NHL team season
The
Pittsburgh Penguins
2006–07 season was rife with potential, as the team featured one of the largest groups of young stars in the
National Hockey League (NHL).
Evgeni Malkin , the second overall pick in the
2004 NHL Entry Draft , came to the United States from Russia prior to the season and joined the team. He promptly became the first NHL rookie since
1917 to score goals in each of his first six games. Malkin and second-year phenom
Sidney Crosby were joined by 18-year-old
Jordan Staal , who made the jump directly from the
Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to the Penguins roster after being drafted second overall in the
2006 NHL Entry Draft . The Penguins also brought back
Mark Recchi via free agency, giving Recchi his third stint with the team. It would also be the first season the team would have involving defenceman and soon-to-be alternate captain
Kris Letang .
The season was clouded with uncertainty, however, about the Penguins' future in
Pittsburgh . After
Jim Balsillie had agreed to purchase the franchise for $175 million and to keep it in Pittsburgh, the situation seemed settled. Balsillie's deal fell through, however, in December.
Isle of Capri Casinos was next to make a bid to keep the team in Pittsburgh, but their deal was nixed as well. On January 3, 2007, Penguins officials, including
Mario Lemieux and other members of the team's ownership group, visited
Kansas City, Missouri , to discuss potentials of relocating the team there. Other cities which reportedly have expressed interest in the franchise include
Houston ,
Winnipeg ,
Portland and
Oklahoma City .
[1]
On March 14, 2007, in a joint announcement by Pennsylvania Governor
Ed Rendell , Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Pittsburgh Mayor
Luke Ravenstahl and Mario Lemieux, it was made public that an agreement had been reached between the parties. A new state-of-the-art multi-purpose arena (the
Consol Energy Center ) will be built. This agreement will keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh for another 30 years. Following the announcement of this plan, the Lemieux ownership group announced that they no longer have plans to sell the team.
On January 9, 2007, the NHL announced that Sidney Crosby had been voted by the fans to start at forward in the
2007 All-Star Game in
Dallas, Texas .
[2] Malkin, Staal and
defenseman
Ryan Whitney were all invited to All-Star Weekend to play in the YoungStars game.
[3]
The rebuilding of the team that came with acquiring Sidney Crosby would come to fruition in his second year. This season began a playoff streak for the Penguins that would not be snapped until the
2023 season .
Regular season
The Penguins finished the regular season having scored 94 power-play goals, the most in the NHL. They also had the most power-play opportunities, with 463.
[4]
Season standings
[5]
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy ; Y – Clinched Division ; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
2006–2007 Schedule
October: 6–3–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 3–0–0), 12 Points
November: 5–5–4 (Home: 3–1–3 ; Road: 2–4–1), 14 Points
#
Nov
Time (ET)
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Record
Points
10
1
10:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
4–3 OT
Los Angeles Kings
Staples Center (18,118)
7–3–0
14
11
4
10:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–3
San Jose Sharks
SAP Center at San Jose (17,496)
7–4–0
14
12
6
10:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–3 OT
Anaheim Ducks
Honda Center (16,599)
7–4–1
15
13
8
7:30 PM
Tampa Bay Lightning
4–3 OT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (14,483)
7–4–2
16
14
10
7:30 PM
Ottawa Senators
6–3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,052)
7–5–2
16
15
11
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–6
Carolina Hurricanes
PNC Arena (18,726)
7–6–2
16
16
13
7:30 PM
Philadelphia Flyers
2–3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (13,781)
8–6–2
18
17
17
8:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–4
Buffalo Sabres
First Niagara Center (18,690)
8–7–2
18
18
18
7:30 PM
New York Rangers
1–3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (16,737)
9–7–2
20
19
20
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
5–3
Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center (19,349)
10–7–2
22
20
22
7:30 PM
Boston Bruins
4–3 SO
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (16,958)
10–7–3
23
21
24
2:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
1–3
New York Islanders
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,625)
10–8–3
23
22
25
7:30 PM
New York Rangers
2–1 OT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,134)
10–8–4
24
23
28
7:00 PM
New York Islanders
2–3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,082)
11–8–4
26
December: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 2–3–2), 12 Points
#
Dec
Time (ET)
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Record
Points
24
1
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–5
New Jersey Devils
Izod Center (13,890)
11–9–4
26
25
2
7:30 PM
New York Islanders
5–3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,025)
