2021–22 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2021–22 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 55th season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967.^[2]

2021–22 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	3rd Metropolitan
Conference	7th Eastern
2021–22 record	46–25–11
Home record	23–13–5
Road record	23–12–6
Goals for	272
Goals against	229
Team information
General manager	Ron Hextall
Coach	Mike Sullivan
Captain	Sidney Crosby
Alternate captains	Kris Letang Evgeni Malkin
Arena	PPG Paints Arena
Average attendance	17,684^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Jake Guentzel (40)
Assists	Kris Letang (58)
Points	Sidney Crosby Jake Guentzel (84)
Penalty minutes	Kris Letang (49)
Plus/minus	Brian Dumoulin (+24)
Wins	Tristan Jarry (34)
Goals against average	Louis Domingue (2.02)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

On March 27, 2022, the Penguins defeated the Red Wings, 11–2, marking the first time the team has scored 11 goals in a game since November 16, 1993.^[3] On April 14, 2022, the Penguins clinched their 16th consecutive playoff appearance after a 6–3 win over the New York Islanders.^[4] In the First Round, the Penguins lost in seven games to the New York Rangers despite having a 3–1 series lead. This marked the fourth time the Penguins lost a best-of-seven playoff series after having a 3–1 series lead, and the second time doing so against the New York Rangers. The Game 7 loss marked the first time the Penguins lost a Game 7 on the road in franchise history after going 6–0 the previous six instances.^[5]

In the first 64 games, the Penguins were 39–16–9 for 87 points. But, after that, they sagged, going 7–9–2. They also lost an NHL-worst 7 shootouts.

Before the season, the Penguins shipped left wing Brandon Tanev off to play for the Seattle Kraken.

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Carolina Hurricanes	82	54	20	8	47	278	202	+76	116
2	x – New York Rangers	82	52	24	6	44	254	207	+47	110
3	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	46	25	11	37	272	229	+43	103
4	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100
5	e – New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
6	e – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
7	e – New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
8	e – Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61

Source: National Hockey League^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Boston Bruins	82	51	26	5	40	255	220	+35	107
2	ME	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100
3	ME	e – New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
4	ME	e – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
5	AT	e – Buffalo Sabres	82	32	39	11	25	232	290	−58	75
6	AT	e – Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	21	230	312	−82	74
7	AT	e – Ottawa Senators	82	33	42	7	26	227	266	−39	73
8	ME	e – New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
9	ME	e – Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61
10	AT	e – Montreal Canadiens	82	22	49	11	16	221	319	−98	55

Source: National Hockey League^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.^[8]

