The Pittsburgh Penguins, led by Nova Scotia-born Sidney Crosby, welcome the Colorado Avalanche and fellow Nova Scotian Nathan MacKinnon to PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night.
Tonight will mark the 97th meeting between the two clubs, which includes the years when the Avalanche were the Quebec Nordiques (1979-1995).
Interestingly, Pittsburgh had modest success (27-22-4-0) against the Nordiques but has a losing record (17-20-3-3) against the Avalanche.
Let’s discuss some game-day trivia. Good luck!
1. Who is the only Penguins player with two hat tricks against the Nordiques/Avalanche franchise?
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Sidney Crosby
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Mario Lemieux
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Jaromir Jagr
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Ron Francis
2. Who had the last Penguins penalty shot against the Nordiques in 1995?
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Luc Robitaille
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Jaromir Jagr
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Tomas Sandström
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Martin Straka
3. Who is Pittsburgh’s leading scorer against the Avalanche since they relocated in 1995?
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Sidney Crosby
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Evgeni Malkin
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Jaromir Jagr
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Jake Guentzel
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4. Which Penguins goalie has the worst win-loss record (0-6-0) against the Nordiques/Avalanche?
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Garth Snow
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Patrick Lalime
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Denis Herron
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Johan Hedberg
5. Which Pittsburgh goalie has NOT recorded a shutout against the Nordiques/Avalanche?
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Ken Wregget
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Tom Barrasso
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Tristan Jarry
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Marc-Andre Fleury
6. Who scored 373 points with the Penguins and Nordiques/Avalanche?
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Greg Malone
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Scott Young
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Doug Shedden
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Wilf Paiement
7. Who leads the Penguins with nine career power-play goals against the Nordiques/Avalanche?
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Kevin Stevens
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Mario Lemieux
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Sidney Crosby
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Jake Guentzel
8. Who owns the Pittsburgh record for six points in a single game against Quebec/Colorado?
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Mark Reechi, Greg Malone
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Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr
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Randy Cunneyworth, Mario Lemieux
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Sidney Crosby, Patric Hornqvist
Related: Penguins Crosby Off To Second Slowest Start In Decade
9. Which Penguins player set a franchise record with 36 penalty minutes in a contest against the Nordiques/Avalanche?
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Gary Rissling
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Francois Leroux
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Randy Cunneyworth
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Kevin Stevens
10. Which former Pittsburgh goalie holds the team record with 42 saves in a game against the Nordiques/Avalanche?
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Frank Pietrangelo
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Ken Wregget
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Casey DeSmith
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Marc-Andre Fleury
Penguins Hockey Trivia is published during game days, so come back on Thursday, Dec. 12, when they visit the Montreal Canadiens.
Regarding tonight’s trivia, check tomorrow morning’s game takeaways story for the answers.