11–10–4
26
26
5
7:30 PM
Florida Panthers
3–2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (12,511)
11–11–4
26
27
7
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–3 SO
New York Rangers
Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200)
11–11–5
27
28
9
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
4–3 OT
Atlanta Thrashers
Philips Arena (18,687)
12–11–5
29
29
11
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
5–4 SO
Washington Capitals
Verizon Center (14,793)
13–11–5
31
30
13
7:30 PM
Philadelphia Flyers
4–8
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (14,150)
14–11–5
33
31
15
7:30 PM
New York Islanders
4–7
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,028)
15–11–5
35
32
16
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
3–6
Montreal Canadiens
Bell Centre (21,273)
15–12–5
35
33
19
7:00 PM
St. Louis Blues
4–1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,017)
15–13–5
35
34
21
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
3–4 SO
Atlanta Thrashers
Philips Arena (17,328)
15–13–6
36
35
26
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
0–3
New Jersey Devils
Izod Center (16,156)
15–14–6
36
36
27
7:30 PM
Atlanta Thrashers
4–2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
15–15–6
36
37
29
7:30 PM
Toronto Maple Leafs
1–4
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
16–15–6
38
January: 8–2–2 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 4–2–1), 18 Points
#
Jan
Time (ET)
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Record
Points
38
2
7:30 PM
Carolina Hurricanes
0–3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (16,957)
17–15–6
40
39
5
8:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
4–2
Buffalo Sabres
First Niagara Center (18,690)
18–15–6
42
40
7
7:30 PM
Tampa Bay Lightning
3–2 SO
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
18–15–7
43
41
9
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Amalie Arena (19,226)
18–16–7
43
42
10
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–5
Florida Panthers
BB&T Center (16,098)
18–17–7
43
43
13
2:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
5–3
Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center (19,587)
19–17–7
45
44
16
7:00 PM
New York Islanders
2–5
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (16,958)
20–17–7
47
45
18
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
4–5 SO
Boston Bruins
TD Garden (16,468)
20–17–8
48
46
20
7:00 PM
Toronto Maple Leafs
2–8
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
21–17–8
50
47
26
8:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
4–3 SO
Dallas Stars
American Airlines Center (18,594)
22–17–8
52
48
27
9:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
7–2
Phoenix Coyotes
America West Arena (18,495)
23–17–8
54
49
30
7:30 PM
Florida Panthers
0–3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (15,405)
24–17–8
56
February: 9–3–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 4–2–1), 19 Points
#
Feb
Time (ET)
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Record
Points
50
1
7:30 PM
Montreal Canadiens
4–5 SO
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
25–17–8
58
51
3
1:00 PM
Washington Capitals
0–2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
26–17–8
60
52
4
2:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
3–4 OT
Montreal Canadiens
Bell Centre (21,273)
26–17–9
61
53
6
7:30 PM
Nashville Predators
1–4
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (16,333)
27–17–9
63
54
8
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
5–4 SO
Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center (19,512)
28–17–9
65
55
10
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
6–5 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs
Air Canada Centre (19,620)
29–17–9
67
56
14
7:30 PM
Chicago Blackhawks
4–5 SO
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,051)
30–17–9
69
57
16
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
5–4
New Jersey Devils
Izod Center (15,404)
31–17–9
71
58
18
3:30 PM
Washington Capitals
2–3
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
32–17–9
73
59
19
1:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
5–6
New York Islanders
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,472)
32–18–9
73
60
22
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–1 OT
Florida Panthers
BB&T Center (17,102)
33–18–9
75
61
25
5:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
1–5
Tampa Bay Lightning
Amalie Arena (21,119)
33–19–9
75
62
27
7:30 PM
New Jersey Devils
1–0
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,006)
33–20–9
75
March: 12–3–2 (Home: 7–0–1 ; Road: 5–3–1), 26 Points
#
Mar
Time (ET)
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Record
Points
63
1
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
4–3 SO
New York Rangers
Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200)
34–20–9
77
64
2
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
2–3
Carolina Hurricanes
PNC Arena (18,793)
34–21–9
77
65
4
12:30 PM
Philadelphia Flyers
3–4 SO
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
35–21–9
79
66
6
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
