The joy of their first Stanley Cup Championship would be short lived as Coach Bob Johnson affectionately known as Badger Bob is diagnosed with brain cancer early in the season. While Johnson recovered from brain surgery director of scouting Scotty Bowman, a legendary coach in his won right would take over.

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Sadly Badger Bob, who was always said, "It's a great night for hockey died on November 26th. A night later the Penguins would hold a candlelight ceremony in honor of their fallen coach before beating the New Jersey Devils 8-4 at The Igloo. Under Bowman who was coaching for the first time in nearly 5 years the Penguins would go on to finish in 3rd place with a record of 39-32-9 as Mario Lemieux won the scoring title despite missing 16 games due to injury, as he beat out teammate Kevin Stevens by 8 points. In the playoffs the Penguins were pushed to the brink right away as they fell behind 3 games to 1 against the Washington Capitals. However, the Champions would not go out quietly as they rallied to win the series in 7 games. The Penguins would face a more precarious situation in the 2nd round as Mario Lemieux suffered a broken wrist in an overtime Game 3 loss to the New York Rangers in game 3. In Game 4 the Penguins were starring a 3-1 deficit in the face trailing 4-2 in the 3rd period. However, the Penguins would rally again tying the game on a crazy shot by Ron Francis from center ice. In overtime Francis would be the hero again evening the series 2:47 into the extra session. After their dramatic comeback the Penguins were unstoppable, as they knocked the Rangers in 6 games. Still playing without Mario Lemieux the Penguins continued to roll in the Wales Conference Finals as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead against the Boston Bruins. In Game 4 the Penguins would get an added boost as Mario returned to the lineup as the Penguins completed the sweep with a 4-1 win to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the second straight season. Facing the Chicago Blackhawks who were also on a roll with a record 11 straight playoff wins the Penguins found themselves trailing 4-1 midway through the 2nd period at The Igloo. However, the Penguins would rally drawing to within 1 goal as the 2nd period ended, and tying the game with 5 minutes left on a goal by Rick Tocchet. With time winding down and overtime on the horizon Mario Lemieux completed the comeback scoring the game winner with 13 seconds left in regulation. Mario Lemieux would add another 2 goals in the 2nd game as the Penguins headed to Chicago with a 2-0 series lead. In Chicago for Game 3 the Penguins continued to roll as they won 1-0 as goalie Tom Barasso stopped all 27 shots. The Penguins would go on to complete the sweep with a 6-5 win in Game tying the Blackhawks record with 11 straight playoff wins as Mario Lemieux becomes the just the 2nd player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy 2 years in a row.