The NHL Belt · rivalry
Montréal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
37Belt meetings
20Canadiens wins
12Penguins wins
11Title changes
Montréal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins have met 37 times with the NHL belt on the line, from October 12, 1968 to January 18, 2017. The belt changed hands in 11 of those games. Montréal Canadiens lead the belt series 20–12, with 5 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,013 | Oct 12, 1968 | Pittsburgh Penguins and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,168 | Mar 22, 1970 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 | Defense |
| 3,246 | Mar 3, 1971 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0 | Title change |
| 3,503 | Feb 28, 1974 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 | Title change |
| 3,508 | Mar 10, 1974 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 | Defense |
| 3,705 | Mar 16, 1976 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 | Defense |
| 3,742 | Dec 4, 1976 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 | Defense |
| 3,772 | Feb 16, 1977 | Montréal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 4–4 | Tie · defense |
| 3,779 | Mar 3, 1977 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,835 | Nov 29, 1977 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 9–1 | Defense |
| 3,848 | Dec 29, 1977 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 | Defense |
| 3,853 | Jan 11, 1978 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 8–6 | Defense |
| 3,915 | Nov 22, 1978 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,916 | Nov 23, 1978 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4 | Defense |
| 3,922 | Dec 8, 1978 | Pittsburgh Penguins and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 3,947 | Jan 31, 1979 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 | Defense |
| 3,953 | Feb 21, 1979 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,954 | Feb 22, 1979 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 12–0 | Title change |
| 4,048 | Feb 16, 1980 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 8–1 | Defense |
| 4,214 | Nov 25, 1981 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 | Defense |
| 4,771 | Mar 29, 1987 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 | Defense |
| 5,052 | Feb 24, 1990 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 11–1 | Defense |
| 5,201 | Oct 26, 1991 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 | Defense |
| 5,290 | Oct 10, 1992 | Pittsburgh Penguins and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,292 | Oct 15, 1992 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 | Defense |
| 5,371 | Apr 7, 1993 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 (OT) | Defense |
| 5,398 | Oct 7, 1993 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 (OT) | Title change |
| 5,638 | Feb 24, 1996 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 | Title change |
| 5,708 | Nov 27, 1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,816 | Nov 29, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3 | Defense |
| 5,817 | Dec 1, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 1–0 | Defense |
| 6,725 | Oct 27, 2007 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (SO) | Defense |
| 6,910 | Oct 28, 2009 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 6–1 | Title change |
| 7,044 | Jan 6, 2011 | Montréal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 (SO) | Title change |
| 7,047 | Jan 12, 2011 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 | Title change |
| 7,340 | Nov 18, 2014 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–0 | Title change |
| 7,568 | Jan 18, 2017 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 | Defense |