The Pittsburgh Penguins just wrapped up their 57th season, missing the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season. Despite their recent lack of success, the franchise has appeared in the playoffs 37 times and won five championships.
Our newest series will take a look back at how the Penguins performed on specific days leading up to the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.
Today, April 25, Pittsburgh has compiled a 7-3 record in ten games on this date.
- 1989 - Game 5 Win vs. Philadelphia Flyers (10-7)
- 1991 - Game 5 Win vs. Washington Capitals (4-1)
- 1992 - Game 4 Loss vs. Washington Capitals (7-2)
- 1993 - Game 4 Loss vs. New Jersey Devils (4-1)
- 1994 - Game 5 Win vs. Washington Capitals (3-2)
- 1998 - Game 2 Win vs. Montreal Canadiens (4-1)
- 1999 - Game 3 Win vs. New Jersey Devils (4-2)
- 2008 - Game 1 Win vs. New York Rangers (5-4)
- 2009 - Game 6 Win vs. Philadelphia Flyers (5-3)
- 2011 - Game 6 Loss vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (4-2)
Notable Penguins Performances On This Day
April 25, 1989 - Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux establishes a franchise record with eight points, thanks to five goals and three assists, in a wild 10-7 win over the Flyers. Additionally, Paul Coffey had four assists with 11 Pittsburgh skaters collecting a point.
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Rod Buskas led the team with 17 penalty minutes, while Philadelphia netminders Ron Hextall (10) and Ken Wregget (14) combined for 24 of their team's 84 penalty minutes.
April 25, 1993 - Jaromir Jagr establishes a career-high for penalty minutes in a playoff game, registering 15 minutes in a 4-1 loss to the Devils.
April 25, 1998 - Stu Barnes, a 30-goal scorer with the Penguins, scores two goals in a Penguins 4-1 win over the Canadiens, his only two-goal playoff performance during his tenure with Pittsburgh. Overall, he finished his career with four playoff two-goal games.
April 25, 1999 - Martin Straka records his only career playoff hat trick in a 4-2 win over the Devils. Interestingly, five of his seven hat tricks occurred while he was skating in Pittsburgh.
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Meanwhile, Scott Niedermeyer had 12 penalty minutes in this game, the only time in his Hall of Fame career he'd get called for more than six minutes in 202 playoff games.
April 25, 2009 - Sidney Crosby tallies two goals in a 5-3 win over the Flyers, marking only the third occasion (at the time) that the captain would have a multi-goal playoff game. As of 2025, Crosby has three playoff hat tricks and seven two-goal games.