2025–26 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2025–26 Pittsburgh Penguins
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2025–26 record14–9–9
Home record6–6–5
Road record8–3–4
Goals for103
Goals against102
Team information
General managerKyle Dubas
CoachDan Muse
CaptainSidney Crosby
Alternate captainsKris Letang
Evgeni Malkin
ArenaPPG Paints Arena
Minor league affiliatesWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsSidney Crosby (19)
AssistsErik Karlsson (22)
PointsSidney Crosby (35)
Penalty minutesSidney Crosby
Parker Wotherspoon (28)
Plus/minusAnthony Mantha
Ryan Shea (+10)
WinsTristan Jarry (9)
Goals against averageSergei Murashov (2.56)

The 2025–26 Pittsburgh Penguins season is the 59th season (58th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.

Off-season

On June 4, 2025, Dan Muse was named head coach of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, succeeding Mike Sullivan as the 23rd head coach in franchise history. [1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 35 22 10 3 14 119 101 +18 47
2 Washington Capitals 35 19 12 4 18 112 93 +19 42
3 New York Islanders 36 19 13 4 13 105 103 +2 42
4 Philadelphia Flyers 34 17 10 7 10 103 99 +4 41
5 New Jersey Devils 35 20 14 1 13 101 105 −4 41
6 New York Rangers 37 18 15 4 11 96 100 −4 40
7 Pittsburgh Penguins 34 14 11 9 13 103 110 −7 37
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 35 14 15 6 7 105 124 −19 34
Updated to game(s) played on December 20, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Philadelphia Flyers 34 17 10 7 10 103 99 +4 41
2 ME New Jersey Devils 35 20 14 1 13 101 105 −4 41
3 AT Boston Bruins 36 20 15 1 14 118 114 +4 41
4 AT Florida Panthers 35 19 14 2 16 112 112 0 40
5 ME New York Rangers 37 18 15 4 11 96 100 −4 40
6 AT Ottawa Senators 34 17 13 4 12 111 108 +3 38
7 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 34 14 11 9 13 103 110 −7 37
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 34 16 14 4 11 106 114 −8 36
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 34 15 14 5 11 108 113 −5 35
10 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 35 14 15 6 7 105 124 −19 34
Updated to game(s) played on December 20, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2025.[4]

2025 preseason game log
September/October: 4–1–1 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Location Attendance Record
1 September 22 Pittsburgh 1–2 Montreal SO Bell Centre 20,595 0–0–1
2 September 24 Pittsburgh 1–4 Columbus Nationwide Arena 11,185 0–1–1
3 September 26 Detroit 2–3 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 10,729 1–1–1
4 September 27 Columbus 1–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 18,333 2–1–1
5 September 29 Pittsburgh 2–1 Detroit Little Caesars Arena 15,244 3–1–1
6 October 1 Pittsburgh 5–3 Buffalo KeyBank Center 11,591 4–1–1
7 October 3 Buffalo 4–5 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena 11,591 5–1–1
Legend

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.[5]