2021–22 game log
October: 3–3–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 12 Pittsburgh 6–2 Tampa Bay Jarry 19,092 1–0–0 2 ^[9] 2 October 14 Pittsburgh 4–5 OT Florida DeSmith 14,308 1–0–1 3 ^[10] 3 October 16 Chicago 2–5 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,420 2–0–1 5 ^[11] 4 October 19 Dallas 2–1 SO Pittsburgh Jarry 16,450 2–0–2 6 ^[12] 5 October 23 Toronto 1–7 Pittsburgh Jarry 15,397 3–0–2 8 ^[13] 6 October 26 Tampa Bay 5–1 Pittsburgh Jarry 15,732 3–1–2 8 ^[14] 7 October 28 Calgary 4–0 Pittsburgh DeSmith 17,743 3–2–2 8 ^[15] 8 October 30 New Jersey 4–2 Pittsburgh Jarry 17,452 3–3–2 8 ^[16]
November: 7–4–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 9 November 4 Philadelphia 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Jarry 17,037 4–3–2 10 ^[17] 10 November 6 Minnesota 5–4 SO Pittsburgh Jarry 17,181 4–3–3 11 ^[18] 11 November 9 Pittsburgh 2–3 SO Chicago Jarry 17,736 4–3–4 12 ^[19] 12 November 11 Florida 2–3 SO Pittsburgh Jarry 17,194 5–3–4 14 ^[20] 13 November 13 Pittsburgh 3–6 Ottawa DeSmith 14,661 5–4–4 14 ^[21] 14 November 14 Pittsburgh 1–6 Washington Jarry 18,573 5–5–4 14 ^[22] 15 November 16 Buffalo 2–1 Pittsburgh Jarry 16,366 5–6–4 14 ^[23] 16 November 18 Pittsburgh 6–0 Montreal Jarry 20,712 6–6–4 16 ^[24] 17 November 20 Pittsburgh 2–0 Toronto Jarry 19,531 7–6–4 18 ^[25] 18 November 22 Pittsburgh 3–1 Winnipeg Jarry 13,570 8–6–4 20 ^[26] 19 November 24 Vancouver 1–4 Pittsburgh Jarry 17,590 9–6–4 22 ^[27] 20 November 26 Pittsburgh 1–0 NY Islanders Jarry 17,255 10–6–4 24 ^[28] 21 November 27 Montreal 6–3 Pittsburgh DeSmith 17,985 10–7–4 24 ^[29] 22 November 29 Pittsburgh 1–2 SO Calgary Jarry 15,343 10–7–5 25 ^[30]
December: 7–1–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 23 December 1 Pittsburgh 2–5 Edmonton Jarry 17,130 10–8–5 25 ^[31] 24 December 4 Pittsburgh 4–1 Vancouver Jarry 18,422 11–8–5 27 ^[32] 25 December 6 Pittsburgh 6–1 Seattle DeSmith 17,151 12–8–5 29 ^[33] 26 December 10 Pittsburgh 4–2 Washington Jarry 18,573 13–8–5 31 ^[34] 27 December 11 Anaheim 0–1 Pittsburgh DeSmith 17,435 14–8–5 33 ^[35] 28 December 14 Montreal 2–5 Pittsburgh Jarry 17,005 15–8–5 35 ^[36] 29 December 17 Buffalo 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Jarry 17,456 16–8–5 37 ^[37] 30 December 19 Pittsburgh 3–2 New Jersey Jarry 14,857 17–8–5 39 ^[38] — December 21 New Jersey – Pittsburgh Postponed due to COVID-19.^[39] — December 23 Philadelphia – Pittsburgh Postponed due to COVID-19. — December 27 Pittsburgh – Boston Postponed due to COVID-19. — December 29 Pittsburgh – Toronto Postponed due to COVID-19. — December 31 Pittsburgh – Ottawa Postponed due to attendance restrictions.^[40]
January: 10–3–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 31 January 2 San Jose 5–8 Pittsburgh DeSmith 18,066 18–8–5 41 ^[41] 32 January 5 St. Louis 3–5 Pittsburgh Jarry 17,921 19–8–5 43 ^[42] 33 January 6 Pittsburgh 6–2 Philadelphia Jarry 17,944 20–8–5 45 ^[43] 34 January 8 Pittsburgh 2–3 Dallas Jarry 18,532 20–9–5 45 ^[44] 35 January 11 Pittsburgh 4–1 Anaheim Jarry 11,431 21–9–5 47 ^[45] 36 January 13 Pittsburgh 2–6 Los Angeles Jarry 14,348 21–10–5 47 ^[46] 37 January 15 Pittsburgh 2–1 OT San Jose Domingue 13,686 22–10–5 49 ^[47] 38 January 17 Pittsburgh 5–3 Vegas Jarry 18,213 23–10–5 51 ^[48] 39 January 20 Ottawa 4–6 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,060 24–10–5 53 ^[49] 40 January 21 Pittsburgh 5–2 Columbus Jarry 18,477 25–10–5 55 ^[50] 41 January 23 Winnipeg 2–3 SO Pittsburgh Jarry 17,962 26–10–5 57 ^[51] 42 January 25 Arizona 3–6 Pittsburgh Jarry 16,360 27–10–5 59 ^[52] 43 January 27 Seattle 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Jarry 18,228 27–10–6 60 ^[53] 44 January 28 Detroit 3–2 SO Pittsburgh DeSmith 18,369 27–10–7 61 ^[54] 45 January 30 Los Angeles 4–3 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,237 27–11–7 61 ^[55]
February: 6–3–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 46 February 1 Washington 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Jarry 17,826 27–11–8 62 ^[56] 47 February 8 Pittsburgh 4–2 Boston Jarry 17,850 28–11–8 64 ^[57] 48 February 10 Pittsburgh 2–0 Ottawa DeSmith 500 29–11–8 66 ^[58] 49 February 13 Pittsburgh 4–2 New Jersey Jarry 11,242 30–11–8 68 ^[59] 50 February 15 Philadelphia 4–5 OT Pittsburgh DeSmith 18,385 31–11–8 70 ^[60] 51 February 17 Pittsburgh 1–4 Toronto Jarry 8,139 31–12–8 70 ^[61] 52 February 20 Carolina 4–3 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,429 31–13–8 70 ^[62] 53 February 24 New Jersey 6–1 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,057 31–14–8 70 ^[63] 54 February 26 NY Rangers 0–1 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,413 32–14–8 72 ^[64] 55 February 27 Pittsburgh 3–2 Columbus DeSmith 17,072 33–14–8 74 ^[65]
March: 8–4–2 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 56 March 3 Pittsburgh 5–1 Tampa Bay Jarry 19,092 34–14–8 76 ^[66] 57 March 4 Pittsburgh 2–3 OT Carolina DeSmith 19,023 34–14–9 77 ^[67] 58 March 8 Florida 4–3 Pittsburgh Jarry 17,876 34–15–9 77 ^[68] 59 March 11 Vegas 2–5 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,341 35–15–9 79 ^[69] 60 March 13 Carolina 2–4 Pittsburgh Jarry 17,866 36–15–9 81 ^[70] 61 March 15 Pittsburgh 1–4 Nashville DeSmith 17,498 36–16–9 81 ^[71] 62 March 17 Pittsburgh 3–2 SO St. Louis Jarry 18,096 37–16–9 83 ^[72] 63 March 19 Pittsburgh 4–1 Arizona Jarry 14,507 38–16–9 85 ^[73] 64 March 22 Columbus 1–5 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,196 39–16–9 87 ^[74] 65 March 23 Pittsburgh 3–4 SO Buffalo DeSmith 9,399 39–16–10 88 ^[75] 66 March 25 Pittsburgh 1–5 NY Rangers Jarry 18,006 39–17–10 88 ^[76] 67 March 27 Detroit 2–11 Pittsburgh Jarry 17,842 40–17–10 90 ^[77] 68 March 29 NY Rangers 3–2 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,011 40–18–10 90 ^[78] 69 March 31 Pittsburgh 4–3 OT Minnesota DeSmith 18,978 41–18–10 92 ^[79]
April: 5–7–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 70 April 2 Pittsburgh 2–3 Colorado Jarry 18,102 41–19–10 92 ^[80] 71 April 5 Colorado 6–4 Pittsburgh Jarry 17,409 41–20–10 92 ^[81] 72 April 7 Pittsburgh 0–3 NY Rangers Jarry 16,694 41–21–10 92 ^[82] 73 April 9 Washington 6–3 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,404 41–22–10 92 ^[83] 74 April 10 Nashville 2–3 OT Pittsburgh DeSmith 17,553 42–22–10 94 ^[84] 75 April 12 Pittsburgh 4–5 SO NY Islanders DeSmith 15,924 42–22–11 95 ^[85] 76 April 14 NY Islanders 3–6 Pittsburgh Jarry 18,236 43–22–11 97 ^[86] 77 April 16 Pittsburgh 1–2 Boston DeSmith 17,850 43–23–11 97 ^[87] 78 April 21 Boston 0–4 Pittsburgh DeSmith 18,350 44–23–11 99 ^[88] 79 April 23 Pittsburgh 7–2 Detroit DeSmith 19,515 45–23–11 101 ^[89] 80 April 24 Pittsburgh 1–4 Philadelphia Domingue 18,601 45–24–11 101 ^[90] 81 April 26 Edmonton 5–1 Pittsburgh DeSmith 17,804 45–25–11 101 ^[91] 82 April 29 Columbus 3–5 Pittsburgh DeSmith 18,402 46–25–11 103 ^[92]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

