Pittsburgh is 9-4 all-time in playoff series under head coach Mike Sullivan. His nine playoff series victories are the most in franchise history, and his 41 playoff wins are two shy of tying Dan Bylsma's team record (43).
The 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs marks the 16th consecutive playoff appearance for the Penguins, which is an active franchise record. It is also the longest active playoff appearance streak among major North-American professional sports leagues.
Heading into this series, the Penguins have advanced to at least the second round of the playoffs eight times in the 14 playoff runs they've had with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in the lineup. In five of the 12 runs, Pittsburgh has gone to at least the Conference Final.
The Penguins have just three players on their postseason roster looking to make their NHL playoff debut - forward Drew O'Connor, defensemen Mark Friedman and goaltender Casey DeSmith.
Assistant coach Todd Reirden has helped his team to the postseason as either head or assistant coach for 12-consecutive seasons (PIT - 2011-14, 2021-22; WSH 2015-20) - a feat that no other NHL coach (head/assistant/goalie) has accomplished.
