Today in Penguins History (10/5/1982)

On this day in 1982, the Penguins played their first game against the new franchise in New Jersey.  Not only was this the first time Pittsburgh visited the Brendan Byrne Arena, but it was also the first regular season game to be played in Newark.  The teams skated to a 3-3 tie when all was said and done.

Goals were first scored by Don Lever (the first ever by a Devil), followed by another tally by Hector Marini.  The Penguins would answer with three goals, two from Rick Kehoe (including a power play goal 13 seconds into the third to take the lead) and another from Pat Boutette.  The game was capped by a goal from Merlin Malinowski to tie it.


But ultimately I think the six goals were overshadowed by the amount of penalties in the game.  There were 16 penalties dished out which included a total of 38 minutes; 19 for the Pens and 19 for the Devils.  This also included a fight between Pat Price and John Wensick.

Today in Penguins History (9/13/1974)

On this day in 1974, at the start of training camp, the Pittsburgh Penguins made what would become a huge deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs.  The Penguins acquired disgruntled Rick Kehoe in exchange for Blaine Stoughton and a 1st round draft pick in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, which became Trevor Johansen at the 12th pick.  Stoughton had been the Penguins 1st round pick in 1973 (as well as the 2nd round pick of the Nordiques in the WHA draft) and only played 34 games that season for the Pens.