Belt game 3,914 · November 18, 1978
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,465 of the NHL belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since November 16, 1978, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on November 22, 1978.
1,465Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Hampton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Syl Apps | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Goldup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Heaslip | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Manery | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Edestrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lessard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 41 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Schultz | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Malone | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Schutt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Bianchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Carlyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 23 |
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