Belt game 5,189 · May 21, 1991 · playoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,973 of the NHL belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since May 19, 1991, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 144 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on October 12, 1991.
1,973Reign number
32Team's reign
5Defenses
144Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Gagner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Modano | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Dahlen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bellows | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Gavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Churla | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Dahlquist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Casey | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 19 | 23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mullen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Stevens | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Bourque | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gilhen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Loney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Paek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 38 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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