October 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins season




—michel therrien, after penguins games in sweden.

on september 27, penguins embarked on trip sweden opened season against ottawa senators, @ stockholm globe arena. penguins 1 of 4 teams participate in nhl premiere began season games in prague, czech republic , stockholm, sweden. pittsburgh won opening game of season in overtime, getting 2 goals tyler kennedy, including game-winner. game broadcast on mellon arena s jumbotron 2,300 spectators watched game. team returned pittsburgh after ten days in europe , 1–1–0 record. penguins hosted trib total media faceoff festival 2008 prior first 4 home games, allowing fans watch games on 9-by-12 foot led screen outside of mellon arena. on october 18, sidney crosby scored 1 goal in addition 3 assists surpass benchmarks of 100 goals, 200 assists, , 300 total points career. in same game, evgeni malkin assisted on 4 goals, giving him 200 total career points.


the penguins received continued fan support previous season. in addition extending home sellout streak 72 games on october 23, penguins ranked 113% above national average male television viewers aged 18 34. franchise ranked 18th valuable in league @ us$195 million, marking 26% increase past season. according forbes, franchise s revenue put penguins top ten after new arena, consol energy center, opened in 2010. penguins finished october 3–1–1 record in pittsburgh , concluded month 3 consecutive road losses.








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