Belt game 4,749 · February 7, 1987
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at home to start reign 1,780 of the NHL belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Chicago Blackhawks had held it since February 1, 1987, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 15, 1987.
1,780Reign number
24Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Simpson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Quinn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Frawley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kontos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Cunneyworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Giffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ville Siren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Buskas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 23 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Larmer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Everett Sanipass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Lavarre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Olczyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Presley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Secord | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bergevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack O'Callahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Bannerman | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 25 |
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