Belt game 3,009 · March 26, 1968
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 2–1 on the road to start reign 1,164 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since March 10, 1968, with 6 defenses over 16 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 205 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on October 17, 1968.
1,164Reign number
2Team's reign
5Defenses
205Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Labossiere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Joyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Flett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Menard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Amadio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Rolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Rutledge | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 17 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Ubriaco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hicks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Dea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith McCreary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Andrea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leo Boivin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc McCallum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Speer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George Konik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hank Bassen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Les Binkley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 41 | 42 |
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