Ex-Penguins Update: 2021-22 Final Stats

Having posted my playoff preview, I thought I’d take advantage of a little down time prior to the Penguins-Rangers series to compile my season ending Ex-Penguins Update.

The Blues’ David Perron was once again at the head of the expatriate class, leading the way in points (57) and tying for the top spot in goals (27) with Seattle’s Jared McCann. Perron, who scored a hat trick in the Blues’ playoff opener last night, has been productive everywhere but in the ‘Burgh. Still a mystery to me.

Back to McCann. Taking full advantage of a more prominent role out west, not to mention his lethal shot and release, Jared led the expansion Kraken in goals and points (50).

On the flip side, although his scoring touch has mysteriously waned, Phil Kessel remains an elite set-up man, topping the list (and the Coyotes) with 44 helpers. Remarkably, “The Thrill’s” iron-man streak of 982 consecutive games is second on the all-time list.

A special shout-out to Minnesota’s Frederick Gaudreau. I loved his grit, hockey smarts and compete level when he was here and hoped we’d re-sign him. Alas, Freddy inked a deal with the Wild and emerged as a bona-fide big-leaguer while centering Minny’s second line.

Kudos as well to his teammate, Alex Goligoski, who finished sixth in the NHL (and third among defensemen) in plus-minus (plus-41).

I always find it interesting how players of like abilities and styles tend to gravitate toward each other in these lists. Down toward the middle of the pack, rugged stay-at-home defenders Ian Cole (Carolina), Erik Gudbranson (Calgary) and Jamie Oleksiak (Seattle) are bunched together. Precisely the type of players our present blue-line corps lacks.

I find it especially interesting that another blog that shall go nameless recoiled at the thought of us signing Gudbranson this past summer. Yet he’s good enough to skate a regular turn with an excellent Flames squad.

A last shout-out (this one’s for PenguinPoop founder Phil Krundle). With a plus-17, former first-round pick Olli Maatta was quietly efficient for the Kings.

SCORING
Player	Team	Pos	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM		+/-
David Perron	STL	LW	67	27	30	57	48		8
Phil Kessel	ARI	RW	82	8	44	52	40		-24
Jared McCann	SEA	C	74	27	23	50	33		-26
Frederick Gaudreau	MIN	C	76	14	30	44	8		12
Conor Sheary	WSH	LW	71	19	24	43	14		-2
Jordan Staal	CAR	C	78	17	19	36	18		11
Tanner Pearson	VAN	LW	68	14	20	34	30		9
Alex Goligoski	MIN	D	72	2	28	30	34		41
Derek Grant	ANA	C	71	15	14	29	27		-16
Patric Hornqvist	FLA	RW	65	11	17	28	19		-5
Cody Ceci	EDM	D	78	5	23	28	14		8
Nick Bonino	SJS	C	80	16	10	26	18		-25
Oskar Sundqvist	STL-DET	C	59	8	15	23	29		5
Justin Schultz	WSH	D	74	4	19	23	16		-15
Alex Galchenyuk	ARI	C	60	6	15	21	32		-11
Daniel Sprong	WSH-SEA	RW	63	14	6	20	8		0
Derick Brassard	PHI-EDM	C	46	8	11	19	16		4
Ian Cole	CAR	D	75	2	17	19	83		15
Erik Gudbranson	CGY	D	78	6	11	17	68		15
Riley Sheahan	SEA	C	64	4	13	17	2		6
Jamie Oleksiak	SEA	D	72	1	16	17	54		-1
Brandon Tanev	SEA	LW	30	9	6	15	13		4
Zach Aston-Reese	PIT-ANA	LW	69	5	10	15	28		9
Carl Hagelin	WSH	LW	53	3	11	14	20		10
* Jake Muzzin	TOR	D	47	3	11	14	16		-6
Nick Bjugstad	MIN	C	57	7	6	13	20		-2
Sam Lafferty	PIT-CHI	LW/C	56	5	8	13	33		-16
Ryan Reaves	NYR	RW	69	5	8	13	43		-13
Dominik Simon	PIT-ANA	LW/C	72	3	10	13	34		0
Jack Johnson	COL	D	74	1	8	9	42		5
Olli Maatta	LAK	D	66	1	7	8	10		17
Carter Rowney	DET	RW	26	4	2	6	0		-6
Robert Bortuzzo	STL	D	73	1	5	6	36		-4
Mark Jankowski	BUF	C	19	2	3	5	4		2
Greg McKegg	NYR	C	43	2	3	5	6		-11
Colton Sceviour	EDM	C	35	2	3	5	26		-6
* Calen Addison	MIN	D	15	2	2	4	2		-4
James Neal	STL	LW	19	2	2	4	0		-1
Jayson Megna	COL	C	20	0	3	3	4		-2
Marc-Andre Fleury	CHI-MIN	G	56	0	2	2	2		0
Blake Comeau	DAL	RW	6	1	0	1	4		-1
* Ethan Prow	BUF	D	4	1	0	1	0		-1
Josh Archibald	EDM	RW	8	0	1	1	7		-2
Thomas Greiss	DET	G	31	0	1	1	2		0
Scott Harrington	CBJ	D	7	0	1	1	6		-4
Andrew Agozzino	OTT	LW	1	0	0	0	0		0
* Filip Gustavsson	OTT	G	18	0	0	0	0		0
Maxime Lagace	TBL	G	2	0	0	0	0		0
Matt Murray	OTT	G	20	0	0	0	0		0
Stefan Noesen	CAR	RW	2	0	0	0	0		1
GOALTENDING
Player	Team	GP	GA	SH	AVE	SV%	QS%	W-L-OT
Marc-Andre Fleury	CHI-MIN	56	159	5	2.90	.908	.500	28-23-5
Matt Murray	OTT	20	60	1	3.05	.906	.550	5-12-2
* Filip Gustavsson	OTT	18	62	0	3.55	.892	.438	5-12-1
Thomas Greiss	DET	31	92	0	3.66	.891	.500	10-15-1
Maxime Lagace	TBL	2	10	0	6.11	.828	.000	1-1-0
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