Belt game 4,614 · November 30, 1985
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–4 at home to start reign 1,725 of the NHL belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since November 29, 1985, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on December 7, 1985.
1,725Reign number
22Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lemieux | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Mantha | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Shedden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Cunneyworth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Willy Lindstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Buskas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Blaisdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Romano | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 39 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brooke | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Osborne | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Raimo Helminen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Feltrin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Scott | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 22 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.