2025–26 game log
October: 8–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 5–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 7 Pittsburgh 3–0 NY Rangers Madison Square Garden Silovs 18,006 1–0–0 2 [6]
2 October 9 NY Islanders 3–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 16,107 2–0–0 4 [7]
3 October 11 NY Rangers 6–1 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Silovs 16,716 2–1–0 4 [8]
4 October 14 Pittsburgh 3–4 Anaheim Honda Center Jarry 17,622 2–2–0 4 [9]
5 October 16 Pittsburgh 4–2 Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena Silovs 14,737 3–2–0 6 [10]
6 October 18 Pittsburgh 3–0 San Jose SAP Center Jarry 17,435 4–2–0 8 [11]
7 October 21 Vancouver 1–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Silovs 13,685 5–2–0 10 [12]
8 October 23 Pittsburgh 5–3 Florida Amerant Bank Arena Jarry 19,373 6–2–0 12 [13]
9 October 25 Columbus 5–4 Pittsburgh SO PPG Paints Arena Silovs 15,261 6–2–1 13 [14]
10 October 27 St. Louis 3–6 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 13,303 7–2–1 15 [15]
11 October 28 Pittsburgh 2–3 Philadelphia SO Xfinity Mobile Arena Silovs 17,245 7–2–2 16 [16]
12 October 30 Pittsburgh 4–1 Minnesota Grand Casino Arena Jarry 16,203 8–2–2 18 [17]
November: 4–5–3 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 0–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
13 November 1 Pittsburgh 2–5 Winnipeg Canada Life Centre Silovs 14,262 8–3–2 18 [18]
14 November 3 Pittsburgh 3–4 Toronto Scotiabank Arena Jarry 18,916 8–4–2 18 [19]
15 November 6 Washington 3–5 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Silovs 18,384 9–4–2 20 [20]
16 November 8 Pittsburgh 1–2 New Jersey SO Prudential Center Silovs 16,514 9–4–3 21 [21]
17 November 9 Los Angeles 3–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Murashov 18,343 9–5–3 21 [22]
18 November 14 Pittsburgh 1–2 Nashville OT Avicii Arena Silovs 12,766 9–5–4 22 [23]
19 November 16 Nashville 0–4 Pittsburgh Avicii Arena Murashov 12,723 10–5–4 24 [24]
20 November 21 Minnesota 5–0 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Silovs 17,527 10–6–4 24 [25]
21 November 22 Seattle 3–2 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena Murashov 17,783 10–6–5 25 [26]
22 November 26 Buffalo 2–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 17,543 11–6–5 27 [27]
23 November 28 Pittsburgh 4–3 Columbus OT Nationwide Arena Jarry 18,194 12–6–5 29 [28]
24 November 29 Toronto 7–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Silovs 17,310 12–7–5 29 [29]
December: 2–4–4 (Home: 0–2–3; Road: 2–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 1 Pittsburgh 5–1 Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena Jarry 17,338 13–7–5 31 [30]
26 December 4 Pittsburgh 4–3 Tampa Bay Benchmark International Arena Jarry 19,032 14–7–5 33 [31]
27 December 7 Pittsburgh 2–3 Dallas SO American Airlines Center Jarry 18,532 14–7–6 34 [32]
28 December 9 Anaheim 4–3 Pittsburgh SO PPG Paints Arena Silovs 15,165 14–7–7 35 [33]
29 December 11 Montreal 4–2 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Jarry 14,845 14–8–7 35 [34]
30 December 13 San Jose 6–5 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena Silovs 17,059 14–8–8 36 [35]
31 December 14 Utah 5–4 Pittsburgh OT PPG Paints Arena Murashov 15,686 14–8–9 37 [36]
32 December 16 Edmonton 6–4 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Skinner 15,285 14–9–9 37 [37]
33 December 18 Pittsburgh 0–4 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre Silovs 17,260 14–10–9 37 [38]
34 December 20 Pittsburgh 0–4 Montreal Bell Centre Skinner 20,962 14–11–9 37 [39]
35 December 21 Montreal Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
36 December 23 Pittsburgh Toronto Scotiabank Arena
37 December 28 Pittsburgh Chicago United Center
38 December 30 Carolina Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
39 January 1 Detroit Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
40 January 3 Pittsburgh Detroit Little Caesars Arena
41 January 4 Pittsburgh Columbus Nationwide Arena
42 January 8 New Jersey Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
43 January 10 Calgary Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
44 January 11 Pittsburgh Boston TD Garden
45 January 13 Tampa Bay Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
46 January 15 Philadelphia Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
47 January 17 Columbus Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
48 January 19 Pittsburgh Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
49 January 21 Pittsburgh Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
50 January 22 Pittsburgh Edmonton Rogers Place
51 January 25 Pittsburgh Vancouver Rogers Arena
52 January 29 Chicago Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
53 January 31 NY Rangers Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
54 February 2 Ottawa Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
55 February 3 Pittsburgh NY Islanders UBS Arena
56 February 5 Pittsburgh Buffalo KeyBank Center
57 February 26 New Jersey Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
58 February 28 Pittsburgh NY Rangers Madison Square Garden
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
59 March 1 Vegas Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
60 March 3 Pittsburgh Boston TD Garden
61 March 5 Buffalo Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
62 March 7 Philadelphia Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
63 March 8 Boston Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
64 March 10 Pittsburgh Carolina Lenovo Center
65 March 12 Pittsburgh Vegas T-Mobile Arena
66 March 14 Pittsburgh Utah Delta Center
67 March 16 Pittsburgh Colorado Ball Arena
68 March 18 Pittsburgh Carolina Lenovo Center
69 March 21 Winnipeg Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
70 March 22 Carolina Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
71 March 24 Colorado Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
72 March 26 Pittsburgh Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
73 March 28 Dallas Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
74 March 30 Pittsburgh NY Islanders UBS Arena
75 March 31 Detroit Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Arena Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
76 April 2 Pittsburgh Tampa Bay Benchmark International Arena
77 April 4 Florida Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
78 April 5 Florida Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
79 April 9 Pittsburgh New Jersey Prudential Center
80 April 11 Washington Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena
81 April 12 Pittsburgh Washington Capital One Arena
82 April 14 Pittsburgh St. Louis Enterprise Center

