Belt game 5,818 · December 4, 1997
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 on the road to start reign 2,227 of the NHL belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since November 15, 1997, with 7 defenses over 19 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 15 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 19, 1997.
2,227Reign number
33Team's reign
6Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Valk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Peter Ferraro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Lang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tyler Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Andreas Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Chris Ferraro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Straka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Aleksey Morozov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Tamer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Werenka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darius Kasparaitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Fredrik Olausson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jiri Slegr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Peter Skudra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 19 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Guerin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Mckay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Elias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Doug Gilmour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Denis Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Rolston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Holik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Zelepukin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Krzysztof Oliwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sheldon Souray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Ken Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Dunham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 28 |
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