The Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars were two of the original six expansion teams that joined the NHL in 1967. Despite sharing the same division for seven seasons, they have been cross-conference rivals for the past five decades, meeting in the 1991 Stanley Cup Final.
In the beginning, the Penguins held an advantage over the North Stars thanks to a 54-47-10 record, but since moving to Dallas in 1993, the regular season meetings have been split 19-19-2-3. Overall, Pittsburgh remains ahead, 73-66-12-3.
Considering several Hall of Famers have played with the Penguins and Stars during their careers, tonight’s trivia is loaded with historical moments.
Best of luck.
1. Who has recorded the most hat trick for the Penguins against the Stars?
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Lowell MacDonald
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Sidney Crosby
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Mario Lemieux
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Jaromir Jagr
2. Who is the Penguins leading scorer against the Stars?
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Mario Lemieux
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Jean Pronovost
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Syl Apps Jr.
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Rick Kehoe
3. Who leads all Pittsburgh netminders with two shutouts against the Stars?
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Tom Barrasso
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Marc-Andre Fleury
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Les Binkley
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Greg Millen
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4. Which of these goalies did NOT play for the Penguins and Stars?
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Antti Niemi
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Thomas Greiss
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Ron Tugnutt
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Johan Hedberg
5. Who played 865 games between the Penguins and Stars?
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Sergei Zubov
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Brenden Morrow
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Trevor Daley
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Gordie Roberts
6. Who collected 1,222 penalty minutes with the Penguins and Stars?
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Gordie Roberts
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Jay Caufield
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Bob Errey
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Brenden Morrow
7. Who led the 1991 Stanley Cup Final in penalty minutes?
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Kevin Stevens
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Basil McRae
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Troy Loney
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Brian Bellows
8. Who recorded a hat trick in the first game between the Penguins and Stars in 1967?
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Leo Boivin
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Earl Ingarfield
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Ab McDonald
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Andy Bathgate
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9. In 1996, who did the Penguins acquire in the Sergei Zubov trade with the Stars?
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Jason Woolley
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Neil Wilkinson
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Kevin Hatcher
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Glen Murray
10. Which North Stars defenseman did Mario Lemieux deke around for his iconic goal in the 1991 Stanley Cup Final?
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Neil Wilkinson
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Shawn Chambers
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Jim Johnson
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Chris Dahlguist
Game Day Trivia is published during the first period of Penguins games, so come back on Wednesday, Nov. 13, when they host the Detroit Red Wings.
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