Belt game 5,676 · May 24, 1996 · playoffs
Florida Panthers take the belt
Florida Panthers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at home to start reign 2,176 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since May 20, 1996, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Florida Panthers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on May 26, 1996.
2,176Reign number
8Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Radek Dvorak | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Barnes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Murphy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Straka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Niedermayer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Laus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Jovanovski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Garpenlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Smolinski | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Murray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Roche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Nedved | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Dziedzic | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Mcllwain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Tamer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Bergqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dmitri Mironov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Francois Leroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Zubov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Wregget | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 56 | 61 |
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