The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings have been in the same conference numerous times. Still, realignments separated them, allowing us to see them collide in the 2008 and 2009 Stanley Cup Finals.
Even though they have split their playoff meetings at 1-1, the Penguins maintain an 80-69-16-5 advantage in regular season matches.
Several Hall of Famers have played with the Penguins and Red Wings during their careers, so tonight’s trivia is loaded with historical moments.
Best of luck.
1. Who led the 2008 Stanley Cup Final in scoring?
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Sidney Crosby
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Henrik Zetterberg
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Marian Hossa
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Brad Stuart
2. Who has scored the most game-winning goals for the Penguins against the Red Wings?
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Sidney Crosby, Mario Lemieux
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Phil Kessel, Syl Apps Jr.
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Evgeni Malkin, Jaromir Jagr
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Jean Pronovost, Kevin Stevens
3. Who never recorded a shutout for Pittsburgh against Detroit?
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Tom Barrasso
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Marc-Andre Fleury
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Andy Brown
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Michel Plasse
Related: Sidney Crosby Career Goal Tracker: How Close Is The Penguins Captain To 600 Goals
4. Who scored the last Penguins penalty shot goal against the Red Wings in 2011?
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Chris Conner
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Jordan Staal
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Chris Kunitz
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Matt Cooke
5. Who scored 639 career points while playing with Pittsburgh and Detroit?
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Luc Robitaille
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Larry Murphy
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Marian Hossa
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Paul Coffey
6. Which goalie dressed for 429 games with the Penguins and Red Wings?
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Alex Nedeljkovic
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Ty Conklin
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Jim Rutherford
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Ken Wregget
7. Who scored the first Penguins hat trick against the Red Wings?
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Glen Sather
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Rick Kehoe
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Duane Rupp
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Pete Mahovlich
8. Who collected 1,768 penalty minutes while skating with the Penguins and Red Wings?
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Paul Coffey
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Bryan Watson
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Colin Campbell
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Ron Stackhouse
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9. Who is the Penguins all-time leading scorer against Detroit?
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Jean Pronovost
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Sidney Crosby
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Mario Lemieux
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Evgeni Malkin
10. Who is the most recent Penguins player to score his 100th goal against the Red Wings?
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Chris Kunitz
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Sidney Crosby
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Jordan Staal
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Pascal Dupuis
Game Day Trivia is published during the first period of Penguins games, so come back on Friday, Nov. 15, when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Regarding tonight’s trivia, check tomorrow morning’s game takeaways story for the answers.
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