Belt game 3,783 · March 12, 1977
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 at home to start reign 1,425 of the NHL belt, the 13th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 6, 1977, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on March 13, 1977.
1,425Reign number
13Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Larouche | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Corrigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Bianchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Gilbertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lew Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Burrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Faubert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dunc Wilson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 41 | 43 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Spencer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
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