The NHL first and second team All-Stars are the top players at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

The NHL All-Rookie Team consists of the top rookies at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

The All-Star Game has not been held in various years: 1979 and 1987 due to the 1979 Challenge Cup and Rendez-vous '87 series between the NHL and the Soviet national team, respectively; 1995, 2005 and 2013 as a result of labor stoppages; 2006, 2010 and 2014 due to the Winter Olympic Games; 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and 2025 when it was replaced by the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.

[89] One member of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization has been honored with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.

[110] This list includes all personnel who have ever been employed by the Pittsburgh Penguins in any capacity and have also received the Lester Patrick Trophy.

[127] The number was unretired when he began his comeback on December 27, 2000,[128] and re-retired on October 5, 2006, after Lemieux announced his second retirement during the previous season.

[134] This was a permanent display at Mellon Arena until its demolition, designed to honor past greats without having to retire their numbers.

[135] It is named in memory of Michel Briere, who died in a car accident at the end of the 1969–70 NHL season.

[138] It was named in memory of former Penguins general manager and former player and coach of the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets, Aldege "Baz" Bastien.

The Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award was an annual award given to the player who, "through his performance on the ice, his character and total dedication to his teammates for the success of the team, shows that every day is "A Great Day For Hockey.