2023–24 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2023–24 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 57th season (56th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.^[1]

2023–24 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th Metropolitan
Conference	10th Eastern
2023–24 record	38–32–12
Home record	23–14–4
Road record	15–18–8
Goals for	255
Goals against	251
Team information
General manager	Kyle Dubas
Coach	Mike Sullivan
Captain	Sidney Crosby
Alternate captains	Kris Letang Evgeni Malkin
Arena	PPG Paints Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Sidney Crosby (42)
Assists	Sidney Crosby (52)
Points	Sidney Crosby (94)
Penalty minutes	Evgeni Malkin (70)
Plus/minus	Marcus Pettersson (+28)
Wins	Tristan Jarry (19)
Goals against average	Magnus Hellberg (2.50)
← 2022–23

On June 1, 2023, Kyle Dubas was hired as president of hockey operations and general manager of the Penguins,^[2] replacing Brian Burke.^[3]

The Penguins were attempting to make the playoffs for the 17th time in 18 years after missing the postseason for the first time since 2006,^[4] and ending the longest active playoff appearance streak among the four major North American sports leagues at 16 years. The old Pittsburgh Penguins spot for being the longest active playoffs streak was taken by the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) who made the playoffs for 10 consecutive years.^[5][6] They were attempting to win the team's sixth Stanley Cup in franchise history and their first since 2017. This is the first season since 2012–13 that Brian Dumoulin is not on the roster, as he went to the Seattle Kraken. Also with MLB's 2023 St. Louis Cardinals having a losing season for the first time since 2007, the Penguins entered the season taking the Cardinals' spot for the third-longest consecutive non-losing season last having a losing season in 2006.

With a win against the Nashville Predators on April 15, 2024, the following night saw the Penguins needing losses by the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals in order to clinch a spot in the playoffs. However, the Penguins were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season after the Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens in overtime while the Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, clinching the final spot as the wild card.^[7]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	55	23	4	43	282	229	+53	114
2	x – Carolina Hurricanes	82	52	23	7	44	279	216	+63	111
3	x – New York Islanders	82	39	27	16	29	246	263	−17	94
4	x – Washington Capitals	82	40	31	11	32	220	257	−37	91
5	e – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	38	32	12	32	255	251	+4	88
6	e – Philadelphia Flyers	82	38	33	11	30	235	261	−26	87
7	e – New Jersey Devils	82	38	39	5	33	264	283	−19	81
8	e – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	27	43	12	21	237	300	−63	66

Source: National Hockey League^[8]
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; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	45	29	8	37	291	268	+23	98
2	ME	x – Washington Capitals	82	40	31	11	32	220	257	−37	91
3	AT	e – Detroit Red Wings	82	41	32	9	27	278	274	+4	91
4	ME	e – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	38	32	12	32	255	251	+4	88
5	ME	e – Philadelphia Flyers	82	38	33	11	30	235	261	−26	87
6	AT	e – Buffalo Sabres	82	39	37	6	33	246	244	+2	84
7	ME	e – New Jersey Devils	82	38	39	5	33	264	283	−19	81
8	AT	e – Ottawa Senators	82	37	41	4	25	255	281	−26	78
9	AT	e – Montreal Canadiens	82	30	36	16	20	236	289	−53	76
10	ME	e – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	27	43	12	21	237	300	−63	66

Source: National Hockey League^[9]
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

Preseason

The Preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.^[10]

2023 preseason game log: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score OT Home Location Attendance Record 1^A September 24 Columbus 2–3 SO Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 13,341 1–0–0 2^A September 24 Pittsburgh 3–4 OT Columbus Nationwide Arena 13,255 1–0–1 3 September 26 Pittsburgh 3–4 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7,991 1–1–1 4 September 28 Buffalo 1–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 13,939 2–1–1 5^B October 2 Ottawa 3–0 Pittsburgh Scotiabank Centre 10,595 2–2–1 6 October 4 Detroit 2–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 13,957 2–3–1 7 October 6 Pittsburgh 7–4 Buffalo KeyBank Center 14,875 3–3–1

