[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.
Prior to the pause however, after taking the lead in the Metropolitan Division on February 18, the Penguins suffered a crucial six-game losing streak which coincided with both the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers (the latter of whom were on a nine-game winning streak) surpassing the Penguins in the standings.
The modified playoff format kept the Penguins from being among the top four teams in the conference.
When the Penguins returned to play as the fifth seed, the team lost to the twelfth-seeded Montreal Canadiens in the best-of-five qualifying round.
Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.