Belt game 7,763 · March 25, 2019
Pittsburgh Penguins take the belt
Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2 on the road to start reign 3,131 of the NHL belt, the 79th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 23, 2019, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Pittsburgh Penguins held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Nashville Predators on March 29, 2019.
3,131Reign number
79Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Lemieux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Filip Chytil | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pavel Buchnevich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Mika Zibanejad | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Vinni Lettieri | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Tony DeAngelo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Ryan Strome | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Brett Howden | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Boo Nieves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Vesey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Lias Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Fredrik Claesson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Brendan Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Neal Pionk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gilmour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Brady Skjei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Henrik Lundqvist | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandar Georgiev | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 36 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Blueger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Phil Kessel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcus Pettersson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Cullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garrett Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Dominik Simon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Bryan Rust | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Jared McCann | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Nick Bjugstad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Justin Schultz | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Adam Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Patric Hornqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Zach Trotman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Erik Gudbranson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Jack Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Casey DeSmith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Murray | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
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