Editing Pittsburgh Penguins (section)

====Back-to-back Stanley Cups and 50th anniversary (2015–2017)====
After acquiring Kessel, the Penguins had high expectations for the 2015–16 season. However, by December 12, 2015, the team was barely managing a winning season, posting a 15–10–3 record. The organization fired head coach Mike Johnston, and replaced him with [[Mike Sullivan (ice hockey)|Mike Sullivan]], who had previously served as the head coach in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mike Sullivan Named Head Coach of Pittsburgh Penguins|url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=792317|date=December 12, 2015|access-date=June 13, 2016|archive-date=December 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215004716/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=792317|url-status=live}}</ref> This move was followed by a series of trades by Jim Rutherford.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/9620753-74/penguins-sullivan-scuderi | title = Penguins notebook: Scuderi traded to Blackhawks for Daley | work = [[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]] | date =December 14, 2015 | access-date =December 15, 2015 | archive-date =December 16, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151216230854/http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/9620753-74/penguins-sullivan-scuderi | url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=798014|title=Penguins acquire forward Carl Hagelin from the Ducks|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins|date=January 16, 2016|access-date=January 16, 2016|archive-date=January 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117123904/http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=798014|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Sidney Crosby (27596105842).jpg|thumb|left|alt=Crosby with the Stanley Cup during the Penguins' victory parade. |Crosby with the Stanley Cup during the Penguins' victory parade. The team won their fourth Stanley Cup championship in [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals|2016]].]]
The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season. They earned second place in the Metropolitan Division with 104 points. In the [[2016 Stanley Cup playoffs|playoffs]], the Penguins defeated the Rangers in a 4–1 series, the Capitals 4–2 and the Lightning 4–3 to win the Eastern Conference championship, advancing to the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] against the [[San Jose Sharks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/penguins-top-lightning-2-1-to-advance-to-stanley-cup-final|title=Penguins top Lightning 2–1 to advance to Stanley Cup final|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=January 27, 2019|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330093441/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/penguins-top-lightning-2-1-to-advance-to-stanley-cup-final|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 12, 2016, the Penguins defeated the Sharks in a 4–2 series to win their fourth Stanley Cup title. Captain Sidney Crosby was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy.<ref>{{cite news|last=West|first=Bill|title=Penguins' Crosby tabbed as Conn Smythe winner|url=http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/10607782-74/crosby-penguins-points|date=June 13, 2016|work=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|access-date=June 14, 2016|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616010356/http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/10607782-74/crosby-penguins-points|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Penguins opened their 50th anniversary season in the NHL as defending Stanley Cup champions, raising their commemorative banner on October 13, 2016, in a shootout victory over Washington.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mackey|first1=Jason|title=Arena, fans aglow as Penguins raise Cup banner|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2016/10/13/Penguins-open-season-with-Stanley-Cup-banner-ceremony/stories/201610130207|website=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=January 2, 2017|date=October 14, 2016|archive-date=January 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103093840/http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2016/10/13/Penguins-open-season-with-Stanley-Cup-banner-ceremony/stories/201610130207|url-status=live}}</ref> The Penguins faced the Columbus Blue Jackets in the opening round of the [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs|2017 playoffs]], defeating them in five games. In the second round, they played against their divisional rival, Washington, and faced them for the second-straight year in the same round, winning a seven-game series. In the conference finals, the Penguins eliminated the Ottawa Senators in seven games to advance to the [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]], where they faced the [[Nashville Predators]]. The Penguins won the first two games of the finals and then lost the next two matchups before dominating the fifth and the sixth games of the series to win the Stanley Cup for the second straight year. By defending their title, the Penguins became the first team since the [[1997–98 Detroit Red Wings season|1997–98 Detroit Red Wings]] to defend their title successfully and the first to do so in the salary cap era.<ref name="History2016" />

[[File:2017 SCF Game 6 Hornqvist celebrates game winning goal.jpg|thumb|alt= Photograph of Patric Hornqvist celebrating the Stanley Cup clinching goal|[[Patric Hörnqvist|Patric Hornqvist]] celebrates the [[2017 Stanley Cup Finals|2017 Stanley Cup]]-clinching goal against the [[Nashville Predators]].]]