2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins season
| 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Eastern Conference champions
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| Division | 2nd Metropolitan |
| Conference | 2nd Eastern |
| 2016–17 record | 50–21–11 |
| Home record | 31–6–4 |
| Road record | 19–15–7 |
| Goals for | 282 |
| Goals against | 234 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Jim Rutherford |
| Coach | Mike Sullivan |
| Captain | Sidney Crosby |
| Alternate captains |
Chris Kunitz Evgeni Malkin |
| Arena | PPG Paints Arena |
| Average attendance | 19,762 (110.2%) (41 games) |
| Minor league affiliate(s) |
WBS Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Sidney Crosby (44) |
| Assists | Phil Kessel (47) |
| Points | Sidney Crosby (89) |
| Penalties in minutes | Evgeni Malkin (77) |
| Plus/minus | Justin Schultz (+27) |
| Wins | Matt Murray (32) |
| Goals against average | Matt Murray (2.41) |
The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins season is the 50th season for the National Hockey League Ice Hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967. The Penguins have reached the Stanley Cup Finals in back to back years, facing the Nashville Predators in the 2017 Finals after winning the Stanley Cup in 2016.
On the first day of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they will officially change their uniform colors from Black and Vegas Gold, used from 2002–03 through 2015–16, back to the Black and "Pittsburgh Gold" they have used as an alternate jersey for the past two season reveling a new Visitor jersey reflecting the same format used in the early 1990s.
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Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com
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Updated as of June 3, 2017
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Statistics reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Penguins only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Updated June 3, 2017.
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season:
2016 third-round pick (#77-Connor Hall)
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