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2025–26 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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

2025–26 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division2nd Metropolitan
Conference7th Eastern
2025–26 record41–25–16
Home record20–13–8
Road record21–11–8
Goals for288
Goals against261
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
GoalsAnthony Mantha (31)
AssistsErik Karlsson (51)
PointsSidney Crosby (74)
Penalty minutesEvgeni Malkin (61)
Plus/minusRyan Shea (+27)
WinsStuart Skinner (23)
Goals against averageSergei Murashov (2.56)

On April 9, 2026, the Penguins clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 5–2 victory over the New Jersey Devils, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since the 2021–22 season.[1] In the first round, they faced their interstate rival Philadelphia Flyers, and despite falling into a 3–0 series deficit, the Penguins would win the next two games, but their effort would ultimately fall short as they lost game 6 in overtime.[2]

Off-season

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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. [3]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Carolina Hurricanes 82 53 22 7 39 296 240 +56 113
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 41 25 16 34 293 268 +25 98
3 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 43 27 12 27 250 243 +7 98
4 Washington Capitals 82 43 30 9 37 263 244 +19 95
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 40 30 12 28 253 253 0 92
6 New York Islanders 82 43 34 5 29 233 241 −8 91
7 New Jersey Devils 82 42 37 3 29 230 254 −24 87
8 New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 25 238 250 −12 77
Source: National Hockey League[4]
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)
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Boston Bruins 82 45 27 10 33 272 250 +22 100
2 AT x – Ottawa Senators 82 44 27 11 38 278 246 +32 99
3 ME Washington Capitals 82 43 30 9 37 263 244 +19 95
4 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 41 31 10 30 241 258 −17 92
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 40 30 12 28 253 253 0 92
6 ME New York Islanders 82 43 34 5 29 233 241 −8 91
7 ME New Jersey Devils 82 42 37 3 29 230 254 −24 87
8 AT Florida Panthers 82 40 38 4 32 251 276 −25 84
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 32 36 14 23 253 299 −46 78
10 ME New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 25 238 250 −12 77
Source: National Hockey League[5]
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)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The Preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2025.[6]

2025 preseason game log
September/October: 4–1–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 22Pittsburgh1–2MontrealSOBell Centre20,5950–0–1
2September 24Pittsburgh1–4ColumbusNationwide Arena11,1850–1–1
3September 26Detroit2–3PittsburghPPG Paints Arena10,7291–1–1
4September 27Columbus1–4PittsburghPPG Paints Arena18,3332–1–1
5September 29Pittsburgh2–1DetroitLittle Caesars Arena15,2443–1–1
6October 1Pittsburgh5–3BuffaloKeyBank Center11,5914–1–1
7October 3Buffalo4–5PittsburghOTPPG Paints Arena11,5915–1–1
Legend

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2025.[7]

