1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins season

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || Oct 6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || St. Louis Blues || The Checkerdome || 0–1–0 || 0 |- | 2 || Oct 7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–5 || Chicago Black Hawks || Chicago Stadium || 0–1–1 || 1 |- | 3 || Oct 10 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 1–1–1 || 3 |- | 4 || Oct 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–8 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 1–2–1 || 3 |- | 5 || Oct 14 || New York Islanders || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 1–3–1 || 3 |- | 6 || Oct 17 || Minnesota North Stars || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–3–1 || 5 |- | 7 || Oct 18 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena || 2–4–1 || 5 |- | 8 || Oct 20 || Colorado Rockies || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–4–1 || 7 |- | 9 || Oct 22 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Calgary Flames || Stampede Corral || 3–4–2 || 8 |- | 10 || Oct 23 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–8 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum || 3–5–2 || 8 |- | 11 || Oct 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–4 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum || 4–5–2 || 10 |- | 12 || Oct 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–6–2 || 10 |- | 13 || Oct 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–6 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 4–7–2 || 10 |- | 14 || Oct 31 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–7–2 || 12

| Legend:

Playoffs

The Penguins lost in the division semi-final round (3–2) versus the New York Islanders.

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

|2-1-1 = |2-1-2 = |2-2-1 = |2-2-2 = |2-3-1 = |2-3-2 = |goalie2-1 = |goalie2-2 =

|3-1-1 = |3-1-2 = |3-2-1 = |3-2-2 = |3-3-1 = |3-3-2 = |3-4-1 = |3-4-2 = |goalie3-1 = |goalie3-2 =

|4-1-1 = |4-1-2 = |4-2-1 = |4-2-2 = |4-3-1 = |4-3-2 = |goalie4-1 = |goalie4-2 =

|5-1-1 = |5-1-2 = |5-2-1 = |5-2-2 = |5-3-1 = |5-3-2 = |5-4-1 = |5-4-2 = |goalie5-1 = |goalie5-2 =

Player statistics

;Skaters

;Goaltenders

†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.

Awards and records

• Paul Baxter became the first Penguins player to receive 400 penalty minutes in a season. He did so in a 7–2 loss to New York on April 4, finishing the season with 409 PIMs.
• Mike Bullard established a new franchise rookie record for goals with 36. He topped the previous high of 31 held by Pierre Larouche.
• Ron Stackhouse established a franchise record for goals (66), assists (277) and points (343) by a defenseman. He had led in all categories since the mid-1970s.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season:

Trades

Additions and subtractions

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Draft picks

The 1981 NHL entry draft was held on June 10, 1981, in Montreal.

References

• Penguins on Hockey Database

References

1. "1981-82 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule".
2. "1981–1982 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
3. "1981–1982 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
4. "1981–1982 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
5. "1981–1982 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
6. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.