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Penguins and Oilers Game Day Quiz
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Penguins and Oilers Game Day Quiz

The Pittsburgh Penguins are still in Alberta for the third game of their road trip in Western Canada, against the Edmonton Oilers.

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This will be the 87th meeting between the two clubs, who first met in 1979 when the Oilers joined the NHL after merging with the WHA.

Since their inception, Edmonton has been a problematic opponent for Pittsburgh and remains one of eight teams against whom the Penguins have a losing record (37-41-4-4).

Considering two of the best players in the game have skated with both teams, let’s look through the history books and see how well you know the franchises.

1. Who scored the Penguins’ final hat trick against the Oilers?

  1. Mario Lemieux

  2. Kevin Stevens

  3. Kris Letang

  4. Alex Kovalev

2. Who is Pittsburgh’s all-time leading scorer against Edmonton?

  1. Jaromir Jagr

  2. Sydney Crosby

  3. Mario Lemieux

  4. Ron Francois

3. Which former second pick did the Penguins trade to the Oilers in 1988?

  1. Dave Hannan

  2. Chris Joseph

  3. Moe Mantha

  4. Craig Simpson

4. Which former Oilers defenseman scored 113 points with the Penguins?

  1. Paul Coffey

  2. Larry Murphy

  3. Randy Carlyle

  4. Ron Stackhouse

5. Which Penguins player received the first penalty shot attempt against the Oilers in 1992?

  1. Mario Lemieux

  2. Phil Bourque

  3. Joe Mullen

  4. Bob Errey

6. Who was the starting goaltender for the Penguins and Oilers in an away game?

  1. Ron Tugnutt

  2. Gary Edwards

  3. Matthew Garon

  4. Ty Conklin

7. Who played a total of 866 games with the Penguins and Oilers?

  1. Kelly Buchberger

  2. Paul Coffey

  3. Justin Schultz

  4. Marty McSorley

8. Who is the last player traded between the Penguins and Oilers in 2019?

  1. Jussi Jokinen

  2. Justin Schultz

  3. Jean Marin

  4. Cody Ceci

9. Which Alberta-born skater scored the most points for the Penguins?

  1. Greg Polis

  2. Stu Barnes

  3. Mike Comrie

  4. Troy Loney

10. Who are the two Penguins goalies with a shutout against the Oilers?

  1. Tom Barrasso, Ken Wregget

  2. Garth Snow, Jean-Sébastien Aubin

  3. Marc-André Fleury, Johan Hedbeg

  4. Greg Millen, Frank Pietrangelo


Check out the takeaway story from tomorrow morning’s game for answers to the trivia questions.

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