 On December 21 , 2007 , at a game against the New York Islanders , the Penguins tied a franchise record with 30 straight regular @-@ season sellouts , dating to the second half of the 2006 – 07 season . The record was surpassed at the next home game against the Boston Bruins on December 23 , with the 31st consecutive sellout of the regular season . On March 12 , against the Buffalo Sabres , with a standing @-@ room @-@ only crowd of 17 @,@ 132 , the Penguins set a franchise record after selling out all 35 games to date , surpassing the record set during the 1988 – 89 and 1989 – 90 seasons when the Penguins sold out 34 of 40 home games . For the first time in the franchise 's 41 @-@ year history , the team sold out all 41 home games , concluding with their Atlantic Division @-@ clinching victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on April 2 . At 17 @,@ 089 , the average attendance for a home game was greater than Mellon Arena 's seating capacity of 16 @,@ 940 , causing the team 's season attendance to exceed 100 % capacity . The 67 consecutive sellouts attracted 888 @,@ 653 total fans , a record for home attendance for the franchise . 