Main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2) New York Rangers: New York won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 3 Pittsburgh 4–3 NY Rangers 3OT Domingue 18,006 1–0 ^[93] 2 May 5 Pittsburgh 2–5 NY Rangers Domingue 18,006 1–1 ^[94] 3 May 7 NY Rangers 4–7 Pittsburgh Domingue 18,385 2–1 ^[95] 4 May 9 NY Rangers 2–7 Pittsburgh Domingue 18,392 3–1 ^[96] 5 May 11 Pittsburgh 3–5 NY Rangers Domingue 18,006 3–2 ^[97] 6 May 13 NY Rangers 5–3 Pittsburgh Domingue 18,342 3–3 ^[98] 7 May 15 Pittsburgh 3–4 NY Rangers OT Jarry 18,006 3–4 ^[99]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[100] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jake Guentzel 76 40 44 84 13 44 Sidney Crosby 69 31 53 84 19 32 Kris Letang 78 10 58 68 20 49 Bryan Rust 60 24 34 58 7 14 Jeff Carter 76 19 26 45 -8 38 Evan Rodrigues 82 19 24 43 3 14 Evgeni Malkin 41 20 22 42 -10 24 Danton Heinen 76 18 15 33 6 16 Kasperi Kapanen 79 11 21 32 2 16 Mike Matheson 74 11 20 31 12 33 Teddy Blueger 65 9 19 28 12 10 John Marino 81 1 24 25 1 23 Brock McGinn 64 12 10 22 0 14 Brian Boyle 66 11 10 21 6 27 Marcus Pettersson 72 2 17 19 8 38 Brian Dumoulin 76 3 15 18 24 24 Jason Zucker 41 8 9 17 -2 15 Rickard Rakell^† 19 4 9 13 7 4 Chad Ruhwedel 78 4 9 13 2 14 Zach Aston-Reese^‡ 52 2 9 11 8 22 Dominik Simon^‡ 55 3 6 9 0 28 Radim Zohorna 17 2 4 6 12 4 Drew O'Connor 22 3 2 5 -1 4 Mark Friedman 26 1 4 5 1 23 Sam Lafferty^‡ 10 0 2 2 0 16 Kasper Bjorkqvist 6 1 0 1 -1 2 Juuso Riikola 5 0 1 1 2 2 Valtteri Puustinen 1 0 1 1 2 0 Anthony Angello 4 0 0 0 0 2 Pierre-Olivier Joseph 4 0 0 0 -2 2 Filip Hallander 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 269 468 737 — 554