Legend   Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss ^A – split squad ^B – game played in Nova Scotia, Canada

Regular season

The Pittsburgh Penguins regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.^[11]

2023–24 game log
October: 3–6–0 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 10 Chicago 4–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,411 0–1–0 0 ^[12] 2 October 13 Pittsburgh 4–0 Washington Capital One Arena Jarry 18,573 1–1–0 2 ^[13] 3 October 14 Calgary 2–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 17,635 2–1–0 4 ^[14] 4 October 18 Pittsburgh 3–6 Detroit Little Caesars Arena Jarry 18,895 2–2–0 4 ^[15] 5 October 21 Pittsburgh 2–4 St. Louis Enterprise Center Jarry 18,096 2–3–0 4 ^[16] 6 October 24 Dallas 4–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 17,209 2–4–0 4 ^[17] 7 October 26 Colorado 0–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,154 3–4–0 6 ^[18] 8 October 28 Ottawa 5–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,631 3–5–0 6 ^[19] 9 October 30 Anaheim 4–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 16,903 3–6–0 6 ^[20]
November: 8–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 5–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 10 November 4 Pittsburgh 10–2 San Jose SAP Center Jarry 17,435 4–6–0 8 ^[21] 11 November 7 Pittsburgh 2–0 Anaheim Honda Center Jarry 16,043 5–6–0 10 ^[22] 12 November 9 Pittsburgh 4–3 Los Angeles OT Crypto.com Arena Hellberg 18,145 6–6–0 12 ^[23] 13 November 11 Buffalo 0–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,429 7–6–0 14 ^[24] 14 November 14 Pittsburgh 5–3 Columbus Nationwide Arena Jarry 16,596 8–6–0 16 ^[25] 15 November 16 New Jersey 5–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,321 8–7–0 16 ^[26] 16 November 18 Pittsburgh 2–4 Carolina PNC Arena Jarry 18,700 8–8–0 16 ^[27] 17 November 19 Vegas 0–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,120 9–8–0 18 ^[28] 18 November 22 NY Rangers 1–0 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,250 9–9–0 18 ^[29] 19 November 24 Pittsburgh 2–3 Buffalo KeyBank Center Nedeljkovic 19,070 9–10–0 18 ^[30] 20 November 25 Toronto 2–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,229 10–10–0 20 ^[31] 21 November 28 Pittsburgh 2–3 Nashville OT Bridgestone Arena Jarry 17,159 10–10–1 21 ^[32] 22 November 30 Pittsburgh 4–2 Tampa Bay Amalie Arena Jarry 19,092 11–10–1 23 ^[33]
December: 7–3–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 2–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 23 December 2 Philadelphia 4–3 Pittsburgh SO PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,303 11–10–2 24 ^[34] 24 December 4 Pittsburgh 1–2 Philadelphia OT Wells Fargo Center Nedeljkovic 18,084 11–10–3 25 ^[35] 25 December 6 Pittsburgh 1–3 Tampa Bay Amalie Arena Jarry 19,092 11–11–3 25 ^[36] 26 December 8 Pittsburgh 1–3 Florida Amerant Bank Arena Jarry 18,640 11–12–3 25 ^[37] 27 December 12 Arizona 2–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,068 12–12–3 27 ^[38] 28 December 13 Pittsburgh 4–3 Montreal SO Bell Centre Nedeljkovic 21,105 13–12–3 29 ^[39] 29 December 16 Pittsburgh 0–7 Toronto Scotiabank Arena Jarry 18,921 13–13–3 29 ^[40] 30 December 18 Minnesota 3–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,200 14–13–3 31 ^[41] 31 December 21 Carolina 1–2 Pittsburgh SO PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,267 15–13–3 33 ^[42] 32 December 23 Pittsburgh 4–5 Ottawa OT Canadian Tire Centre Nedeljkovic 19,286 15–13–4 34 ^[43] 33 December 27 Pittsburgh 7–0 NY Islanders UBS Arena Jarry 17,255 16–13–4 36 ^[44] 34 December 30 St. Louis 2–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,321 17–13–4 38 ^[45] 35 December 31 NY Islanders 1–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,216 18–13–4 40 ^[46]
