Here’s a glance at how former Penguins are faring around the NHL heading into the New Year. Stats are updated for games played through January 1.
Leading the pack in scoring are Vegas forwards David Perron (30 points) and James Neal (27). Carolina’s Jordan Staal is third with 22 points, one ahead of New Jersey forward Brian Gibbons and Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin.
Neal paces the Penguins’ alum with 17 goals, followed by Gibbons (12) and Staal (10). Washington defenseman Matt Niskanen leads the former Pens with a plus-15, with Gibbons next in line at plus-12.
Among the rearguards, Muzzin tops the list with 21 points, followed by Arizona’s Alex Goligoski (20) and Ron Hainsey (16) of Toronto.
Other notables include Derrick Pouliot (Vancouver) with 11 points and Chris Kunitz (Tampa Bay) with 10. Nashville’s Nick Bonino and Minnesota’s Matt Cullen have eight points apiece. Jaromir Jagr has one goal and seven points in 22 games for Calgary. Trevor Daley has six points, including a pair of goals, for Detroit.
After missing significant time with a concussion, Marc-Andre Fleury (Vegas) leads the expatriate goalies by a wide margin in goals against average (1.96) and save percentage (.938).
| SCORING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| David Perron | VEG | LW | 31 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| James Neal | VEG | LW | 37 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 18 | 4 |
| Jordan Staal | CAR | C | 38 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 2 |
| Brian Gibbons | NJD | C | 38 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 12 |
| * Jake Muzzin | LAK | D | 39 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 7 |
| Alex Goligoski | ARI | D | 41 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 16 | -18 |
| Mark Letestu | EDM | C | 39 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | -12 |
| Blake Comeau | COL | LW | 38 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 1 |
| Ron Hainsey | TOR | D | 40 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 7 |
| Deryk Engelland | VEG | D | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| Matt Niskanen | WSH | D | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Derrick Pouliot | VAN | D | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | -10 |
| Chris Kunitz | TBL | LW | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 4 |
| Daniel Winnik | MIN | LW | 39 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1 |
| Dominic Moore | TOR | C | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Nick Bonino | NSH | C | 27 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 |
| Matt Cullen | MIN | C | 38 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -11 |
| * Joe Morrow | MTL | D | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -3 |
| Jaromir Jagr | CGY | RW | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Trevor Daley | DET | D | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | -11 |
| Brandon Sutter | VAN | C | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Jussi Jokinen | EDM-LAK | LW | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -2 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | STL | D | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 29 | -1 |
| Brooks Orpik | WSH | D | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | -5 |
| Ben Lovejoy | NJD | D | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Taylor Chorney | WSH | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | STL | C | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -3 |
| Chris Thorburn | STL | RW | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -4 |
| * Kasperi Kapanen | TOR | RW | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Archibald | PIT-ARI | RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | -4 |
| Scott Harrington | CBJ | D | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -1 |
| Adam Clendening | ARI | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| * Kenny Agostino | BOS | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
| Mike Condon | OTT | G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antti Niemi | PIT-FLA-MTL | G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wilson | PIT-DET-BUF | LW | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Glass | CGY | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Chad Johnson | BUF | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Martin | SJS | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Jayson Megna | VAN | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Matt Moulson | BUF | LW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 |
| Cal O’Reilly | MIN | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Streit | MTL | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| GOALTENDING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | GP | GA | SH | AVE | SV% | W-L-OT | |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | VEG | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1.96 | .938 | 7-1-1 | |
| Mike Condon | OTT | 14 | 39 | 0 | 3.29 | .899 | 3-5-4 | |
| * Chad Johnson | BUF | 13 | 43 | 0 | 3.78 | .881 | 1-6-3 | |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | 19 | 65 | 0 | 3.82 | .884 | 9-5-2 | |
| Antti Niemi | PIT-FLA-MTL | 9 | 29 | 0 | 4.85 | .865 | 0-5-1 | |
| 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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