neal scored the lone goal, this marks the 4th year in a row the Penguins have won a game on March 25 in a shutout and the first to go to overtime or a shootout.

On March 28, the Penguins set an NHL record by winning their fourth consecutive game in a shootout. During the stretch the team defeated Detroit, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Florida in a seven day period.[3]

On April 20, the Penguins defeated the Tampa Bay Lighting 3-2 in double overtime. James Neal once again scored the winning goal. This marks the second time James Neal has scored the game winning goal the first was the winning shootout goal on March 25 in a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

On April 27, the Penguins were officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lighting in Game 7, this marks the second time the Penguins have lost a Game 7 on home ice and the third team to be knocked out of the playoffs in the debut of their new facility.

Standings

Atlantic Division
Atlantic Division[4]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y-Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 23 12 44 259 223 106
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 49 25 8 39 238 199 106
3 New York Rangers 82 44 33 5 35 233 198 93
4 New Jersey Devils 82 38 39 5 35 174 209 81
5 New York Islanders 82 30 39 13 26 229 264 73
Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Washington Capitals SE 82 48 23 11 43 224 197 107
2 y – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 47 23 12 44 259 223 106
3 y – Boston Bruins NE 82 46 25 11 44 246 195 103
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 49 25 8 39 238 199 106
5 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 25 11 40 247 240 103
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 44 30 8 41 216 209 96
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 43 29 10 38 245 229 96
8 New York Rangers AT 82 44 33 5 35 233 198 93
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 31 11 35 236 239 91
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 37 34 11 32 218 251 85
11 New Jersey Devils AT 82 38 39 5 35 174 209 81
12 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 34 36 12 29 223 269 80
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 32 40 10 30 192 250 74
14 New York Islanders AT 82 30 39 13 26 229 264 73
15 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 40 12 26 195 229 72

y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division); ROW - Regulation and overtime wins, excluding shootouts
AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2010–11 game log

Stanley Cup playoffs

Main article: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Pittsburgh Penguins qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, but lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playoff log

     Win      Loss      Win playoff series

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby 41 32 34 66 20 31
Letang, KrisKris Letang 82 8 42 50 15 101
Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz 66 23 25 48 18 47
Kennedy, TylerTyler Kennedy 80 21 24 45 1 37
Dupuis, PascalPascal Dupuis 81 17 20 37 16 59
Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin 43 15 22 37 -4 18
Goligoski, AlexAlex Goligoski‡ 60 9 22 31 20 28
Cooke, MattMatt Cooke 67 12 18 30 14 129
Staal, JordanJordan Staal 42 11 19 30 7 24
Letestu, MarkMark Letestu 64 14 13 27 4 13
Martin, PaulPaul Martin 77 3 21 24 9 16
Talbot, MaximeMaxime Talbot 82 8 13 21 -3 66
Michalek, ZbynekZbynek Michalek 73 5 14 19 0 30
Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp 81 9 8 17 -4 124
Lovejoy, BenBen Lovejoy 47 3 14 17 11 48
Conner, ChrisChris Conner 60 7 9 16 5 10
Adams, CraigCraig Adams 80 4 11 15 -5 76
Orpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik 63 1 12 13 12 66
Jeffrey, DustinDustin Jeffrey 25 7 5 12 5 4
Asham, ArronArron Asham 44 5 6 11 0 46
Engelland, DerykDeryk Engelland 63 3 7 10 -5 123
Kovalev, AlexeiAlexei Kovalev† 20 2 5 7 3 16
Comrie, MikeMike Comrie 21 1 5 6 -4 18
Neal, JamesJames Neal† 20 1 5 6 -1 6
Sterling, BrettBrett Sterling 7 3 2 5 1 16
Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen† 18 1 3 4 -2 20
Godard, EricEric Godard 19 0 3 3 4 105
Johnson, NickNick Johnson 4 1 2 3 1 5
Tangradi, EricEric Tangradi 15 1 2 3 -4 10
Vitale, JoeJoe Vitale 9 1 1 2 -1 13
Hutchinson, AndrewAndrew Hutchinson 5 0 1 1 -3 6
Craig, RyanRyan Craig 6 0 0 0 -3 22
Potter, CoreyCorey Potter 1 0 0 0 0 0
Strait, BrianBrian Strait 3 0 0 0 -1 0
Wallace, TimTim Wallace 7 0 0 0 -3 5
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Asham, ArronArron Asham 7 3 1 4 2 2
Talbot, MaximeMaxime Talbot 7 1 3 4 1 14
Letang, KrisKris Letang 7 0 4 4 0 10
Orpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik 7 0 3 3 -2 14
Kennedy, TylerTyler Kennedy 7 2 1 3 0 2
Staal, JordanJordan Staal 7 1 2 3 -2 2
Kovalev, AlexeiAlexei Kovalev 7 1 1 2 -3 10
Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp 7 1 1 2 4 4
Martin, PaulPaul Martin 7 0 2 2 1 2
Neal, JamesJames Neal 7 1 1 2 -1 6
Lovejoy, BenBen Lovejoy 7 0 2 2 0 4
Adams, CraigCraig Adams 7 1 0 1 2 2
Dupuis, PascalPascal Dupuis 7 1 0 1 -2 2
Michalek, ZbynekZbynek Michalek 7 0 1 1 1 0
Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz 6 1 0 1 -1 6
Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen 7 0 1 1 -3 0
Conner, ChrisChris Conner 7 1 0 1 1 0
Letestu, MarkMark Letestu 7 0 1 1 -3 0
Tangradi, EricEric Tangradi 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G= Goals; A= Assists; PIM= Penalties in Minutes

