Belt game 4,536 · January 12, 1985
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at home to start reign 1,697 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since January 8, 1985, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on January 16, 1985.
1,697Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Loney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Babych | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Young | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Shedden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mitch Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Rissling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arto Javanainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Brickley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Belanger Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Hotham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Buskas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Petteri Lehto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Charlesworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 45 | 48 |
| Roberto Romano | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
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