Penguins & Flames Game Day Trivia

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue their Western Canada road trip with a pit stop in Calgary to face the Flames. It will be the 116th meeting between the two clubs, which first met in 1972 when the Flames were an expansion team in Atlanta.

Since their inception, the Flames have been difficult opponents for the Penguins, who hold a slight lead in the matchup, 50-44-18-4.

Considering the lengthy history of these former Eastern Conference rivals, let’s dig through the history books and see how well you know the franchises.

1. Who are the two Penguins goalies with a shutout against the Flames?

1. Tom Barrasso, Ken Wregget

2. Garth Snow, Jean-Sebastian Aubin

3. Marc-Andre Fleury, Johan Hedbeg

4. Gilles Meloche, Pat Riggin

2. Who is the only player in Pittsburgh with a penalty shot attempt against Calgary?

1. Sidney Crosby

2. Mario Lemieux

3. Evgeni Malkin

4. Martin Straka

3. Who is the only Penguins player with 20 career goals against the Flames?

1. Jaromir Jagr

2. Evgeni Malkin

3. Kevin Stevens

4. Mario Lemieux

4. Which goalie leads the Penguins in assists against the Flames?

1. Tom Barrasso

2. Jim Rutherford

3. Marc-Andre Fleury

4. Andy Brown

5. Which two players won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Flames and Penguins?

1. Wendell Young, Paul Stanton

2. Paul Coffey, Scott Young

3. Joe Mullen, Jiri Hrdina

4. Larry Murphy, Bob Errey

6. Who scored a hat trick in the first meeting between the Penguins and Flames (then Atlanta) in 1972?

1. Syl Apps

2. Al McDonough

3. Bryan Hextall

4. Jean Pronovost

7. Which two players did the Penguins trade to Calgary for Jarome Iginla?

1. Roberto Bortuzzo, Mark Eaton

2. Jussi Jokinen, Beau Bennett

3. Steve MacIntyre, Eric Tangradi

4. Kenny Agostino, Ben Hanowski

8. Who leads the Penguins in penalty minutes against the Flames?

1. Bryan Watson

2. Troy Loney

3. Evgeni Malkin

4. Kevin Stevens

9. Which goalie collected 114 wins with the Penguins and Flames?

1. Pat Riggin

2. Louis Domingue

3. Ken Wregget

4. Rick Tabaracci

10. How many members of the 500-goal club played for the Penguins and Flames?

1. Two

2. Three

3. Five

4. Six

Check tomorrow morning’s game takeaways story for the answers to the trivia questions.