Belt game 4,555 · February 23, 1985
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,704 of the NHL belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since February 22, 1985, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on February 25, 1985.
1,704Reign number
21Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bellows | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Lawton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Trimper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bo Berglund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dirk Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Sherven | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Coulis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Richter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 20 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Chabot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Rissling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Loney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mitch Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Shedden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Gatzos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe McDonnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Charlesworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Romano | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 43 | 44 |
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