2025–26 game log
October: 8–2–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 5–1–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 7Pittsburgh3–0NY RangersMadison Square GardenSilovs18,0061–0–02[8]
2October 9NY Islanders3–4PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaJarry16,1072–0–04[9]
3October 11NY Rangers6–1PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs16,7162–1–04[10]
4October 14Pittsburgh3–4AnaheimHonda CenterJarry17,6222–2–04[11]
5October 16Pittsburgh4–2Los AngelesCrypto.com ArenaSilovs14,7373–2–06[12]
6October 18Pittsburgh3–0San JoseSAP CenterJarry17,4354–2–08[13]
7October 21Vancouver1–5PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs13,6855–2–010[14]
8October 23Pittsburgh5–3FloridaAmerant Bank ArenaJarry19,3736–2–012[15]
9October 25Columbus5–4PittsburghSOPPG Paints ArenaSilovs15,2616–2–113[16]
10October 27St. Louis3–6PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaJarry13,3037–2–115[17]
11October 28Pittsburgh2–3PhiladelphiaSOXfinity Mobile ArenaSilovs17,2457–2–216[18]
12October 30Pittsburgh4–1MinnesotaGrand Casino ArenaJarry16,2038–2–218[19]
November: 4–5–3 (home: 4–3–1; road: 0–2–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
13November 1Pittsburgh2–5WinnipegCanada Life CentreSilovs14,2628–3–218[20]
14November 3Pittsburgh3–4TorontoScotiabank ArenaJarry18,9168–4–218[21]
15November 6Washington3–5PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,3849–4–220[22]
16November 8Pittsburgh1–2New JerseySOPrudential CenterSilovs16,5149–4–321[23]
17November 9Los Angeles3–2PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaMurashov18,3439–5–321[24]
18November 14Pittsburgh1–2NashvilleOTAvicii ArenaSilovs12,7669–5–422[25]
19November 16Nashville0–4PittsburghAvicii ArenaMurashov12,72310–5–424[26]
20November 21Minnesota5–0PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs17,52710–6–424[27]
21November 22Seattle3–2PittsburghOTPPG Paints ArenaMurashov17,78310–6–525[28]
22November 26Buffalo2–4PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaJarry17,54311–6–527[29]
23November 28Pittsburgh4–3ColumbusOTNationwide ArenaJarry18,19412–6–529[30]
24November 29Toronto7–2PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs17,31012–7–529[31]
December: 5–5–4 (home: 2–2–3; road: 3–3–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 1Pittsburgh5–1PhiladelphiaXfinity Mobile ArenaJarry17,33813–7–531[32]
26December 4Pittsburgh4–3Tampa BayBenchmark International ArenaJarry19,03214–7–533[33]
27December 7Pittsburgh2–3DallasSOAmerican Airlines CenterJarry18,53214–7–634[34]
28December 9Anaheim4–3PittsburghSOPPG Paints ArenaSilovs15,16514–7–735[35]
29December 11Montreal4–2PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaJarry14,84514–8–735[36]
30December 13San Jose6–5PittsburghOTPPG Paints ArenaSilovs17,05914–8–836[37]
31December 14Utah5–4PittsburghOTPPG Paints ArenaMurashov15,68614–8–937[38]
32December 16Edmonton6–4PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSkinner15,28514–9–937[39]
33December 18Pittsburgh0–4OttawaCanadian Tire CentreSilovs17,26014–10–937[40]
34December 20Pittsburgh0–4MontrealBell CentreSkinner20,96214–11–937[41]
35December 21Montreal3–4PittsburghSOPPG Paints ArenaSilovs17,69515–11–939[42]
36December 23Pittsburgh3–6TorontoScotiabank ArenaSkinner18,97915–12–939[43]
37December 28Pittsburgh7–3ChicagoUnited CenterSilovs20,17316–12–941[44]
38December 30Carolina1–5PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSkinner16,01117–12–943[45]
January: 11–2–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 6–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 1Detroit3–4PittsburghOTPPG Paints ArenaSilovs15,54018–12–945[46]
40January 3Pittsburgh4–1DetroitLittle Caesars ArenaSkinner19,51519–12–947[47]
41January 4Pittsburgh5–4ColumbusOTNationwide ArenaSilovs18,21220–12–949[48]
