Belt game 5,188 · May 19, 1991 · playoffs
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 at home to start reign 1,972 of the NHL belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since May 17, 1991, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on May 21, 1991.
1,972Reign number
42Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Broten | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Modano | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Gavin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gagner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bellows | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Dahlquist | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Dahlen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Churla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Casey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Bourque | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gilhen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Loney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jiri Hrdina | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Paek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Taglianetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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