Belt game 5,224 · December 21, 1991
New York Rangers take the belt
New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 on the road to start reign 1,987 of the NHL belt, the 213th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since December 19, 1991, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Rangers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on December 28, 1991.
1,987Reign number
213Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Stevens | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Priestlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Loney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jiri Hrdina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Paek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Taglianetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wendell Young | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 35 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Messier | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Graves | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Nemchinov | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Amonte | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Turcotte | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kris King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joey Kocur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Leetch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Hardy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cirella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Per Djoos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 38 |
| Mike Richter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.