Belt game 4,805 · October 24, 1987
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 at home to start reign 1,805 of the NHL belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since October 23, 1987, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on October 29, 1987.
1,805Reign number
25Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Simpson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kontos | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Joseph | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Cunneyworth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Simmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Mcllwain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Kachowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Frawley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Aitken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Buskas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Creighton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Dykstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Arniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Hospodar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
| Daren Puppa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.