Belt game 4,262 · March 15, 1982
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at home to start reign 1,587 of the NHL belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since March 6, 1982, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Arizona Coyotes on March 17, 1982.
1,587Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Broten | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Solheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Richter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 40 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Carlyle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| George Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Boutette | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Kehoe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Malone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Schutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Hotham | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Chorney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Dion | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 38 |
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