2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season season. Notes: Notes Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago. Draft notes: 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967. They entered the season as two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. It was the first season since the 2002–03 season in which the team played without goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who was drafted to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft.
2017 Stanley Cup Finals game six, which Pittsburgh won 6-0 and 2-0, respectively. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan became the third coach in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup in his first two seasons as a coach with his team, joining Pete Green of the Ottawa Senators (in and ) and Toe Blake of the Montreal Canadiens (in and ). This was the first Final since in which no game was decided by one goal, and the second Final in three years to have none of its games reach overtime. This was Pittsburgh's second consecutive Finals appearance, and sixth overall. The Penguins did not