42January 8New Jersey1–4PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSkinner16,12521–12–951[49]
43January 10Calgary2–1PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,32221–13–951[50]
44January 11Pittsburgh0–1BostonTD GardenSkinner17,85021–14–951[51]
45January 13Tampa Bay2–1PittsburghSOPPG Paints ArenaSilovs14,54621–14–1052[52]
46January 15Philadelphia3–6PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSkinner17,96322–14–1054[53]
47January 17Columbus4–3PittsburghSOPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,29622–14–1155[54]
48January 19Pittsburgh6–3SeattleClimate Pledge ArenaSkinner17,15123–14–1157[55]
49January 21Pittsburgh4–1CalgaryScotiabank SaddledomeSkinner17,99724–14–1159[56]
50January 22Pittsburgh6–2EdmontonRogers PlaceSilovs18,34725–14–1161[57]
51January 25Pittsburgh3–2VancouverRogers ArenaSkinner18,95526–14–1163[58]
52January 29Chicago2–6PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs16,71527–14–1165[59]
53January 31NY Rangers5–6PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSkinner18,37028–14–1167[60]
February: 2–1–2 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–0–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
54February 2Ottawa3–2PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs17,96728–15–1167[61]
55February 3Pittsburgh4–5NY IslandersOTUBS ArenaSkinner17,25528–15–1268[62]
56February 5Pittsburgh5–2BuffaloKeyBank CenterSilovs19,07029–15–1270[63]
57February 26New Jersey1–4PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,28830–15–1272[64]
58February 28Pittsburgh2–3NY RangersSOMadison Square GardenSkinner17,88930–15–1373[65]
March: 8–6–3 (home: 4–4–1; road: 4–2–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
59March 1Vegas0–5PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,19531–15–1375[66]
60March 3Pittsburgh1–2BostonTD GardenSkinner17,85031–16–1375[67]
61March 5Buffalo5–1PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs17,57231–17–1375[68]
62March 7Philadelphia4–3PittsburghSOPPG Paints ArenaSkinner18,34231–17–1476[69]
63March 8Boston4–5PittsburghOTPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,02932–17–1478[70]
64March 10Pittsburgh4–5CarolinaSOLenovo CenterSkinner18,56932–17–1579[71]
65March 12Pittsburgh2–6VegasT-Mobile ArenaSilovs17,94932–18–1579[72]
66March 14Pittsburgh4–3UtahDelta CenterSkinner12,47833–18–1581[73]
67March 16Pittsburgh7–2ColoradoBall ArenaSilovs18,12134–18–1583[74]
68March 18Pittsburgh5–6CarolinaOTLenovo CenterSkinner18,58134–18–1684[75]
69March 21Winnipeg4–5PittsburghSOPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,36035–18–1686[76]
70March 22Carolina5–1PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSkinner18,04835–19–1686[77]
71March 24Colorado6–2PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,30735–20–1686[78]
72March 26Pittsburgh4–3OttawaSOCanadian Tire CentreSkinner17,54536–20–1688[79]
73March 28Dallas6–3PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSkinner18,36736–21–1688[80]
74March 30Pittsburgh8–3NY IslandersUBS ArenaSilovs17,25537–21–1690[81]
75March 31Detroit1–5PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSkinner18,39938–21–1692[82]
April: 3–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTArenaDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
76April 2Pittsburgh3–6Tampa BayBenchmark International ArenaSkinner19,09238–22–1692[83]
77April 4Florida4–9PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,33639–22–1694[84]
78April 5Florida2–5PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs17,02840–22–1696[85]
79April 9Pittsburgh5–2New JerseyPrudential CenterSkinner16,51441–22–1698[86]
80April 11Washington6–3PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSilovs18,41041–23–1698[87]
81April 12Pittsburgh0–3WashingtonCapital One ArenaSkinner18,34741–24–1698[88]
82April 14Pittsburgh5–7St. LouisEnterprise CenterSilovs18,09641–25–1698[89]

