Belt game 4,618 · December 7, 1985
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 on the road to start reign 1,726 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since November 30, 1985, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on December 11, 1985.
1,726Reign number
8Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Cunneyworth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Ruskowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Shedden | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Blaisdell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Frawley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ville Siren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Buskas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 30 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Preston | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Broten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Higgins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cirella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
| Alain Chevrier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.