Belt game 3,755 · January 1, 1977
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3 at home to start reign 1,416 of the NHL belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since December 16, 1976, with 6 defenses over 16 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on January 11, 1977.
1,416Reign number
12Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Pronovost | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Malone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Owchar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Bianchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Gilbertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lew Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Corrigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Burrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Faubert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dunc Wilson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 12 |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 8 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.