Penguins & Oilers Game Day Trivia

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

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It will be the 87th meeting between the two clubs, which first met in 1979 when the Oilers joined the NHL after the merger with the WHA.

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

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

1. Who scored the last Penguins 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. Sidney Crosby

3. Mario Lemieux

4. Ron Francis

3. Which former second-overall 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 went on to score 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 goalie for both the Penguins and Oilers in an outdoor game?

1. Ron Tugnutt

2. Gary Edwards

3. Mathieu Garon

4. Ty Conklin

7. Who played a combined 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. John Marino

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-Sebastian Aubin

3. Marc-Andre Fleury, Johan Hedbeg

4. Greg Millen, Frank Pietrangelo

Check tomorrow morning’s game takeaways story for the answers to the trivia questions.