Belt game 5,187 · May 17, 1991 · playoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars 4–1 at home to start reign 1,971 of the NHL belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since May 15, 1991, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on May 19, 1991.
1,971Reign number
31Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Stevens | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Bourque | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Taglianetti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gilhen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Loney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Paek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 40 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Modano | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Chambers | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Gavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Smail | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Berezan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Dahlen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bellows | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Dahlquist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Casey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 31 |
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