Playoffs^[101] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jake Guentzel 7 8 2 10 1 2 Sidney Crosby 6 2 8 10 2 2 Bryan Rust 7 2 6 8 1 4 Evgeni Malkin 7 3 3 6 2 6 Mike Matheson 7 1 5 6 -1 6 Jeff Carter 7 4 1 5 -6 6 Evan Rodrigues 7 3 2 5 -2 4 Kris Letang 7 1 3 4 -3 0 Danton Heinen 7 3 0 3 -1 4 Kasperi Kapanen 7 0 3 3 4 2 Brock McGinn 7 1 1 2 1 4 Brian Boyle 6 0 2 2 -1 0 Jason Zucker 5 0 2 2 -3 2 Marcus Pettersson 7 0 2 2 3 2 Mark Friedman 6 1 0 1 3 0 Teddy Blueger 7 0 1 1 0 2 John Marino 7 0 1 1 2 2 Brian Dumoulin 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rickard Rakell 2 0 0 0 0 0 Chad Ruhwedel 7 0 0 0 2 0 Drew O'Connor 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Total 29 42 71 — 48

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[102]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tristan Jarry	58	56	3415:11	34	18	6	138	2.42	1711	0.919	4	0	2	2
Casey DeSmith	26	24	1418:09	11	6	5	66	2.79	769	0.914	3	0	0	0
Louis Domingue	2	2	118:45	1	1	0	4	2.02	83	0.952	0	0	0	0
Total		82	4952:05	46	25	11	208	2.52	2563	0.919	7	0	2	2

Playoffs^[103]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Louis Domingue	6	5	312:01	3	3	0	19	3.65	187	0.898	0	0	1	0
Casey DeSmith	1	1	89:07	0	0	0	3	2.02	51	0.941	0	0	0	0
Tristan Jarry	1	1	64:46	0	1	0	4	3.71	30	0.867	0	0	0	0
Total		7	465:54	3	4	0	26	3.35	268	0.903	0	0	1	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.

