Scoring First

Pittsburgh has scored first in 7 straight games. Penguins once scored first in 10 consecutive games
spanning 2 seasons, doing so the last 5 games of 2011-12 (March 30-April 7) and the first 5 games of
2012-13 (Jan. 19-27). But the team record for scoring first in consecutive games in a single season is 8,
done twice. Here is a look at the 12 longest such streaks in team history:
Games
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

Dates
March 18-31, 1979
Nov. 20-Dec. 6, 1985
Nov. 14-current
Dec. 7-19, 1996
Jan. 30-Feb. 18, 1993
Dec. 19-Jan. 5, 1992-93
Nov. 1-12, 1992
March 13-27, 1988
Oct. 25-Nov. 11, 1981
Jan. 19-Feb. 2, 1977
Feb. 15-28, 1976
Dec. 22-Jan. 4, 1968-69

Record
4-1-3
6-2-0
5-1-1
5-2-0
4-2-1
5-1-1
4-2-1
6-1-0
5-2-0
5-2-0
5-0-2
2-4-1

* Penguins' record for scoring first in consecutive home games is 11, from Oct. 17-Dec. 1, 1981 (9-1-0
with 1 tie). Penguins currently have scored first in 5 straight home games.

Penguins' longest streaks of scoring the first goal in a home game:

Games
11
10
10
10
9
9

Season
1981-82
2009-10
1970-71
2013-14
1995-96
1972-73

Dates
Oct. 17-Dec. 1
Jan. 19-March 6
Dec. 19-Feb. 10
Nov. 18-Jan. 3
Jan. 22-March 9
Nov. 8-Dec. 13

Record
9-1-0, 1 tie
6-2-2
9-1-0
10-0-0
8-1-0
7-1-0, 1 tie