Belt game 5,707 · November 22, 1996
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Hartford Whalers 7–1 on the road to start reign 2,193 of the NHL belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Hartford Whalers had held it since November 20, 1996, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 23 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on December 15, 1996.
2,193Reign number
52Team's reign
9Defenses
23Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Emerson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Cassels | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sami Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steven Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Kron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Janssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Grimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Godynyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Featherstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Burke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Muzzatti | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 37 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaromir Jagr | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Nedved | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Barnes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andreas Johansson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Woolley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fredrik Olausson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alek Stojanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tyler Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Roche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Tamer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darius Kasparaitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Wregget | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 38 |
| Patrick Lalime | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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