January: 4–4–3 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 36 January 2 Washington 4–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,190 18–14–4 40 ^[47] 37 January 4 Pittsburgh 6–5 Boston TD Garden Nedeljkovic 17,850 19–14–4 42 ^[48] 38 January 6 Buffalo 3–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,256 19–15–4 42 ^[49] 39 January 8 Pittsburgh 4–1 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center Nedeljkovic 18,625 20–15–4 44 ^[50] 40 January 11 Vancouver 4–3 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,190 20–15–5 45 ^[51] 41 January 13 Pittsburgh 2–3 Carolina OT PNC Arena Jarry 18,932 20–15–6 46 ^[52] 42 January 15 Seattle 0–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,202 21–15–6 48 ^[53] 43 January 20 Pittsburgh 2–3 Vegas T-Mobile Arena Jarry 18,319 21–16–6 48 ^[54] 44 January 22 Pittsburgh 2–5 Arizona Mullett Arena Jarry 4,600 21–17–6 48 ^[55] 45 January 26 Florida 3–2 Pittsburgh SO PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,188 21–17–7 49 ^[56] 46 January 27 Montreal 2–3 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,377 22–17–7 51 ^[57]
February: 5–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 47 February 6 Winnipeg 0–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,086 23–17–7 53 ^[58] 48 February 9 Pittsburgh 2–3 Minnesota Xcel Energy Nedeljkovic 19,329 23–18–7 53 ^[59] 49 February 10 Pittsburgh 1–2 Winnipeg Canada Life Centre Jarry 15,225 23–19–7 53 ^[60] 50 February 14 Florida 5–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,967 23–20–7 53 ^[61] 51 February 15 Pittsburgh 4–1 Chicago United Center Nedelijkovic 19,423 24–20–7 55 ^[62] 52 February 18 Los Angeles 2–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,422 24–21–7 55 ^[63] 53 February 20 NY Islanders 5–4 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,016 24–21–8 56 ^[64] 54 February 22 Montreal 1–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,160 25–21–8 58 ^[65] 55 February 25 Philadelphia 6–7 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,212 26–21–8 60 ^[66] 56 February 27 Pittsburgh 4–3 Vancouver OT Rogers Arena Jarry 18,730 27–21–8 62 ^[67] 57 February 29 Pittsburgh 0–2 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena Jarry 17,151 27–22–8 62 ^[68]
March: 5–8–2 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 0–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 58 March 2 Pittsburgh 3–4 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome Jarry 19,289 27–23–8 62 ^[69] 59 March 3 Pittsburgh 1–6 Edmonton Rogers Place Nedeljkovic 18,347 27–24–8 62 ^[70] 60 March 5 Columbus 3–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,072 28–24–8 64 ^[71] 61 March 7 Washington 6–0 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 17,093 28–25–8 64 ^[72] 62 March 9 Pittsburgh 1–5 Boston TD Garden Nedeljkovic 17,850 28–26–8 64 ^[73] 63 March 10 Edmonton 4–0 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,753 28–27–8 64 ^[74] 64 March 12 Pittsburgh 1–2 Ottawa OT Canadian Tire Centre Jarry 19,236 28–27–9 65 ^[75] 65 March 14 San Jose 3–6 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,027 29–27–9 67 ^[76] 66 March 16 NY Rangers 7–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,811 29–28–9 67 ^[77] 67 March 17 Detroit 3–6 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 17,191 30–28–9 69 ^[78] 68 March 19 Pittsburgh 2–5 New Jersey Prudential Center Jarry 15,605 30–29–9 69 ^[79] 69 March 22 Pittsburgh 2–4 Dallas American Airlines Center Jarry 18,532 30–30–9 69 ^[80] 70 March 24 Pittsburgh 4–5 Colorado OT Ball Arena Nedeljkovic 18,129 30–30–10 70 ^[81] 71 March 26 Carolina 1–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 17,913 31–30–10 72 ^[82] 72 March 28 Columbus 2–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,191 32–30–10 74 ^[83] 73 March 30 Pittsburgh 3–4 Columbus SO Nationwide Arena Nedeljkovic 18,873 32–30–11 75 ^[84]
April: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 74 April 1 Pittsburgh 5–2 NY Rangers Madison Square Garden Nedeljkovic 18,006 33–30–11 77 ^[85] 75 April 2 Pittsburgh 6–3 New Jersey Prudential Center Nedeljkovic 16,514 34–30–11 79 ^[86] 76 April 4 Pittsburgh 4–1 Washington Capital One Arena Nedeljkovic 18,573 35–30–11 81 ^[87] 77 April 6 Tampa Bay 4–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,383 36–30–11 83 ^[88] 78 April 8 Pittsburgh 2–3 Toronto OT Scotiabank Arena Nedeljkovic 18,441 36–30–12 84 ^[89] 79 April 11 Detroit 5–6 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,294 37–30–12 86 ^[90] 80 April 13 Boston 6–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 18,393 37–31–12 86 ^[91] 81 April 15 Nashville 2–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Nedeljkovic 18,198 38–31–12 88 ^[92] 82 April 17 Pittsburgh 4–5 NY Islanders UBS Arena Nedeljkovic 17,255 38–32–12 88 ^[93]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of April 17, 2024

