Belt game 5,717 · December 15, 1996
Chicago Blackhawks take the belt
Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at home to start reign 2,194 of the NHL belt, the 198th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since November 22, 1996, with 9 defenses over 23 days.
Chicago Blackhawks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on December 18, 1996.
2,194Reign number
198Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Amonte | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ethan Moreau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Carney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Shantz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Probert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Krivokrasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Zhamnov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| James Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Chyzowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Weinrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Enrico Ciccone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tuomas Gronman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Belfour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Hackett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Murray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Woolley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Dziedzic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alek Stojanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Roche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Nedved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darius Kasparaitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Francois Leroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fredrik Olausson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Wregget | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
| Patrick Lalime | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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