Belt game 4,556 · February 25, 1985
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 on the road to start reign 1,705 of the NHL belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since February 23, 1985, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on February 27, 1985.
1,705Reign number
31Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lemieux | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mitch Lamoureux | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Shedden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Rissling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Babych | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe McDonnell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Loney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Gatzos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Charlesworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roberto Romano | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 32 |
| Brian Ford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Broten | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dirk Graham | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bo Berglund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Coulis | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Bjugstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bellows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Sherven | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Solheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Jensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 21 |
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