The NHL Belt · rivalry
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
11Belt meetings
0Hurricanes wins
10Penguins wins
3Title changes
Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins have met 11 times with the NHL belt on the line, from December 26, 1988 to February 23, 2018. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Pittsburgh Penguins lead the belt series 10–0, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,924 | Dec 26, 1988 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Hartford Whalers 4–3 (OT) | Defense |
| 5,293 | Oct 17, 1992 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Hartford Whalers 7–3 | Defense |
| 5,368 | Apr 1, 1993 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Hartford Whalers 10–2 | Defense |
| 5,422 | Dec 4, 1993 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Hartford Whalers 7–6 (OT) | Title change |
| 5,637 | Feb 23, 1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Hartford Whalers 5–4 | Title change |
| 5,707 | Nov 22, 1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Hartford Whalers 7–1 | Title change |
| 5,710 | Dec 3, 1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins and Hartford Whalers tied 4–4 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,815 | Nov 26, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 | Defense |
| 7,146 | Dec 27, 2011 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 | Defense |
| 7,569 | Jan 20, 2017 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 7–1 | Defense |
| 7,667 | Feb 23, 2018 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–1 | Defense |