Here’s a look at how former Penguins have fared thus far in 2016-17. Stats include games played through Saturday, December 24.
Marian Hossa leads all ex-Pens in scoring with 23 points, followed by Jaromir Jagr, James Neal and David Perron. Hossa tops the list in goals (16), with Neal running second (14). Jagr, who recently passed Mark Messier to move into second place on the all-time NHL scoring list, paces the black-and-gold alum with 15 assists.
Matt Niskanen leads former Penguins defensemen with 14 points, one ahead of Alex Goligoski. Hossa and Brooks Orpik lead all skaters in plus/minus (+9). Chris Thorburn (65 PIM) and Deryk Engelland (50 PIM) are the most penalized.
Among the goalies, Mike Condon heads the list in goals against average (2.20). Chad Johnson is tops in games (21), wins (13) and shutouts (3).
| SCORING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| Marian Hossa | CHI | RW | 34 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 9 |
| Jaromir Jagr | FLA | RW | 35 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 4 |
| James Neal | NSH | LW | 29 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 17 | -4 |
| David Perron | STL | LW | 35 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -5 |
| Brandon Sutter | VAN | C | 35 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | -15 |
| Mark Letestu | EDM | C | 33 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| Lee Stempniak | CAR | RW | 33 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 4 |
| Matt Niskanen | WSH | D | 31 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
| * Matt Moulson | BUF | LW | 33 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | -4 |
| Jordan Staal | CAR | C | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | -1 |
| Alex Goligoski | ARI | D | 34 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 8 | -14 |
| Dominic Moore | BOS | C | 36 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 |
| Paul Martin | SJS | D | 34 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Jarome Iginla | COL | RW | 33 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 35 | -5 |
| Blake Comeau | COL | LW | 29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | -4 |
| Daniel Winnik | WSH | LW | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| * Jake Muzzin | LAK | D | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -7 |
| Beau Bennett | NJD | RW | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -6 |
| Jussi Jokinen | FLA | LW | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 |
| Deryk Engelland | CGY | D | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8 |
| Brooks Orpik | WSH | D | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| Jayson Megna | VAN | C | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Thorburn | WPG | RW | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 65 | -5 |
| Ben Lovejoy | NJD | D | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -7 |
| Adam Clendening | NYR | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | STL | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Taylor Chorney | WSH | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| * Joe Morrow | BOS | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 |
| Michal Rozsival | CHI | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Mike Condon | PIT-OTT | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Despres | ANA | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Harrington | CBJ | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Chad Johnson | CGY | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal O’Reilly | BUF | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Trevor Smith | NSH | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zatkoff | LAK | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Zolnierczyk | NSH | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GOALTENDING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | GP | MIN | GA | SH | AVE | W-L-OT | |
| Mike Condon | PIT-OTT | 15 | 765 | 28 | 2 | 2.20 | 8-3-2 | |
| * Chad Johnson | CGY | 21 | 1251 | 48 | 3 | 2.30 | 13-7-1 | |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | 14 | 773 | 32 | 0 | 2.48 | 8-5-0 | |
| Jeff Zatkoff | LAK | 9 | 402 | 19 | 0 | 2.84 | 2-5-1 | |
| Italics—Draft pick or free agent who began his pro career with the Penguins | ||||||||
| Asterisk—Draft pick who didn’t appear in a regular season or postseason game for the Penguins | ||||||||
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