Awards and records

• Sidney Crosby became the first person to play 1,100 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a game against the Nashville Predators on April 10.
• Kris Letang became the first defenseman to record 600 points for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a 5–2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on December 14.
• Kris Letang became the first defenseman to record 500 assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He set the mark in a 4–3 win over the Minnesota Wild on March 31.

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jared McCann	To Pittsburgh Penguins Filip Hallander 7th-round pick in 2023	^[104]
January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)	To Chicago Blackhawks Sam Lafferty	To Pittsburgh Penguins Alexander Nylander	^[105]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Anaheim Ducks Zach Aston-Reese Dominik Simon Calle Clang 2nd-round pick in 2022	To Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell	^[106]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Winnipeg Jets Conditional^17th-round pick in 2022	To Pittsburgh Penguins Nathan Beaulieu	^[107]

Notes:

1. Pittsburgh receives the pick if they reach the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals and Beaulieu plays in at least 50% of the playoff games.

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Taylor Fedun	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[108]
	Brock McGinn	Carolina Hurricanes	4-year	Free agency	^[109]
	Dominik Simon	Calgary Flames	1-year	Free agency	^[110]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Michael Chaput	Arizona Coyotes	1-year	Free agency	^[111]
	Danton Heinen	Anaheim Ducks	1-year	Free agency	^[112]
September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)	Louis Domingue	Calgary Flames	1-year	Free agency	^[113]
October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)	Brian Boyle		1-year	Free agency	^[114]
March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)	Jordan Frasca	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[115]
	Taylor Gauthier	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[115]
March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10)	Corey Andonovski	Princeton Tigers (ECAC)	2-year	Free agency	^[116]
March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)	Colin Swoyer	Michigan Tech Huskies (CCHA)	1-year	Free agency	^[117]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)	Yannick Weber			Retirement	^[118]
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	Brandon Tanev	Seattle Kraken		Expansion draft	^[119]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Cody Ceci	Edmonton Oilers	4-year	Free agency	^[120]
	Frederick Gaudreau	Minnesota Wild	2-year	Free agency	^[121]
	Maxime Lagace	Tampa Bay Lightning	1-year	Free agency	^[122]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Kevin Czuczman	Minnesota Wild	1-year	Free agency	^[123]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)	Sam Miletic	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	Free agency	^[124]
October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)	Colton Sceviour	Edmonton Oilers	1-year	Free agency	^[125]
October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)	Mark Jankowski	Rochester Americans (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[126]
May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)	Juuso Riikola	IK Oskarshamn (SHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[127]
June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28)	Kasper Bjorkqvist	Oulun Kärpät (Liiga)	2-year	Free agency	^[128]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)	Teddy Blueger	2-year	Re-signing	^[129]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	Kasper Bjorkqvist	1-year	Re-signing	^[130]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Evan Rodrigues	1-year	Re-signing	^[131]
	Filip Lindberg	2-year	Entry-level	^[132]
August 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)	Radim Zohorna	2-year	Re-signing	^[133]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)	Zach Aston-Reese	1-year	Re-signing	^[134]
January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26)	Jeff Carter	2-year	Extension	^[135]
February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19)	Chad Ruhwedel	2-year	Extension	^[136]
March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)	Drew O'Connor	1-year	Extension	^[137]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	Mark Friedman	2-year	Extension	^[138]
April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05)	Lukas Svejkovsky	3-year	Entry-level	^[139]
May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)	Raivis Ansons	3-year	Entry-level	^[140]
May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)	Bryan Rust	6-year	Extension	^[141]
May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)	Taylor Fedun	2-year	Extension	^[142]
July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)	Casey DeSmith	2-year	Extension	^[143]

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round	#	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
2	58	Tristan Broz	C	USA	Fargo Force (USHL)
5	154	Isaac Belliveau	D	Canada	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
7	194	Ryan McCleary	D	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
7	215	Daniel Laatsch	D	USA	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7	218	Kirill Tankov	C	Russia	SKA Varyagi (MHL)

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