Belt game 3,925 · December 14, 1978
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at home to start reign 1,469 of the NHL belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since December 2, 1978, with 5 defenses over 12 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Calgary Flames on December 16, 1978.
1,469Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Barber | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Dean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hoyda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yves Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Paul Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Dunlop | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Malone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Bianchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Schutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cossette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 33 |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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