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury 65 3695 36 20 5 143 2.32 1742 .918 3 0 1 10
Johnson, BrentBrent Johnson 23 1297 13 5 3 47 2.17 604 .922 1 0 1 24
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury 7 405 3 4 17 2.52 168 .899 1 0 0 0
Johnson, BrentBrent Johnson 1 34 0 0 4 7.06 11 .636 0 0 0 2

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Penguins. Stats reflect time with Penguins only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Penguins only.

Final roster

Updated April 12, 2011.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
27 Adams, CraigCraig Adams RW/C R 34 2009 Seria, Brunei
45 Asham, ArronArron Asham RW R 33 2010 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
19 Comrie, MikeMike Comrie C L 31 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
16 Conner, ChrisChris Conner W L 28 2009 Westland, Michigan
24 Cooke, MattMatt Cooke LW L 33 2008 Belleville, Ontario
87 Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby (C)  C L 24 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
9 Dupuis, PascalPascal Dupuis W L 32 2008 Laval, Quebec
5 Engelland, DerykDeryk Engelland D R 29 2007 Edmonton, Alberta
29 Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury G L 27 2003 Sorel, Quebec
28 Godard, EricEric Godard RW R 32 2008 Vernon, British Columbia
15 Jeffrey, DustinDustin Jeffrey C/LW L 24 2007 Sarnia, Ontario
1 Johnson, BrentBrent Johnson G L 35 2009 Farmington, Michigan
38 Johnson, NickNick Johnson  RW R 26 2004 Calgary, Alberta
48 Kennedy, TylerTyler Kennedy RW R 25 2004 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
72 Kovalev, AlexeiAlexei Kovalev RW L 39 2011 Togliatti, Soviet Union
14 Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz LW L 32 2009 Regina, Saskatchewan
58 Letang, KristopherKristopher Letang D R 24 2005 Montreal, Quebec
10 Letestu, MarkMark Letestu C R 27 2007 Elk Point, Alberta
6 Lovejoy, BenBen Lovejoy D R 28 2008 Canaan, New Hampshire
71 Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin (A)  C L 25 2004 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union
7 Martin, PaulPaul Martin D L 31 2010 Elk River, Minnesota
4 Michalek, ZbynekZbynek Michalek D R 29 2010 Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
18 Neal, JamesJames Neal LW L 24 2011 Whitby, Ontario
2 Niskanen, MattMatt Niskanen D R 25 2011 Virginia, Minnesota
44 Orpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik (A) D L 31 2000 San Francisco, California
17 Rupp, MichaelMichael Rupp LW/C L 32 2009 Cleveland, Ohio
11 Staal, JordanJordan Staal (A) C L 23 2006 Thunder Bay, Ontario
25 Talbot, MaximeMaxime Talbot F L 28 2002 LeMoyne, Quebec
26 Tangradi, EricEric Tangradi W L 23 2009 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

