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Ryan Gagne
Nov 20, 2024
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The Pittsburgh Penguins welcome a familiar face to PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday when Jake Guentzel and the Tampa Bay Lightning visit town.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning are two of the top teams in the salary cap era, with six Stanley Cup titles and players who have accumulated over 1,000 points.

Rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist, optioned to the AHL on Thursday, has established himself as Pittsburgh's best goaltender. How can they open an opportunity for him?

Surprisingly, as two top-contending teams, the Penguins and Lightning have only met twice in the playoffs. Although they have split those meetings, Pittsburgh has the upper hand in regular wins thanks to a 57-39-5-0 record.

Thus far, 62 players have skated with both franchises. Will any of them be the answer to a trivia question? Let's find out.

1. Who scored the first-ever Penguins hat trick against Tampa Bay in 2006?

  1. Sidney Crosby
  2. Evgeni Malkin
  3. Chris Kunitz
  4. Nils Ekman

2. Who has scored the Penguins only penalty shot goal against the Lightning?

  1. Petr Sykora
  2. Brian Holzinger
  3. Wayne Primeau
  4. Sidney Crosby

3. Who is Pittsburgh's all-time leader in penalty minutes against the Lightning?

  1. Evgeni Malkin
  2. Chris Tamer
  3. Darius Kasparaitis
  4. Kris Letang

4. Which Penguins netminder has collected the most shutouts against the Lightning?

  1. Tom Barrasso
  2. Ken Wreggret
  3. Marc-Andre Fleury
  4. Johan Hedberg

5. What year did the Penguins and Lightning meet in the Eastern Conference Final?

  1. 2009
  2. 2013
  3. 2016
  4. 2017

6. Which player skated in 651 games with the Penguins and Lightning?

  1. Jake Guentzel
  2. Chris Kunitz
  3. Ryan Malone
  4. John Cullen

7. Which goalies played 151 games with Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay?

  1. Sebastian Caron
  2. Rich Parent
  3. Louis Domingue
  4. Wendell Young

8. Who leads the Penguins in playoff game-winning goals against the Lightning?

  1. James Neal
  2. Sidney Crosby
  3. Alex Kovalev
  4. Matt Cullen

9. Who scored the first Penguins goal against the Lightning in 1992?

  1. Mario Lemieux
  2. Kevin Stevens
  3. Shawn McEachern
  4. Jaromir Jagr

10. Who leads Pittsburgh with 29 career goals against Tampa Bay?

  1. Sidney Crosby
  2. Evgeni Malkin
  3. Mario Lemieux
  4. Jaromir Jagr

Penguins Hockey Trivia is published during game days, so come back on Friday, Nov. 22, when they host the Winnipeg Jets.

Regarding tonight's trivia, check tomorrow morning's game takeaways story for the answers.