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Number of Pens wins in 19 games
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Number of shutouts in first meeting with an expansion team
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Number of hat tricks against expansion teams
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Record number of ex-Pens in lineup. (twice) before 12/14/17
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Number of road games against expansion team
This is the list of the first games played by the Pittsburgh Penguins against NHL expansion teams:
| DATE | EXPANSION TEAM | RESULT | SCORE | NOTES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/1970 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 2-1 | Wally Boyer scored the Pens' goal. Former Pens on Buffalo roster: Joe Daley, Doug Barrie, Jean-Guy Legace | |
| 10/25/1970 | at Vancouver Canucks | T | 1-1 | Bryan Hextall scored the Pens' goal | |
| 10/17/1972 | at New York Islanders | W | 5-0 | Denis Herron made 24 saves for his first NHL shutout | |
| 11/18/1972 | Atlanta Flames | W | 6-1 | Al McDonough scored a natural hat trick in a span of 13:16. Fomer Pens on Atlanta roster: Keith McCreary, Noel Price | |
| 11/5/1974 | at Kansas City Scouts | W | 5-3 | Ron Schock scored the game-winning goal. Ex-Pens player Robin Burns dressed for K.C. | |
| 11/16/1974 | Washington Captials | W | 8-1 | Jean-Guy Legace with game-winning goal. Ex-Pens player Yvon Labre dressed for Caps. | |
| 10/10/1979 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 4-2 | George Ferguson scored twice, including game-winner | |
| 10/13/1979 | Hartford Whalers | T | 3-3 | Gordie Howe scored his first NHL goal in nine seasons. Ex-Pens player Blaine Stoughton played for Hartord. | |
| 11/28/1979 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 7-2 | Gary McAdam scored his first NHL hat trick, Greg Malone had six assists | |
| 1/19/1980 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 5-2 | Wayne Gretzky's first game vs. Pittsburgh. Team record 257 combined penalty minutes assesed. Ex-Pens defenseman Colin Campbell played for Oilers. | |
| 12/5/1991 | at San Jose Sharks | W | 8-0 | Tom Barrasso 39-save shutout. Kevin Stevens sixth hat trick. Future Pens coach Mike Sullivan played for Sharks | |
| 10/27/1992 | at Ottawa Senators | W | 7-2 | Ulf Samuelsson had two goals, one assist | |
| 11/1/1992 | at Tampa Bay Lightning | W | 5-4 | Pittsburgh native Bob Beers scored first NHL goal. Three former Pens on Tampa roster: Chris Kontos, Peter Taglianetti, Wendell Young | |
| 10/12/1993 | at Florida Panthers | W | 2-1 | Future Pens asst. coach/GM Tom Fitzgerald played for FLA | |
| 11/7/1993 | at Anaheim Ducks | W | 5-4 | Jaromir Jagr with game-winning goal. Former Penguins winger Troy Loney captain of Ducks. | |
| 2/13/1999 | at Nashville Predators | W | 3-2 | Kip Miller scored game-winning goal in OT. Former Penguins' Greg Johnson in Nashville lineup. | |
| 1/27/2000 | Atlanta Thrasers | W | 4-1 | Robbie Brown with game-winning goal. | |
| 10/21/2000 | Columbus Blue Jackets | W | 5-2 | Robert Lang with game-winning goal. Former Pens Tyler Wright and Ron Tugnutt on Columbus. | |
| 2/11/2001 | at Minnesota Wild | L | 4-2 | Robert Lang scored both Pittsburgh goals | |
| . | 12/14/2017 | at Vegas Golden Knights | L | 2-1 | Marc-Andre Fleury, Deryk Engelland, James Neal & David Perron on Vegas roster |