Penguins & Sharks Game Day Hockey Trivia (Nov. 16)

The Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks are distant rivals, almost an entire continent apart, but destiny brought them together in the 2016 Stanley Cup Final, which Pittsburgh won in six games.

Saturday night will mark the 50th meeting between the two franchises. Although there has yet to be a clear-cut favorite in the matchup, the Penguins hold a slight advantage in wins, 22-19-3-5.

As two former first-overall picks meet for the first time, Macklin Celebrini and Sidney Crosby, let’s dig into the history of the Sharks and Penguins rivalry and see what statistical nuggets we can uncover—best of luck.

1. Which Penguins player led the team in scoring in the 2016 Stanley Cup Final?

1. Sidney Crosby

2. Phil Kessel

3. Kris Letang

4. Carl Hagelin

2. Which former Penguins player has the only penalty shot attempt against the Sharks in 2000?

1. Alex Kovalev

2. Matthew Barnby

3. Aleksey Morozov

4. Martin Straka

3. Who collected the first Pittsburgh hat trick against San Jose in 1991?

1. Kevin Stevens

2. Mario Lemieux

3. Paul Coffey

4. Mark Recchi

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4. Which Penguins goalie has earned the most wins against the Sharks?

1. Marc-Andre Fleury

2. Patrick Lalime

3. Tom Barrasso

4. Casey DeSmith

5. Which former Penguins forward scored the most game-winning goals against the Sharks?

1. Joe Mullen

2. Chris Kunitz

3. Bob Errey

4. Jake Guentzel

6. Who has collected the most penalty minutes for Pittsburgh against San Jose?

1. Sidney Crosby

2. Marcus Pettersson

3. Ulf Samuelsson

4. Evgeni Malkin

7. Which goalie did the Penguins acquire from the Sharks in 2001?

1. Johan Hedberg

2. Jean-Sebastien Aubin

3. Garth Snow

4. Rich Parent

8. Who scored the first-ever Pittsburgh goal against San Jose?

1. Troy Loney

2. Gordie Roberts

3. Ron Francis

4. Mario Lemieux

Related: Sidney Crosby Career Goal Tracker: How Close Is The Penguins Captain To 600 Goals

9. Which current Penguins player played for San Jose in the 2016 Stanley Cup Final?

1. Blake Lizotte

2. Jesse Puljujarvi

3. Matt Nieto

4. Erik Karlsson

10. Which two Pittsburgh players had hat tricks in the same game against the Sharks in 2022?

1. Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel

2. Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang

3. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin

4. Evgeni Malkin, Evan Rodrigues

Penguins Hockey Trivia is published during game day afternoons, so come back on Tuesday, Nov. 19, when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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