5–4 SO
Ottawa Senators
Canadian Tire Centre (20,074)
36–21–9
81
67
8
7:30 PM
New Jersey Devils
4–3 SO
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
36–21–10
82
68
10
1:00 PM
New York Rangers
2–3 OT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
37–21–10
84
69
13
7:30 PM
Buffalo Sabres
4–5 SO
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
38–21–10
86
70
14
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
3–0
New Jersey Devils
Izod Center (14,862)
39–21–10
88
71
16
7:30 PM
Montreal Canadiens
3–6
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
40–21–10
90
72
18
7:30 PM
Ottawa Senators
3–4 SO
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
41–21–10
92
73
19
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
1–2
New York Rangers
Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200)
41–22–10
92
74
22
7:30 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
1–3
New York Islanders
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,574)
41–23–10
92
75
24
1:00 PM
Atlanta Thrashers
1–2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
42–23–10
94
76
25
12:30 PM
Boston Bruins
0–5
Pittsburgh Penguins
Civic Arena (17,132)
43–23–10
96
77
27
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
4–3
Washington Capitals
Verizon Center (18,277)
44–23–10
98
78
29
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
4–2
Boston Bruins
TD Garden (17,095)
45–23–10
100
79
31
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Penguins
4–5 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs
Air Canada Centre (19,649)
45–23–11
101
April: 2–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0), 4 Points
Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss
Playoffs
The Pittsburgh Penguins ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's fifth seed. They lost to the Ottawa Senators in five games, in the conference quarter-finals. They would sweep the Senators in the playoffs the following season.
Green background indicates win.
Red indicates loss.
2007 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs #4 Ottawa: 1–4 (Home: 0–2 ; Road: 1–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
April 11
Pittsburgh
3 – 6
Ottawa
Fleury
19,611
0–1
[1]
2
April 14
Pittsburgh
4 – 3
Ottawa
Fleury
20,133
1–1
[2]
3
April 15
Ottawa
4 – 2
Pittsburgh
Fleury
17,132
1–2
[3]
4
April 17
Ottawa
2 – 1
Pittsburgh
Fleury
17,132
1–3
[4] [
permanent dead link ]
5
April 19
Pittsburgh
0 – 3
Ottawa
Fleury
20,179
1–4
[5]
Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
[9]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury
67
65
3905:28
40
16
9
184
2.83
1954
0.906
5
0
3
4
Jocelyn Thibault
22
17
1101:15
7
8
2
52
2.83
572
0.909
1
0
0
0
Total
82
5006:43
47
24
11
236
2.83
2526
0.907
6
0
3
4
Playoffs
[10]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury
5
5
286:42
1
4
--
18
3.77
150
0.880
0
0
0
0
Jocelyn Thibault
1
0
08:02
0
0
--
0
0.00
1
1.000
0
0
0
0
Total
5
294:44
1
4
0
18
3.67
151
0.881
0
0
0
0
† 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.
Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following
transactions during the
2006–07 season:
[11]
Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Player signings
Player
Date
Contract terms
Colby Armstrong
[23]
July 21, 2006
1-year contract
Brooks Orpik
[24]
July 23, 2006
2-year contract
Ryan Malone
[25]
July 28, 2006
2-year/$2.75M contract
Dominic Moore
[26]
August 1, 2006
2-year contract
Alain Nasreddine
[27]
August 2, 2006
1-year contract
Libor Pivko
[28]
August 2, 2006
1-year contract
Marc-Andre Fleury
[29]
August 5, 2006
2-year contract
Evgeni Malkin
[30]
September 5, 2006
3-year contract
Jordan Staal
[31]
October 2, 2006
3-year entry level contract
Kris Letang
[31]
October 2, 2006
3-year entry level contract
Mark Letestu
March 22, 2007
2-year contract
Aaron Boogaard
[32]
April 23, 2007
3-year contract entry level contract
Jonathan D'Aversa
May 25, 2007
3-year contract
Tim Wallace
May 29, 2007
2-year contract
Connor James
June 19, 2007
1-year contract
Other
Player
Date
Details
Andre Savard
[33]
July 3, 2006
Hired as assistant coach
Chuck Fletcher
July 14, 2006
Hired as assistant GM
Eddie Johnston
July 14, 2006
Hired as senior adviser of hockey operations
Gilles Meloche
[34]
July 26, 2006
Hired as goaltending coach
Bill O'Flaherty
[35]
August 24, 2006
Hired as pro scout
Chris Stewart
[36]
August 24, 2006
Hired as athletic trainer
Dan MacKinnon
[35]
August 24, 2006
Hired as pro scout
Jay Heinbuck
[35]
August 24, 2006
Hired as director of amateur scouting
Jim Madigan
[35]
August 24, 2006
Hired as amateur scout
Patrik Allvin
[35]
August 24, 2006
Hired as European scout
Scott Adams
[36]
August 24, 2006
Hired as assistant athletic trainer
Travis Ramsay
[36]
August 24, 2006
Hired as video coordinator
Gabriel Bouthillette
[37]
September 12, 2006
Released
Jeff Kryzakos
[37]
September 12, 2006
Released
Jim Balsillie
[38]
October 5, 2006
Signed a purchase agreement to buy the team
John LeClair
[39]
November 30, 2006
Waived
John LeClair
[40]
December 14, 2006
Released
David Morehouse
April 4, 2007
Hired as president
Ron Porter
June 4, 2007
Hired as senior consultant
Draft picks
Pittsburgh's picks at the
2006 NHL Entry Draft in
Vancouver .