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

Playoffs

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2026 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference first round vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers: Philadelphia won 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 18Philadelphia3–2PittsburghSkinner18,3460–1[90]
2April 20Philadelphia3–0PittsburghSkinner18,3080–2[91]
3April 22Pittsburgh2–5PhiladelphiaSkinner19,9370–3[92]
4April 25Pittsburgh4–2PhiladelphiaSilovs20,0531–3[93]
5April 27Philadelphia2–3PittsburghSilovs18,3432–3[94]
6April 29Pittsburgh0–1PhiladelphiaOTSilovs20,0052–4[95]

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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As of end of 2026 season

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[98]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Arturs Silovs39382246:33191281153.071020.8882034
Stuart Skinner†27271605:181295802.99697.8850010
Tristan Jarry‡1413810:45931362.66396.9091000
Sergei Murashov54281:17112122.56116.8971000
Playoffs[99]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Arturs Silovs33197:162151.5282.9390000
Stuart Skinner33175:120393.0871.8730000

†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

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Trades

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DateDetails
June 27, 2025 To Philadelphia Flyers
2025 1st-round pick		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
2025 1st-round pick
2025 1st-round pick
June 27, 2025 To Los Angeles Kings
2025 1st-round pick
2025 2nd-round pick		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
2025 1st-round pick
June 28, 2025 To Buffalo Sabres
Isaac Belliveau
Conor Timmins		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Connor Clifton
2025 2nd-round pick
June 28, 2025 To Vegas Golden Knights
2025 3rd-round pick		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
2025 3rd-round pick
2025 5th-round pick
July 1, 2025 To San Jose Sharks
Alex Nedeljkovic		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
2028 3rd-round pick
July 10, 2025 To Dallas Stars
Vladislav Kolyachonok		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Matt Dumba
2028 2nd-round pick
July 13, 2025 To Vancouver Canucks
2027 4th-round pick		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Arturs Silovs
December 12, 2025 To Edmonton Oilers
Tristan Jarry
Sam Poulin		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Brett Kulak
Stuart Skinner
2029 2nd-round pick
December 29, 2025 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Danton Heinen
2026 3rd-round pick
2027 4th-round pick		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Egor Chinakhov
December 31, 2025 To Philadelphia Flyers
Philip Tomasino		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Egor Zamula
January 20, 2026 To Colorado Avalanche
Valtteri Puustinen
2026 7th-round pick		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ilya Solovyov
February 24, 2026 To Colorado Avalanche
Brett Kulak		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Samuel Girard
2028 2nd-round pick
March 6, 2026 To Detroit Redwings
2026 3rd-round pick		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom


Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermVia
July 1, 2025[100]Justin BrazeauMinnesota Wild2-yearFree Agency
July 1, 2025[100]Parker WotherspoonBoston Bruins2-yearFree Agency
July 1, 2025[100]Caleb JonesLos Angeles Kings2-yearFree Agency
July 2, 2025[101]Alexander AlexeyevWashington Capitals1-yearFree Agency
July 2, 2025[102]Anthony ManthaCalgary Flames1-yearFree Agency
July 2, 2025[102]Rafael Harvey-PinardMontreal Canadiens1-yearFree Agency
July 2, 2025[102]Phil KempEdmonton Oilers2-yearFree Agency

Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamTermVia
July 1, 2025[103]Jimmy HuntingtonSan Jose Sharks1-yearFree agency
July 1, 2025[104]Nate ClurmanMontreal Canadiens1-yearFree agency
July 2, 2025[105]Pierre-Olivier JosephVancouver Canucks1-yearFree agency
October 5, 2025[106]Matt GrzelcykChicago Blackhawks1-yearFree agency

Signings

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DatePlayerTerm
July 1, 2025[107]Philip Tomasino1-year
July 1, 2025[107]Connor Dewar1-year
July 8, 2025[108]Ben Kindel3-year[A]
September 12, 2025[109]Marc-Andre FleuryPTO[B]
March 22, 2026[110] Bill Zonnon 3-year[A][C]

Key:

  • A – Entry Level Contract
  • B – Professional Tryout Contract
  • C – Begins next season

Draft picks

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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] Will Horcoff C  Canada Michigan Wolverines (BIG10)
2 39[3] Peyton Kettles D  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 73 Charlton Trethewey D  United States 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  United States 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  United States 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.[111] 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.[112] 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.[113] – was converted when the Rangers elected to send their first-round pick in 2025 to Pittsburgh on June 24, 2025.[114] Vancouver previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 31, 2025, that sent Erik Brannstrom, Jackson Dorrington and J. T. Miller to New York in exchange for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and this conditional pick.[115]

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.[116]

3 The Buffalo Sabres' second-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Isaac Belliveau and Conor Timmins to Buffalo in exchange for Connor Clifton and this pick.[117]

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.[118] 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.[119] 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.[120]

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.[121] 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.[122]

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.[123] 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.[124] 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).[125] 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[125] 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[126] – 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).[127] The condition – Pittsburgh will receive the lower of New York or Minnesota's fifth-round picks in 2025[127] – 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.[128]

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.[121]

References

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