Belt game 5,675 · May 20, 1996 · playoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Florida Panthers 3–2 at home to start reign 2,175 of the NHL belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Florida Panthers had held it since May 9, 1996, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Florida Panthers on May 24, 1996.
2,175Reign number
50Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lemieux | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Nedved | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Tamer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Zubov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Dziedzic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Smolinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Mcllwain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Roche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Bergqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dmitri Mironov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Francois Leroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Wregget | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Garpenlov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Jovanovski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Straka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Laus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 35 | 38 |
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