Belt game 7,144 · December 20, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at home to start reign 2,843 of the NHL belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Chicago Blackhawks had held it since December 8, 2011, with 4 defenses over 12 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on December 29, 2011.
2,843Reign number
68Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Niskanen | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Chris Kunitz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| James Neal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tyler Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Ben Lovejoy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pascal Dupuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Jason Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Cooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Steve Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Craig Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arron Asham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Joe Vitale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Deryk Engelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| Brooks Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| Simon Despres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Alexandre Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Brent Johnson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 38 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Stalberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Jonathan Toews | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Marian Hossa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Kane | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Sharp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Brunette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcus Kruger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamal Mayers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jeremy Morin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bryan Bickell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| John Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Bolland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Frolik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Duncan Keith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Steve Montador | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Brent Seabrook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Leddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Ray Emery | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Corey Crawford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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