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
A Game played at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

Roster

Updated December 15, 2025[40][41]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
55 Noel Acciari C/RW R 34 2023 Johnston, Rhode Island
16 Justin Brazeau RW R 27 2025 New Liskeard, Ontario
75 Connor Clifton D R 30 2025 Long Branch, New Jersey
87 Sidney Crosby (C) C L 38 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
19 Connor Dewar C/LW L 26 2025 The Pas, Manitoba
27 Ryan Graves D L 30 2023 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
11 Filip Hallander  C/RW L 25 2025 Sundsvall, Sweden
13 Kevin Hayes RW L 33 2024 Boston, Massachusetts
43 Danton Heinen LW L 30 2025 Langley, British Columbia
82 Caleb Jones  D L 28 2025 Arlington, Texas
65 Erik Karlsson D R 35 2023 Landsbro, Sweden
81 Ben Kindel C R 18 2025 Coquitlam, British Columbia
41 Ville Koivunen RW L 22 2024 Oulu, Finland
77 Brett Kulak D L 31 2025 Stony Plain, Alberta
58 Kris Letang (A) D R 38 2005 Montreal, Quebec
46 Blake Lizotte  C L 28 2024 Lindstrom, Minnesota
71 Evgeni Malkin (A C L 39 2004 Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union
39 Anthony Mantha LW L 31 2025 Longueuil, Quebec
2 Rutger McGroarty LW L 21 2024 Lincoln, Nebraska
18 Tommy Novak C/LW L 28 2025 River Falls, Wisconsin
67 Rickard Rakell RW R 32 2022 Sundbyberg, Sweden
17 Bryan Rust RW R 33 2010 Pontiac, Michigan
5 Ryan Shea D L 28 2023 Milton, Massachusetts
37 Arturs Silovs G L 24 2025 Riga, Latvia
74 Stuart Skinner G L 27 2025 Edmonton, Alberta
3 Jack St. Ivany D R 26 2022 Manhattan Beach, California
28 Parker Wotherspoon D L 28 2025 Surrey, British Columbia

Player statistics

As of November 27, 2025

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[43]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tristan Jarry 8 8 475:12 6 2 0 20 2.53 233 .914 1 0 0 0
Arturs Silovs 11 11 635:06 4 3 4 29 2.74 313 .907 1 0 1 0
Sergei Murashov 4 3 221:11 1 1 0 7 1.90 80 .913 1 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only

Transactions

Trades

Date Details
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27) To Philadelphia Flyers
2025 1st round pick (#12)
To Pittsburgh Penguins
2025 1st-round pick (#22)
2025 1st-round pick (#31)
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27) To Los Angeles Kings
2025 1st-round pick (#31)
2025 2nd-round pick (#59)
To Pittsburgh Penguins
2025 1st-round pick (#24)
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) To Buffalo Sabres
Isaac Belliveau
Conor Timmins
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Connor Clifton
2025 2nd-round pick (#39)
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) To Vegas Golden Knights
2025 3rd-round pick (#85)
To Pittsburgh Penguins
2025 3rd-round pick (#91)
2025 5th-round pick (#154)
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) To San Jose Sharks
Alex Nedeljkovic
To Pittsburgh Penguins
2028 3rd-round pick
July 10, 2025 (2025-07-10) To Dallas Stars
Vladislav Kolyachonok
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Matt Dumba
2028 2nd-round pick
July 13, 2025 (2025-07-13) To Vancouver Canucks
2027 4th-round pick
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Arturs Silovs
December 12, 2025 (2025-12-12) To Edmonton Oilers
Tristan Jarry
Sam Poulin
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Brett Kulak
Stuart Skinner
2029 2nd-round pick


Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)[44] Justin Brazeau Minnesota Wild 2-year Free Agency
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)[44] Parker Wotherspoon Boston Bruins 2-year Free Agency
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)[44] Caleb Jones Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free Agency
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)[45] Alexander Alexeyev Washington Capitals 1-year Free Agency
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)[46] Anthony Mantha Calgary Flames 1-year Free Agency
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)[46] Rafael Harvey-Pinard Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free Agency
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)[46] Phil Kemp Edmonton Oilers 2-year Free Agency

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)[47] Jimmy Huntington San Jose Sharks 1-year Free agency
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)[48] Nate Clurman Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)[49] Pierre-Olivier Joseph Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency
October 5, 2025 (2025-10-05)[50] Matt Grzelcyk Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency

Signings

Date Player Term
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)[51] Philip Tomasino 1-year
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)[51] Connor Dewar 1-year
July 8, 2025 (2025-07-08)[52] Ben Kindel 3-year[A]
September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12)[53] Marc-Andre Fleury PTO[B]

Key:

  • A – Entry Level Contract
  • B – Professional Tryout Contract

Draft picks

Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins's selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and June 28, 2025, and it took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 11 Ben Kindel C  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1 22[1] Bill Zonnon RW  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
1 24[2] William Horcoff C  Canada Michigan Wolverines (BIG10)
2 39[3] Peyton Kettles D  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 73 Charlton Trethewey D  USA USA U-18 (USHL)
3 84[4] Gabriel D'Aigle G  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
3 91[5] Brady Peddle D  Canada Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4 105 Travis Hayes RW  USA Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5 130[6] Ryan Miller C  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 148[7] Quinn Beauchesne D  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 154[8] Jordan Charron RW  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 169 Carter Sanderson LW  USA Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
7 201 Kale Dach C  Canada Sherwood Park Crusaders (BCHL)

Notes:
1 The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent Colorado and Edmonton's first-round picks both in 2025 (22nd and 31st overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[54] Pittsburgh previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 31, 2025, that sent Drew O'Connor and Marcus Pettersson to Vancouver in exchange for Vincent Desharnais, Melvin Fernstrom, Danton Heinen and this pick.[55] The condition – Pittsburgh will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if the Rangers' first-round pick in 2025 is inside of the top thirteen selections, at the Rangers' choice.[56] – was converted when the Rangers elected to send their first-round pick in 2025 to Pittsburgh on June 24, 2025.[57] Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 31, 2025, that sent J.T. Miller, Erik Brannstrom and Jackson Dorrington to New York in exchange for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and this conditional pick.[58]

2 The Los Angeles Kings' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent Edmonton's first-round pick and Washington's second-round pick both in 2025 (31st and 59th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.[59]

3 The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau to Buffalo in exchange for Connor Clifton and this pick.[60]

4 The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on August 13, 2024, that sent Jordan Frasca to Nashville in exchange for Cody Glass, a sixth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.[61] Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a second-round pick in 2024 to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[62] Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2024, that sent a first-round pick in 2024 to Minnesota in exchange for a first-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[63]

5 The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Ottawa's third-round pick in 2025 (85th overall) to Vegas in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2025 (154th overall) and this pick.[64] Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Logan Thompson to Washington in exchange for the Islanders' third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[65]

6 The Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 12, 2024, that sent Lars Eller to Washington in exchange for a third-round pick in 2027 and this pick.[66] Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 7, 2024, that sent Joel Edmundson to Toronto in exchange for a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[67] Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 27, 2023, that sent Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first-round pick in 2025 and a second-round pick in 2026 to Chicago in exchange for Sam Lafferty, Jake McCabe, a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[68] The condition – Chicago will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if Toronto's first-round pick in 2025 is outside of the top ten selections[68] The condition – Toronto will receive a fifth-round pick in 2025 if McCabe plays in at least 50% of Toronto's games during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs and at least 25% of Toronto's games during the 2023–24 NHL season[69] – was converted when McCabe played his 21st game of the season on December 14, 2023.

7 The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on July 1, 2024, that sent Reilly Smith to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2027 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[70] The condition – Pittsburgh will receive the lower of New York or Minnesota's fifth-round picks in 2025[70] – was converted when Minnesota clinched a playoff spot in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 15, 2025. The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on November 25, 2022, that sent Ryan Reaves to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[71]

8 The Vegas Golden Knights' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Ottawa's third-round pick in 2025 (85th overall) to Vegas in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2025 (91st overall) and this pick.[64]

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