You had so few fans that the boo birds would really stick out. I remember coming down the runway and hearing the chants – 'Errey sucks!' – or something like that. I couldn't give away tickets back then. The one promising thing was that if we did get last place, we'd be able to pick up this French-Canadian kid named Mario Lemieux.
BOB ERREY
Penguins player, recalling his rookie season 1983-84.
• Pittsburgh finished in first place overall just once, in 1992-93, to capture the President's Trophy.

• Pittsburgh finished in last place overall three times.

• Pittsburgh qualified for the playoffs 23 times in 39 seasons.

• The Pens won the Stanley Cup twice (1991 & 1992).

• The Pens improved their point total by 47 in 2006-07, the largest single season improvement in team history.
Season by Season Records 1967 - Present
SEASON
GP
W
L
T
OTL
PTS
GF
GA
FINISHED
74
27
34
13
--
67
195
216
 5th, West
76
20
45
11
--
51
189
252
 5th, West
76
26
38
12
--
64
182
238
 2nd, West
78
21
37
20
--
62
221
240
 6th, West
78
26
38
14
--
66
220
258
 4th, West
78
32
37
9
--
73
257
265
 5th, West
78
28
41
9
--
65
242
273
 5th, West
80
37
28
15
--
89
326
289
 3rd, Norris
80
35
33
12
--
82
339
303
 3rd, Norris
80
34
33
13
--
81
240
252
 3rd, Norris
80
25
37
18
--
68
254
321
 4th, Norris
80
36
31
13
--
85
281
279
 2nd, Norris
80
30
37
13
--
73
251
303
 3rd, Norris
80
30
37
13
--
73
302
345
 3rd, Norris
80
31
36
13
--
75
310
337
 4th, Patrick
80
18
53
9
--
45
257
394
 6th, Patrick#
80
16
58
6
--
38
254
390
 6th, Patrick#
80
24
51
5
--
53
276
385
 6th, Patrick
80
34
38
8
--
76
313
305
 5th, Patrick
80
30
38
12
--
72
297
290
 5th, Patrick
80
36
35
9
--
81
319
316
 6th, Patrick
80
40
33
7
--
87
347
349
 2nd, Patrick
80
32
40
8
--
72
318
359
 5th, Patrick
80
41
33
6
--
88
342
305
 1st, Patrick*
80
39
32
9
--
87
343
308
 3rd, Patrick*
84
56
21
7
--
119
367
268
 1st, Patrick**
84
44
27
13
--
101
299
285
 1st, Northeast
48
29
16
3
--
61
181
158
 2nd, Northeast
82
49
29
4
--
102
362
284
 1st, Northeast
82
38
36
8
--
84
285
280
 2nd, Northeast
82
40
24
18
--
98
228
188
 1st, Northeast
82
38
30
14
--
90
242
225
 3rd Atlantic
82
37
37
8
6
88
241
236
 3rd, Atlantic
82
42
28
9
3
96
281
256
 3rd, Atlantic
82
28
41
8
5
69
198
249
 5th, Atlantic
82
27
44
6
5
65
189
255
 5th, Atlantic
82
23
47
8
4
58
190
303
 5th, Atlantic#
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
82 22 46 -- 14 58 244 316 5th, Atlantic
82 47 24 -- 11 105 277 246 2nd, Atlantic
82 47 27 -- 8 102 247 216 1st, Atlantic^^
82
# - Last place in the NHL

* Won Stanley Cup

** Won President's Trophy (First in NHL)


^^ = Lost to Stanley Cup final
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