Belt game 5,186 · May 15, 1991 · playoffs
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 on the road to start reign 1,970 of the NHL belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since May 5, 1991, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on May 17, 1991.
1,970Reign number
41Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Young | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Loney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jiri Hrdina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Taglianetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 29 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Broten | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Dahlen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Modano | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Gavin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Chambers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bellows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Churla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Dahlquist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Casey | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 34 | 38 |
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