[41] The Penguins had the second overall draft pick, making the fourth consecutive draft the team had a pick in the top two: they had the first overall pick in the
2003 NHL Entry Draft (
Marc-Andre Fleury ), the second overall pick in the
2004 NHL Entry Draft (
Evgeni Malkin ) and the first overall pick in the
2005 NHL Entry Draft (
Sidney Crosby ).
Draft notes
[42]
The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the
Chicago Blackhawks as the result of an August 10, 2005 trade that sent
Jocelyn Thibault to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
[43]
The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the
Florida Panthers as the result of a January 18, 2006 trade that sent
Eric Cairns to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
[44]
Farm teams
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are Pittsburgh's top affiliate in the
AHL for the
2006–07 season.
The Wheeling Nailers are Pittsburgh's
ECHL affiliate for the
2006–07 season.
External links
See also
References
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the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2006 .
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the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2012 .
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"PENGUINS SIGN DEFENSEMAN MATT CARKNER" . Pittsburgh Penguins. July 23, 2006. Archived from
the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2012 .
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the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2012 .
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"Recchi returns to Pens after brief stint with Canes" . ESPN. Associated Press. July 25, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2012 .
^
"PENGUINS SIGN RIGHT WINGER CONNOR JAMES" . Pittsburgh Penguins. August 9, 2006. Archived from
the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2012 .
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"PENGUINS SIGN GOALTENDER ANDREW PENNER" . Pittsburgh Penguins. August 18, 2006. Archived from
the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2012 .
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"PENGUINS CLAIM KARL STEWART OFF WAIVERS FROM DUCKS" . Pittsburgh Penguins. September 27, 2006. Archived from
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^
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^
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the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2012 .
^
"Pens re-sign defenseman Orpik to two-year deal" . ESPN. SportsTicker. July 23, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2012 .
^
"Penguins' Malone awarded two-year, $2.75 million deal" . ESPN. Associated Press. July 26, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2012 .
^
"PENGUINS SIGN DOMINIC MOORE TO TWO-YEAR DEAL" . Pittsburgh Penguins. August 1, 2006. Archived from
the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2012 .
^
"PENGUINS RE-SIGN NASREDDINE TO ONE-YEAR DEAL" . Pittsburgh Penguins. August 2, 2006. Archived from
the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2012 .
^
"PENGUINS, PIVKO AGREE TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT" . Pittsburgh Penguins. August 2, 2006. Archived from
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"Penguins sign goalie Fleury to two-year contract" . ESPN. Associated Press. August 5, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2012 .
^
"It's official: Penguins sign Russian star Malkin" . ESPN. Associated Press. September 7, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2012 .
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b
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"PENGUINS SIGN AARON BOOGAARD TO ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT" . Pittsburgh Penguins. April 23, 2007. Archived from
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"PENGUINS NAME ANDRE SAVARD ASSISTANT COACH" . Pittsburgh Penguins . July 3, 2006. Archived from
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"PENGUINS NAME GILLES MELOCHE AS GOALTENDING COACH" . Pittsburgh Penguins . July 27, 2006. Archived from
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"PENGUINS ANNOUNCE HIRINGS IN HOCKEY DEPARTMENT" . Pittsburgh Penguins . August 24, 2006. Archived from
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"PENGUINS TRIM CAMP ROSTER BY SIX PLAYERS" . Pittsburgh Penguins . September 12, 2006. Archived from
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