5 ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁season ▁ ▁started ▁the ▁off ▁strong , ▁by ▁winning ▁their ▁first ▁seven ▁games . ▁They ▁remained ▁und efe ated ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁ 1 3 ▁games , ▁going ▁ 1 2 – 0 – 1 . ▁However , ▁after ▁such ▁a ▁red - hot ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁P engu ins ▁had ▁a ▁lu ke w arm ▁record ▁in ▁their ▁final ▁ 3 5 ▁games , ▁going ▁ 1 7 – 1 6 – 2 . ▁Jar om ir ▁J agr ▁won ▁the ▁Art ▁Ross ▁Tro phy ▁for ▁most ▁points ▁( 7 0 ), ▁captain ▁Ron ▁Francis ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ass ists ▁( 4 8 ) ▁and ▁plus / minus ▁(+ 3 0 ), ▁and ▁go alt ender ▁Ken ▁W reg get ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁wins ▁( 2 5 ). ▁In ▁a ▁ 7 – 3 ▁P engu ins ' ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Florida ▁Pan thers ▁on ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁Joe ▁M ull en ▁recorded ▁an ▁assist ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁American - born ▁N HL ▁player ▁to ▁reach ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁points . ▁N ine ▁days ▁later , ▁Luc ▁Rob it aille ▁scored ▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 2 ▁P engu ins ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Hart ford ▁Wh al ers . ▁ ▁Off - season ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁The ▁P engu ins ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁shooting ▁percentage ▁in ▁the ▁N HL ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁scoring ▁ 1 8 1 ▁goals ▁on ▁just ▁