Belt game 5,654 · March 31, 1996
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home to start reign 2,166 of the NHL belt, the 81st for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since March 30, 1996, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on April 5, 1996.
2,166Reign number
81Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John LeClair | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Lindros | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Quinn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Corkum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Falloon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Brind'Amour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Trent Klatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shjon Podein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Druce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Otto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Haller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Therien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Karl Dykhuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 17 |
| Garth Snow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Nedved | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Zubov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alek Stojanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Dziedzic | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Smolinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Mcllwain | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Roche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Tamer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Corey Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Francois Leroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Wregget | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 40 |
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