PIT · Metropolitan division · 1971–72 season

Pittsburgh Penguins

Finished third in the Metropolitan with 66 points.

Updated 12:55 AM

Record
26–38–14
78 games
Points
66
3rd Metropolitan · 7th East
Goals
220–258
−38 · 2.82 for a game
Power play
—
Penalty kill
—
Shots
31.3–29.4
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the East's last playoff spot
66 points after 78 games, on pace for 66; the playoff line is on pace for 51. Record 26–38–14.04080Playoff line ≈ 5166 after 78Sat Oct 9 vs PHI · winSun Oct 10 at BUF · lossWed Oct 13 at LAK · winSat Oct 16 at VAN · winSun Oct 17 at CGS · winWed Oct 20 vs LAK · winSat Oct 23 vs CHI · lossSun Oct 24 at NYR · overtime lossWed Oct 27 vs CGS · lossThu Oct 28 at MNS · lossSat Oct 30 vs NYR · overtime lossSun Oct 31 at DET · lossWed Nov 3 at CGS · lossFri Nov 5 at VAN · lossSun Nov 7 at CHI · lossTue Nov 9 at STL · winWed Nov 10 vs VAN · winSat Nov 13 vs LAK · winTue Nov 16 vs MNS · lossThu Nov 18 at MNS · lossSat Nov 20 vs STL · lossSun Nov 21 at CHI · lossWed Nov 24 vs TOR · lossSat Nov 27 at MTL · lossWed Dec 1 vs DET · winSat Dec 4 vs NYR · winSun Dec 5 at BOS · lossWed Dec 8 vs CGS · overtime lossSat Dec 11 vs BUF · overtime lossSun Dec 12 at NYR · lossWed Dec 15 at TOR · lossSat Dec 18 vs BOS · lossSun Dec 19 at BOS · overtime lossWed Dec 22 at NYR · lossSat Dec 25 vs MTL · winSun Dec 26 at PHI · lossTue Dec 28 vs TOR · lossFri Dec 31 vs BUF · overtime lossWed Jan 5 at CHI · overtime lossSat Jan 8 vs CHI · lossSun Jan 9 at DET · lossWed Jan 12 vs BOS · overtime lossThu Jan 13 at MTL · lossSat Jan 15 vs PHI · winWed Jan 19 vs VAN · lossSat Jan 22 at STL · lossSun Jan 23 vs MTL · overtime lossWed Jan 26 vs STL · lossSat Jan 29 vs CHI · lossSun Jan 30 at PHI · lossThu Feb 3 at STL · winSat Feb 5 at LAK · lossWed Feb 9 at TOR · winThu Feb 10 vs LAK · winSat Feb 12 vs NYR · lossSun Feb 13 vs VAN · winWed Feb 16 vs TOR · winThu Feb 17 at BUF · winSat Feb 19 vs DET · lossSun Feb 20 at MNS · lossWed Feb 23 at TOR · lossSat Feb 26 vs PHI · winSun Feb 27 at MTL · lossThu Mar 2 vs DET · winSat Mar 4 vs MNS · winSun Mar 5 at DET · lossWed Mar 8 vs MTL · lossSat Mar 11 vs BOS · winSun Mar 12 at BOS · overtime lossTue Mar 14 at VAN · winSat Mar 18 at LAK · overtime lossSun Mar 19 at CGS · overtime lossWed Mar 22 vs BUF · lossSat Mar 25 vs MNS · winSun Mar 26 at BUF · overtime lossWed Mar 29 vs CGS · winSat Apr 1 at PHI · overtime lossSun Apr 2 vs STL · winOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1971–72 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Apps 59
  2. Pronovost 53
  3. Polis 49

Goals

  1. Pronovost 30
  2. Polis 30
  3. Hextall 20

Assists

  1. Apps 44
  2. Schinkel 30
  3. Schock 29

+/−

  1. Apps +17
  2. Pronovost +13
  3. Watson +5

Ice time

  1. None yet

Save %

  1. Rutherford .891
  2. Binkley .883