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Ryan Gagne
Jan 15, 2025
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The Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Seattle Kraken to PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night. Let's revisit their very brief history with some hockey trivia.

Since his snub from Team Sweden's 4 Nations roster, Penguins forward Rickard Rakell has 12 goals and 22 points in 18 games.

The Pittsburgh Penguins wrap up his five-game homestand with a visit by the Seattle Kraken, the season's first meeting.

Surprisingly, since joining the NHL in 2021, the Kraken has a winning record against the Penguins at 4-2-0 despite being outscored 13-11.

Let's discuss some game-day trivia. Good luck!

1. Who has the Penguins' worst plus/minus total against the Kraken?

  1. Evgeni Malkin
  2. Sidney Crosby
  3. Jake Guentzel
  4. Kris Letang

2. Which Pittsburgh player has the team's only powerplay goal versus Seattle?

  1. Jeff Carter
  2. Evgeni Malkin
  3. Sidney Crosby
  4. Bryan Rust

3. Who leads all Penguins players with five assists against the Kraken?

  1. Sidney Crosby
  2. Rickard Rakell
  3. Kris Letang
  4. Jake Guentzel

4. Which Pittsburgh player has collected the most penalty minutes versus Seattle?

  1. Ryan Graves
  2. Sidney Crosby
  3. Evgeni Malkin
  4. Kris Letang

5. Who is the only Penguins goalie with a shutout against the Kraken?

  1. Casey DeSmith
  2. Alec Nedeljkovic
  3. Tristan Jarry
  4. Joel Blomqvist

6. Who has scored 298 points with Pittsburgh and Seattle?

  1. Brian Dumoulin
  2. Justin Schultz
  3. Brandon Tanev
  4. Jared McCann

7. Who scored one game-winner with both the Penguins and Kraken?

  1. Justin Schultz
  2. Daniel Sprong
  3. Riley Sheahan
  4. Brian Dumoulin

8. Who has collected 279 penalty minutes with Pittsburgh and Seattle?

  1. Jamie Olesksiak
  2. Brian Dumoulin
  3. Brandon Tanev
  4. Justin Schultz

Penguins Hockey Trivia is published during game days, so check back on Friday when Pittsburgh visits the Buffalo Sabres.

Check out our game takeaways story for the answers for tonight's trivia.