Belt game 3,128 · December 26, 1969
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,211 of the NHL belt, the 4th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 20, 1969, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on December 27, 1969.
1,211Reign number
4Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Juha Widing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 22 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Schock | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith McCreary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Boyer | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tracy Pratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Harbaruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Schinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Briere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Rupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Les Binkley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
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