Here’s a look at how former Penguins performed during the 2018-19 NHL regular season.
The Blues’ David Perron led the way in goals (23) and points (46). Kasperi Kapanen of Toronto finished a close second with 20 goals and 44 points. Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin topped the list with 28 assists, followed by Kapanen and Alex Goligoski of Arizona with 24 helpers apiece. Muzzin paced the blueliners with nine goals and 37 points.
Ron Hainsey of Toronto has the best plus/minus (plus-30) followed by Nick Bonino (Nashville) at plus-27 and Muzzin at plus-21.
Marc-Andre Fleury (Vegas) led the ex-Pens goalies in several categories, including games (61), wins (35) and shutouts (8). Journeyman Thomas Greiss of the Islanders has the best save percentage (.927) and goals-against average (2.28).
Other notables included Tanner Pearson (Vancouver), who notched 18 goals—including nine with the Pens. Bonino tallied 35 points (including 17 goals). Conor Sheary (Buffalo) and Oskar Sundqvist (St. Louis) netted 14 goals each, as did Daniel Sprong, who split time with the Pens and Anaheim.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment was James Neal of Calgary, who managed a career-low seven goals after signing a five-year deal with an AAV of $5.75.
| SCORING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| David Perron | STL | LW | 57 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 3 |
| * Kasperi Kapanen | TOR | RW | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 27 | 12 |
| * Jake Muzzin | LAK-TOR | D | 80 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 21 |
| Nick Bonino | NSH | C | 81 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 18 | 27 |
| Conor Sheary | BUF | LW | 78 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | -18 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | STL | C | 74 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 22 | -1 |
| Jordan Staal | CAR | C | 50 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 6 |
| Tanner Pearson | LAK-PIT-VAN | LW | 80 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 25 | -15 |
| Alex Goligoski | ARI | D | 76 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 16 | -7 |
| Matt Niskanen | WSH | D | 80 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 41 | -3 |
| * Kenny Agostino | MTL-NJD | LW | 63 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 34 | -3 |
| Daniel Sprong | PIT-ANA | RW | 63 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 10 | -16 |
| Derick Brassard | PIT-FLA-COL | C | 70 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 39 | -19 |
| Ron Hainsey | TOR | D | 81 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 30 |
| Josh Archibald | ARI | RW | 68 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| Ryan Reaves | VEG | RW | 80 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 74 | 1 |
| Carter Rowney | ANA | RW | 62 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| Riley Sheahan | PIT-FLA | C | 82 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 17 | -9 |
| Brian Gibbons | ANA-OTT | C | 64 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 20 | -5 |
| James Neal | CGY | LW | 63 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | -5 |
| Carl Hagelin | PIT-LAK-WSH | LW | 58 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 7 |
| Blake Comeau | DAL | LW | 77 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -7 |
| Scott Harrington | CBJ | D | 73 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 6 |
| Eric Fehr | MIN | RW | 72 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -8 |
| Ian Cole | COL | D | 71 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 115 | -1 |
| Derek Grant | PIT-ANA | C | 56 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | -6 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | PIT-DAL | D | 57 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 5 |
| Derrick Pouliot | VAN | D | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -1 |
| Deryk Engelland | VEG | D | 74 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | -3 |
| Greg McKegg | CAR | C | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | -2 |
| Chris Kunitz | CHI | LW | 56 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -7 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | STL | D | 59 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 9 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | NYI | RW | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Ben Lovejoy | NJD-DAL | D | 71 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 37 | -1 |
| Brooks Orpik | WSH | D | 53 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 8 |
| Trevor Daley | DET | D | 44 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -3 |
| * Joe Morrow | WPG | D | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| Jean-Sebastien Dea | NJD-PIT-FLA | C | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Brandon Sutter | VAN | C | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -12 |
| Scott Wilson | BUF | C | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -8 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | VEG | G | 61 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Hunwick | BUF | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | G | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Antti Niemi | MTL | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Tangradi | NJD | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Adam Clendening | CBJ | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Condon | OTT | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Gaunce | TBL | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| * Chad Johnson | STL-ANA | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Letestu | CBJ | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Lee Stempniak | BOS | RW | 2 | 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 | |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | 43 | 87 | 5 | 2.28 | .927 | 23-14-2 | |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | VEG | 61 | 152 | 8 | 2.51 | .913 | 35-21-5 | |
| * Chad Johnson | STL-ANA | 19 | 49 | 1 | 3.63 | .879 | 2-11-0 | |
| Antti Niemi | MTL | 17 | 61 | 0 | 3.78 | .887 | 8-6-2 | |
| 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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