Penguins Almost Tie Franchise Record With Sloppy First Period
The Pittsburgh Penguins let the Dallas Stars score six goals in the first period during their Monday night game. How close did they come to breaking the team record?
Penguins Almost Tie Franchise Record With Sloppy First PeriodThe Pittsburgh Penguins surrendered six goals on 12 shots to the Dallas Stars in the first period of their contest on Monday night.
Even though the hometown fans let the team know how they felt at the buzzer, it's not the first time in franchise history that they gave up six goals in 20 minutes, and it's not even a club record.
On Mar. 22, 1984, the Penguins gave up seven goals in the third period in a 13-4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. A year later, on Mar. 10, 1985, the Flyers did it again, scoring seven in the second period en route to an 11-4 win.
After those blowout losses, Pittsburgh has given up six goals in a single period on 14 other occasions, not including the game against the Stars:
- Apr. 20, 2021, third period, 7-6 win over New Jersey Devils
- Nov. 16, 1996, second period, 8-3 loss to New York Rangers
- Nov. 25, 1992, third period, 11-3 loss to New York Rangers
- Jan. 3, 1991, second period, 7-5 loss to New York Rangers
- Oct. 30, 1988, first period, 9-2 loss to New York Rangers
- Feb. 16, 1985, second period, 8-1 loss to Quebec Nordiques
- Jan. 7, 1984, third period, 7-4 loss to New Jersey Devils
- Jan. 13, 1983, second period, 8-7 loss to Montreal Canadiens
- Jan. 12, 1983, third period, 7-0 loss to Minnesota North Stars
- Feb. 3, 1982, second period, 9-6 loss to Minnesota North Stars
- Jan. 26, 1982, first period, 9-2 loss to New York Islanders
- Dec. 7, 1980, second period, 10-1 loss to Buffalo Sabres
- Nov. 23, 1978, first period, 8-4 loss to Montreal Canadiens
- Oct. 7, 1976, third period, 10-1 loss to Montreal Canadiens
Historically, the Penguins have only been shut out once when giving up six or more goals in a single period, so stay tuned to see if they can get one past Jake Oettinger and the Stars.
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