Pittsburgh Penguins 2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting
Last year, the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season. That was after a remarkable run from 2007 through 2022, when they made the postseason every year en route to three Stanley Cup championships. So far in 2024-25, the Penguins are in danger of missing the postseason again. Pittsburgh’s problem is being a hybrid team. Veteran stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin combined with younger players to make for a strange mix that struggles for consistency. An even bigger problem for Pittsburgh is a defense and goaltending that is among the worst in the league.
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Pittsburgh Penguins Team Overview
Just past the midway point of the 2024-25 NHL season, the Pittsburgh Penguins were 20-21-8 straight up and 28-19 over/under the total.
Pittsburgh was also 13th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, four points behind the Ottawa Senators for the final spot.
Pittsburgh had NHL rankings of 16th for goals scored and 5th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Penguins had NHL rankings of 33rd for goals against and 17th for penalty killing.
Pittsburgh Penguins Key Players
C Sidney Crosby is a future Hall of Famer and the savior of the Penguins franchise. Now in his late 30s, Crosby is still the Penguins’ top goal-scoring threat. When he was the first overall pick of the 2005 NHL Draft, the franchise was in bankruptcy and facing a move. Crosby immediately shut that down and brought sellout crowds as three Stanley Cup championships. This year marks the tenth time that Crosby was selected for the NHL All-Star Game. He is a two-time Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP and a two-time Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP. So far this season, Crosby has 13 goals, 38 assists, 51 points and a -17.
C Rickard Rakell added 23 goals, 17 assists, and 40 points. He has been a Penguin since 2021-22 and was a 2018 NHL All-Star.
D Kris Letang is a Penguin stalwart and fan favorite. He started his NHL career with the Pens in 2007-08. Letang is a six-time All-Star and played on all three of the Crosby-era Stanley Cup champions.
Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltenders
Goaltender Tristan Jarry began his NHL career with the Penguins in 2016-17. He is a two-time NHL All-Star. He was to split his time with Alex Nedeljkovic. However, Jarry played so poorly that he was sent to the minor leagues.
The current number one goalie, Alex Nedeljkovic, has a 3.21 goals against average and a save percentage of .893. His record is 9-7-4.
Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach
Head coach Mike Sullivan took over the Pens with 54 games to go in 2015-16 and led them to the Stanley Cup championship, which they repeated in 2017.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
38 |
32 |
5th, Metropolitan |
Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
40 |
31 |
5th, Metropolitan |
Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
46 |
25 |
3rd, Metropolitan |
Lost in First Round, 3–4 (Rangers) |
| 2020–21 |
56 |
37 |
16 |
1st, East |
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Islanders) |
| 2019–20 |
69 |
40 |
23 |
3rd, Metropolitan |
Lost in Qualifying Round, 1–3 (Canadiens) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
44 |
26 |
3rd, Metropolitan |
Lost in First Round, 0–4 (Islanders) |
Pittsburgh Penguins History
Founded in 1967 as part of the NHL's "Great Expansion," the Pittsburgh Penguins struggled for most of their existence until the arrival of Mario Lemieux in 1984. Since then, they have been one of the NHL's marquee franchises. Pittsburgh has won a total of five Stanley Cup championships in its history. Sidney Crosby took the mantle from Lemieux as the franchise's marquee man. Lemieux is now a part-owner of the team.
It may be hard to believe in this era where the Penguins are one of the NHL’s most successful franchises, but the NHL was often not a sure thing in the Steel City. For the first several years in business, the Penguins lost money and had to change owners several times. Additionally, there were several close calls in which the franchise nearly left Pittsburgh or faced the possibility of folding.
But the arrival of Mario Lemieux in 1984 completely transformed the franchise. Lemieux is one of the most dominant players in NHL history and led the Penguins to their first two Stanley Cup Championships and their first long-term glory era. And then, in 2005, when the Penguins were bankrupt, Sidney Crosby arrived to save the franchise again. Crosby has led the Penguins to three Stanley Cups and was the marquee man that made the Penguins so attractive that they could get the financing for a new arena. PPG Paints Arena has been filled ever since.
NHL Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Metropolitan
Western Conference - Central
Western Conference - Pacific
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