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Pittsburgh Penguins History: 1998 Eastern Conference Quarter Finals

Pittsburgh Penguins, Brad Werenka. Mandatory Credit: Al Bello /Allsport

Under the new NHL playoff format the fifth-place Pittsburgh Penguins will battle the twelfth-place Montreal Canadiens. Here is a look back at the first time they met in the playoffs.

Once the NHL announced their initial plans for a return to hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins social media blew up with the assertion that the Penguins would not be able to get past Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens.

While the Penguins odds in a series vs. the Canadiens, look pretty good right now, we have to keep history in mind, as Pittsburgh is 0-2 (1998 and 2010) in series vs.