Belt game 3,953 · February 21, 1979
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 1,478 of the NHL belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 23, 1979, with 9 defenses over 29 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 22, 1979.
1,478Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Malone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Schutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cossette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Carlyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 36 |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Lemaire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
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