Here’s a peek at how former Penguins are faring around the league. Stats are updated through games played as of Saturday, December 8, 2018.
Kasperi Kapanen of Toronto is the runaway leader in goals (11) and points (21). The former first-round pick is tied with Washington’s Matt Niskanen for the assist lead with 10. David Perron (St. Louis) is second in goals (8) and points (16), four points ahead of the next closest forward, Buffalo’s Conor Sheary.
Niskanen paces the expatriate defensemen with 14 points. Ron Hainsey of Toronto is next in line with 12. The big defenseman is second among former Pens with a plus-15, a notch behind Maple Leafs teammate Kapanen (plus-16).
Aside from Kapanen, the biggest surprise is Ryan Reaves of Vegas. The slugging right wing has displayed a touching touch with six goals and 10 points. His 43 penalty minutes trail only Ian Cole (50) of Colorado.
Marc-Andre Fleury (Vegas) leads the ex-Pens goalies in several categories, including wins (16), shutouts (5) and goals against average (2.52). Thomas Greiss of the Islanders has the best save percentage (.918).
| SCORING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| * Kasperi Kapanen | TOR | RW | 30 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 16 |
| David Perron | STL | LW | 27 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -5 |
| Matt Niskanen | WSH | D | 29 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| Conor Sheary | BUF | LW | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | -3 |
| Ron Hainsey | TOR | D | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Jordan Staal | CAR | C | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -6 |
| Nick Bonino | NSH | C | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Ryan Reaves | VEG | RW | 31 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 2 |
| Alex Goligoski | ARI | D | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | -3 |
| Eric Fehr | MIN | C | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -5 |
| Ian Cole | COL | D | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 7 |
| * Jake Muzzin | LAK | D | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 5 |
| Scott Harrington | CBJ | D | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | STL | C | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 |
| James Neal | CGY | LW | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -5 |
| * Kenny Agostino | MTL | LW | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -1 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | NYI | RW | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Josh Archibald | ARI | RW | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Trevor Daley | DET | D | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Deryk Engelland | VEG | D | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Carl Hagelin | PIT-LAK | LW | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Daniel Sprong | PIT-ANA | RW | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -7 |
| Brandon Sutter | VAN | C | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -8 |
| Blake Comeau | DAL | LW | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -9 |
| Derrick Pouliot | VAN | D | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | -1 |
| Carter Rowney | ANA | RW | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 |
| Ben Lovejoy | NJD | D | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 |
| Brooks Orpik | WSH | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Gibbons | ANA | C | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -3 |
| Chris Kunitz | CHI | LW | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | -8 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | STL | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | VEG | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Antti Niemi | MTL | G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Clendening | CBJ | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Condon | OTT | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| * Chad Johnson | STL | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Joe Morrow | WPG | D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Chris Thorburn | STL | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GOALTENDING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | GP | GA | SH | AVE | SV% | W-L-OT | |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | VEG | 27 | 67 | 5 | 2.52 | .908 | 16-10-1 | |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | 19 | 43 | 1 | 2.58 | .918 | 10-6-1 | |
| * Chad Johnson | STL | 9 | 26 | 1 | 3.51 | .889 | 2-6-0 | |
| Antti Niemi | MTL | 7 | 26 | 0 | 3.61 | .893 | 4-2-1 | |
| Mike Condon | OTT | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6.38 | .800 | 0-2-0 | |
| 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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