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 reflect on how the Penguins performed on specific days leading up to the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.
Today, May 25, Pittsburgh has compiled a 2-0 record in two games on this date.
- 1991 - Game 6 Win vs. Minnesota North Stars (8-0)
- 2017 - Game 7 Win vs. Ottawa Senators (3-2 OT)
Notable Penguins Performances On This Day
May 25, 1991 - The Penguins win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history in Game 6 by defeating the North Stars 8-0 at the Met Center. As of 2025, this game remains the largest goal differential in a championship-clinching game in NHL history.
With 44 points in 23 games, captain Mario Lemieux won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. In Game 6, he had four points with a goal and three assists. Meanwhile, Joe Mullen (two goals and an assist) had three points, while four other players had two points, including Larry Murphy, Ulf Samuelsson, Kevin Stevens, and Peter Taglianetti.
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In the Cup-clinching game, the Penguins got points from Bob Errey, Ron Francis, Jaromir Jagr, Jim Paek, and Bryan Trottier.
May 25, 2017 - Chris Kunitz scores his only two goals of the 2016-17 playoff run by tallying the first goal of Game 7 in the first period before advancing the Penguins to the Stanley Cup Final with an overtime winner at 5:09 of the second overtime.
As Pittsburgh's sixth leading scorer during the championship run, Kunitz had a three-point contest in Game 7 against the Senators, assisting on Justin Schultz's third-period power-play goal. Schultz returned the favor in overtime, setting up Kunitz for the winner.