Here’s a peek at how former Penguins are faring around the league a month into the season. Stats are updated through games played as of October 31.
By far the biggest surprise is Edmonton’s James Neal, who is tied for second in the NHL with 11 goals, including a league-leading eight on the power play. Neal had a career-low seven goals with Calgary last season.
The Blues’ David Perron is tied for the ex-Pens lead in points (13) and assists (7). Nick Bonino (Nashville) is second in goals with seven, one more than Perron.
Among other notables, Phil Kessel has two goals and seven points in 12 games for Arizona. Carter Rowney has four goals for Anaheim. Speedy former first-round pick Kasperi Kapanen (Toronto), Derick Brassard (Islanders), Conor Sheary (Buffalo) and Brandon Sutter (Vancouver) have three goals apiece, along with Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin.
Olli Maatta has registered two assists and a plus-2 for Chicago. The recently traded Erik Gudbranson is a plus-4 in three games for Anaheim while averaging over 21 minutes of ice time, despite a dreadful Corsi (36.1 percent). Riley Sheahan has no points and a minus-8 in 12 games with the Oilers.
Daniel Sprong is currently skating for San Diego of the AHL, the Ducks top affiliate. The former high-profile prospect has a goal and an assist in six games for the Gulls, along with a minus-6.
Muzzin tops the expatriate defensemen with nine points, one point ahead of Arizona’s Alex Goligoski. Muzzin also leads the ex-Pens blueliners in goals while Goligoski leads the way in assists (7).
Defenseman Ian Cole of Colorado has the best plus/minus (plus-10) followed by Bonino at plus-8.
Marc-Andre Fleury (Vegas) paces the ex-Pens goalies in several categories, including wins (8), shutouts (1). Thomas Greiss of the Islanders has the best save percentage (.931) and goals against average (2.18).
| SCORING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| James Neal | EDM | LW | 14 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | -4 |
| David Perron | STL | LW | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| Nick Bonino | NSH | C | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| * Jake Muzzin | TOR | D | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| * Kasperi Kapanen | TOR | RW | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -3 |
| Alex Goligoski | ARI | D | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Phil Kessel | ARI | RW | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -2 |
| Brandon Sutter | VAN | C | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Ian Cole | COL | D | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| Carter Rowney | ANA | RW | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 |
| Derek Grant | ANA | C | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -2 |
| Matt Niskanen | PHI | D | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Tanner Pearson | VAN | LW | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -4 |
| Jordan Staal | CAR | C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Carl Hagelin | WSH | LW | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Derick Brassard | NYI | C | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -3 |
| Conor Sheary | BUF | LW | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | DAL | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Oskar Sundqvist | STL | C | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -3 |
| Ryan Reaves | VEG | RW | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -3 |
| Deryk Engelland | VEG | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Olli Maatta | CHI | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Hainsey | OTT | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Josh Archibald | EDM | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Robert Bortuzzo | STL | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Blake Comeau | DAL | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Trevor Daley | DET | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | VEG | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Gibbons | CAR | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Gudbranson | PIT-ANA | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Scott Harrington | CBJ | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | NYI | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Mark Letestu | WPG | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayson Megna | COL | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg McKegg | NYR | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Riley Sheahan | EDM | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| GOALTENDING | ||||||||
| Player | Team | GP | GA | SH | AVE | SV% | W-L-OT | |
| Thomas Greiss | NYI | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2.18 | .931 | 4-1-0 | |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | VEG | 13 | 31 | 1 | 2.51 | .921 | 8-3-1 | |
| 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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