Skaters

Regular Season^[94]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Sidney Crosby	82	42	52	94	+7	40
Evgeni Malkin	82	27	40	67	+5	70
Bryan Rust	62	28	28	56	+10	20
Erik Karlsson	82	11	45	56	+4	44
Jake Guentzel^‡	50	22	30	52	+9	14
Kris Letang	82	10	41	51	+13	62
Reilly Smith	76	13	27	40	+3	18
Rickard Rakell	70	15	22	37	+4	22
Drew O'Connor	79	16	17	33	+14	20
Lars Eller	82	15	16	31	–1	32
Marcus Pettersson	82	4	26	30	+28	44
Valtteri Puustinen	52	5	15	20	+4	6
Michael Bunting^†	21	6	13	19	−4	2
Jeff Carter	72	11	4	15	−7	12
Ryan Graves	70	3	11	14	+10	30
Pierre-Olivier Joseph	52	2	9	11	−3	14
Radim Zohorna	33	4	3	7	0	18
Noel Acciari	55	4	3	7	−7	10
John Ludvig	33	3	2	5	−12	47
Emil Bemstrom^†	24	3	2	5	0	2
Jesse Puljujarvi	22	3	1	4	+2	6
Chad Ruhwedel^‡	47	1	3	4	−4	21
Matt Nieto	22	1	3	4	+5	4
Jansen Harkins	45	0	4	4	−4	21
Vinnie Hinostroza	14	1	2	3	−3	4
Jonathan Gruden	13	1	0	1	−2	5
Ryan Shea	31	1	0	1	+1	6
Jack St. Ivany	14	0	1	1	0	2
Marc Johnstone	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Sam Poulin	3	0	0	0	−1	2
Matthew Phillips^†	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joona Koppanen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Colin White	11	0	0	0	−2	2
Alexander Nylander^‡	5	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Playoffs^[95]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tristan Jarry	51	48	2,740:38	19	25	5	133	2.91	1,369	.903	6	1	0	4
Alex Nedeljkovic	38	33	2,060:01	18	7	7	102	2.97	1,039	.902	1	0	0	0
Magnus Hellberg	3	1	119:53	1	0	0	5	2.50	64	.922	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 have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 28, 2023	To Vegas Golden Knights 3rd-round pick in 2024	To Pittsburgh Penguins Reilly Smith	^[96]
June 29, 2023	To Vegas Golden Knights CGY 3rd-round pick in 2023	To Pittsburgh Penguins COL 3rd-round pick in 2023 7th-round pick in 2024	^[97]
August 6, 2023	To Montreal Canadiens Casey DeSmith Nathan Legare Jeff Petry* 2nd-round pick in 2025	To Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Hoffman Rem Pitlick	^[98]
August 6, 2023	To San Jose Sharks Mikael Granlund Mike Hoffman Jan Rutta conditional 1st-round pick in 2024 or      1st-round pick in 2025	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dillon Hamaliuk Erik Karlsson* 3rd-round pick in 2026	^[98]
January 6, 2024	To Chicago Blackhawks Rem Pitlick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional CHI 7th-round pick in 2026	^[99]
January 25, 2024	To Minnesota Wild Will Butcher	To Pittsburgh Penguins Maxim Cajkovic	^[100]
February 22, 2024	To Columbus Blue Jackets Alexander Nylander Conditional 6th-round pick in 2026	To Pittsburgh Penguins Emil Bemstrom	^[101]
March 7, 2024	To Carolina Hurricanes Jake Guentzel Ty Smith	To Pittsburgh Penguins Michael Bunting Ville Koivunen Vasily Ponomarev Cruz Lucius Conditional 1st-round pick in 2024 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2024	^[102]
March 8, 2024	To New York Rangers Chad Ruhwedel	To Pittsburgh Penguins 4th-round pick in 2024	^[103]

