On This Date in Pittsburgh Penguins History / Penguins Trivia

2011

• Penguins Joe Vitale scored his first NHL goal in a game against the Colorado Avalanche

2010

• former Penguins forward Ryan Malone became the first Pittsburgh native to score a goal in Olympic hockey competition when the US defeated Switzerland, 3-1

2007

• the Penguins extended their road unbeaten streak to eight games (6-0-2) and matched the franchise record for the longest streak of points in consecutive road games, which the Penguins first established from March 14-April 14, 1993

2005

• the NHL cancelled the remainder of the 2004-05 season, becoming the first professional sport in history to lose an entire season due to a labor dispute

1996

• Tom Barrasso earned his tenth shutout with Pittsburgh after he stopped 32 shots from the Winnipeg Jets

1995

• Pittsburgh obtained Wendell Young from the Tampa Bay Lightning for future considerations

• Luc Robitaille scored four goals against Hartford’s Pokey Reese (it was his first hat trick with the Pens)

• the Penguins beat the Hartford Whalers, 5-2, and extended the team’s unbeaten streak to 13 games – the franchise’s longest win streak at the beginning of a season (1995 was strike-shortened)

1990

• Mark Recchi and John Cullen scored 0:06 apart at Winnipeg in a 3-3 tie (it is the fastest two goals in team history, but was later matched just six days later by Paul Coffey & Troy Loney who scored 0:06 seconds apart against the NY Islanders)

1974

• Chuck Arnason was stopped on a penalty shot by California Seals goalie Gilles Meloche

Information obtained from PittsburghHockey.net

TODAY’S PENGUINS TRIVIA QUESTION:

Today’s question is two parts – (1) which number did Ron Francis wear his first year as a Pittsburgh Penguin and (2) who was wearing number 10 that year? Find out tomorrow!

ANSWER (to yesterday’s TRIVIA QUESTION – CLICK HERE to view it):

Mark Recchi, John Cullen, and Kevin Stevens

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