Here’s a look at how former Penguins are performing around the league. Stats are updated for games played through Saturday, November 18.
Leading the pack are Vegas forwards David Perron and James Neal, with 17 and 15 points respectively. Carolina’s Jordan Staal has moved into a tie with Neal with 15 points. ‘Nealer’ paces the Pens’ alum with 10 goals. Brian Gibbons is a close second with nine. The New Jersey forward tops the ex-Pens with a plus-12.
Among the rearguards, the Kings’ Jake Muzzin leads the way with 12 points, followed by Arizona’s Alex Goligoski (11) and Ron Hainsey (10) of Toronto. The Golden Knights’ Deryk Engelland has nine points to go with plus-9.
Other notables include Chris Kunitz (Tampa Bay) and Derrick Pouliot (Vancouver) with five points apiece and Matt Cullen (Minnesota) with four. Nick Bonino has a pair of goals and three points in eight games for Nashville. Trevor Daley has one assist for Detroit.
Marc-Andre Fleury leads the goalies with a 2.48 goals against average. ‘Flower’ remains on IR with a concussion.
| SCORING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| David Perron | VEG | LW | 18 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 3 |
| James Neal | VEG | LW | 18 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| Jordan Staal | CAR | C | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 |
| Brian Gibbons | NJD | C | 19 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| * Jake Muzzin | LAK | D | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 4 |
| Alex Goligoski | ARI | D | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | -11 |
| Ron Hainsey | TOR | D | 21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Deryk Engelland | VEG | D | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Blake Comeau | COL | LW | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Mark Letestu | EDM | C | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -11 |
| Dominic Moore | TOR | C | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 |
| Chris Kunitz | TBL | LW | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Daniel Winnik | MIN | LW | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Jaromir Jagr | CGY | RW | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Brandon Sutter | VAN | C | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Derrick Pouliot | VAN | D | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -2 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | STL | D | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| Matt Cullen | MIN | C | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| Nick Bonino | NSH | C | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
| * Joe Morrow | MTL | D | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | -3 |
| Taylor Chorney | WSH | D | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Ben Lovejoy | NJD | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Jussi Jokinen | EDM-LAK | LW | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -2 |
| Brooks Orpik | WSH | D | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | -6 |
| Adam Clendening | ARI | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| Matt Niskanen | WSH | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | STL | C | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 |
| * Kenny Agostino | BOS | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
| Mike Condon | OTT | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Daley | DET | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -3 |
| Antti Niemi | PIT-FLA-MTL | G | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Thorburn | STL | RW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -2 |
| Beau Bennett | STL | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Eric Fehr | TOR | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | VEG | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Glass | CGY | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Harrington | CBJ | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| * Chad Johnson | BUF | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Kasperi Kapanen | TOR | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Paul Martin | SJS | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Jayson Megna | VAN | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Matt Moulson | BUF | LW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
| Cal O’Reilly | MIN | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Streit | MTL | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Scott Wilson | PIT-DET | LW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| GOALTENDING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | GP | MIN | GA | SH | AVE | W-L-OT | |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | VEG | 4 | 242 | 10 | 0 | 2.48 | 3-1-0 | |
| Mike Condon | OTT | 6 | 300 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | 1-0-3 | |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | 10 | 577 | 32 | 0 | 3.33 | 6-2-2 | |
| * Chad Johnson | BUF | 9 | 482 | 27 | 0 | 3.36 | 1-4-2 | |
| Antti Niemi | PIT-FLA-MTL | 6 | 198 | 22 | 0 | 6.67 | 0-4-0 | |
| Italics—Draft pick or free agent who began his NHL 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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