Belt game 3,919 · December 2, 1978
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 at home to start reign 1,468 of the NHL belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since November 25, 1978, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on December 14, 1978.
1,468Reign number
15Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Schutt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Malone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cossette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Bianchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Carlyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Rota | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Mulvey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Reg Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Marks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Boldirev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Bulley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Veisor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 39 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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