May 28, 2010[6] To Anaheim Ducks:
6th-round pick in 2010		 To Pittsburgh:
Mattias Modig
June 25, 2010[7] To Philadelphia Flyers:
3rd-round pick in 2011		 To Pittsburgh:
Rights to sign Dan Hamhuis
June 26, 2010[8] To San Jose Sharks:
7th-round pick (#200 overall) in 2010		 To Pittsburgh:
7th-round pick in 2011
February 21, 2011[9] To Dallas Stars:
Alex Goligoski		 To Pittsburgh:
James Neal
Matt Niskanen
February 24, 2011[10] To Ottawa Senators:
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2011		 To Pittsburgh:
Alex Kovalev

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Zbynek Michalek Phoenix Coyotes 5 years/$20 million[11]
Paul Martin New Jersey Devils 5 years/$25 million[12]
Ryan Craig Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year/$500,000 (two-way)[13]
Brett Sterling San Jose Sharks 1 year/$500,000 (two-way)[14]
Andrew Hutchinson Dallas Stars 1 year/$500,000 (two-way)[15]
Corey Potter New York Rangers 1 year/$500,000 (two-way)[16]
Arron Asham Philadelphia Flyers 1 year/$700,000[17]
Mike Comrie Edmonton Oilers 1 year/$500,000[18]
Paul Thompson New Hampshire Wildcats 2 years/$1.23 million (entry-level)[19]
Brian Gibbons Boston College Eagles 2 years/$1.33 million (entry-level)[20]

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Sergei Gonchar Ottawa Senators 3 years/$16.5 million[21]
Jordan Leopold Buffalo Sabres 3 years/$9 million[22]
Mark Eaton New York Islanders 2 years/$5 million[23]
Dan Hamhuis Vancouver Canucks 6 years/$27 million[24]
Alexei Ponikarovsky Los Angeles Kings 1 year/$3 million[25]
Ruslan Fedotenko New York Rangers 1 year/$1 million[26]

Claimed via waivers

Date Player Previous team

Lost via waivers

Date Player New team

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Deryk Engelland[27] 1 year/$500,000 (two-way)
Nick Petersen[28] 3 years/$1.7 million (entry-level)
Mattias Modig[29] 2 years/$1.2 million (entry-level)
Nick Johnson[30] 1 year/$500,000 (two-way)
Steve Wagner[31] 1 year/$500,000 (two-way)
Ben Lovejoy[32] 3 years/$1.575 million (two-way first year)
Matt Cooke[33] 3 years/$5.4 million
Chris Conner[34] 1 year/$550,000 (two-way)
Deryk Engelland[35] 3 years/$1.7 million
Mark Letestu[36] 2 years/$1.25 million
Tom Kuhnhackl[37] 3 years/$1.83 million (entry-level)
Philip Samuelsson[38] 3 years/$1.845 million (entry-level)

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Sidney Crosby[39] NHL Second Star of the Week November 15, 2010
Sidney Crosby[40] NHL Third Star of the Week November 29, 2010
Sidney Crosby[41] NHL First Star of the Month November 2010
Sidney Crosby[42] NHL First Star of the Week December 6, 2010
Marc-Andre Fleury[43] NHL Second Star of the Week December 13, 2010
Sidney Crosby[44] NHL Third Star of the Week December 27, 2010
Sidney Crosby[45] NHL First Star of the Month December 2010
Dan Bylsma[46] Jack Adams Award (Best Coach) June 2011