Notes:

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Noel Acciari	Toronto Maple Leafs	3-year	Free agency	^[104]
	Lars Eller	Colorado Avalanche	2-year	Free agency	^[105]
	Ryan Graves	New Jersey Devils	6-year	Free agency	^[106]
	Joona Koppanen	Boston Bruins	2-year	Free agency	^[107]
	Alex Nedeljkovic	Detroit Red Wings	1-year	Free agency	^[108]
	Matt Nieto	Colorado Avalanche	2-year	Free agency	^[109]
	Ryan Shea	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[110]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)	Magnus Hellberg	Detroit Red Wings	1-year	Free agency	^[111]
	Marc Johnstone	Toronto Marlies (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[111]
	Radim Zohorna	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	Free agency	^[111]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)	Will Butcher	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[112]
July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)	Vinnie Hinostroza	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	^[113]
	Andreas Johnsson	San Jose Sharks	1-year	Free agency	^[114]
October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07)	Colin White	Florida Panthers	1-year	Free agency	^[115]
November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)	Dmitri Samorukov	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free agency	^[116]
February 16, 2024 (2024-02-16)	Matthew Phillips	Washington Capitals		Waivers	^[117]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Josh Archibald	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year	Free agency	^[118]
	Nick Bonino	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	^[119]
	Drake Caggiula	Edmonton Oilers	2-year	Free agency	^[120]
	Brian Dumoulin	Seattle Kraken	2-year	Free agency	^[121]
	Dmitry Kulikov	Florida Panthers	1-year	Free agency	^[122]
	Ryan Poehling	Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	Free agency	^[123]
	Dustin Tokarski	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	^[124]
	Jason Zucker	Arizona Coyotes	1-year	Free agency	^[125]
July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)	Josh Maniscalco	Rockford IceHogs (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[126]
August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)	Colin Swoyer	Hershey Bears (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[127]
November 8, 2023 (2023-11-08)	Andreas Johnsson			Contract termination	^[128]
February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)	Colin White	Montreal Canadiens		Waivers	^[129]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)	Tristan Jarry	5-year	^[130]
July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)	Jonathan Gruden	1-year	^[131]
	Emil Pieniniemi	3-year†	^[132]
July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15)	Ty Smith	1-year	^[133]
August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)	Drew O'Connor	1-year	^[134]
February 4, 2024 (2024-02-04)	Jesse Puljujarvi	2-year	^[135]

Draft Picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	14	Brayden Yager	C	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
3	91	Emil Pieniniemi	D	Finland	Oulun Kärpät (U20 SM-sarja)
5	142	Mikhail Ilyin	C	Russia	Severstal Cherepovets (KHL)
6	174	Cooper Foster	C	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7	217	Emil Jarventie	LW	Finland	SaiPa (Liiga)
	223	Kalle Kangas	D	Finland	Jokerit (U20 SM-sarja)

Notes:

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