Belt game 3,246 · March 3, 1971
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0 at home to start reign 1,253 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 24, 1971, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on March 6, 1971.
1,253Reign number
5Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Pronovost | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dunc McCallum | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Hextall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Cardwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Polis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Rupp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Val Fonteyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Bathgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Harbaruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Boyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Robin Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Woytowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Les Binkley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 33 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Roberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 37 |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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