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Eric Tangradi 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 11, 2010
Mark Letestu 1st Career NHL Assist October 15, 2010
Eric Tangradi 1st Career NHL Goal October 15, 2010
Craig Adams 600th Career NHL Game November 3, 2010
Pascal Dupuis 600th Career NHL Game November 5, 2010
Tyler Kennedy 200th Career NHL Game November 5, 2010
Chris Kunitz 400th Career NHL Game November 6, 2010
Deryk Engelland 1st Career NHL Goal November 12, 2010
Aaron Asham 100th Career NHL Assist November 13, 2010
Evgeni Malkin 400th Career NHL Point November 19, 2010
Sidney Crosby 200th Career NHL Goal November 27, 2010
Kris Letang 100th Career NHL Point November 27, 2010
Sidney Crosby 400th Career NHL Game December 6, 2010
Ben Lovejoy 1st Career NHL Goal December 22, 2010
Chris Conner 100th Career NHL Game December 26, 2010
Tyler Kennedy 100th Career NHL Point January 18, 2011
Maxime Talbot 100th Career NHL Point February 2, 2011
Joe Vitale 1st Career NHL Game February 10, 2011
Brooks Orpik 500th Career NHL Game February 11, 2011
Joe Vitale 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 February 11, 2011
Joe Vitale 1st Career NHL Goal February 17, 2011
Brian Strait 1st Career NHL Game February 21, 2011
Matt Cooke 800th Career NHL Game March 5, 2011
Zbynek Michalek 100th Career NHL Assist March 5, 2011
Matt Cooke 300th Career NHL Point March 13, 2011
Jordan Staal 100th Career NHL Assist April 2, 2011
Alex Kovalev 1,300th Career NHL Game April 5, 2011
Kris Letang 100th Career NHL Assist April 8, 2011
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Ben Lovejoy 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 13, 2011
James Neal 1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 13, 2011
Ben Lovejoy 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 18, 2011
James Neal 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal April 20, 2011
Eric Tangradi 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 20, 2011
Chris Conner 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 23, 2011
Alex Kovalev 100th Career NHL Playoff Point April 23, 2011

Draft picks

The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft. It was held June 25–26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Round Pick # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 20 Beau Bennett RW  United States Penticton Vees (British Columbia Hockey League)
3 80 Bryan Rust RW  United States USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USHL)
4 110 Tom Kuhnhackl RW  Germany Landshut Cannibals (2nd Bundesliga)
5 140 Kenneth Agostino LW  United States Delbarton School
6 152 (from Toronto) Joe Rogalski D  United States Sarnia Sting (Ontario Hockey League)
6 170 Reid McNeill D  Canada London Knights (Ontario Hockey League)

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  8. ^ Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
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  28. ^ Penguins Sign RW Nick Petersen to Three-Year Contract
  29. ^ Penguins Trade, Agree to Terms with G Mattias Modig to a Two-Year Entry Level Contract
  30. ^ Penguins Sign RW Nick Johnson to One-Year Contract
  31. ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Wagner to One-Year Deal
  32. ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Ben Lovejoy to Three-Year Contract
  33. ^ Penguins Sign Forward Matt Cooke To A Three-Year Contract
  34. ^ Penguins Re-Sign Forward Chris Conner
  35. ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Engelland to 3-Year Contract Extension
  36. ^ Penguins Sign Center Mark Letestu to Two-Year Contract Extension
  37. ^ Penguins Sign Draft Pick Kuhnhackl
  38. ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Philip Samuelsson
  39. ^ Price, Crosby and Semin top week's 'Three Stars'
  40. ^ Pavelec tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  41. ^ CROSBY, PRICE, BYFUGLIEN WIN NHL MONTHLY HONOURS
  42. ^ Crosby tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  43. ^ Clowe tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  44. ^ Roloson tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  45. ^ Crosby tops 'Three Stars' for the month of December
  46. ^ 2011 NHL Awards winners

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