The NHL Belt · rivalry
New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
22Belt meetings
10Rangers wins
9Penguins wins
7Title changes
New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins have met 22 times with the NHL belt on the line, from December 26, 1969 to December 6, 2024. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. New York Rangers lead the belt series 10–9, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,128 | Dec 26, 1969 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,133 | Jan 7, 1970 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 | Defense |
| 3,199 | Nov 11, 1970 | New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 3–3 | Tie · defense |
| 3,288 | Oct 24, 1971 | New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,290 | Oct 30, 1971 | New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 3,490 | Jan 30, 1974 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 | Defense |
| 4,116 | Nov 29, 1980 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 | Defense |
| 4,221 | Dec 14, 1981 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 | Defense |
| 4,614 | Nov 30, 1985 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–4 | Title change |
| 4,615 | Dec 2, 1985 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 6–0 | Defense |
| 4,752 | Feb 15, 1987 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 | Title change |
| 5,224 | Dec 21, 1991 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 | Title change |
| 5,372 | Apr 9, 1993 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 10–4 | Defense |
| 5,373 | Apr 10, 1993 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 4–2 | Defense |
| 5,399 | Oct 9, 1993 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 3–2 | Defense |
| 5,813 | Nov 22, 1997 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 4–3 (OT) | Defense |
| 6,528 | Dec 1, 2005 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 | Defense |
| 7,150 | Jan 6, 2012 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 | Defense |
| 7,180 | Mar 15, 2012 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2 | Defense |
| 7,491 | Feb 10, 2016 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 | Title change |
| 7,763 | Mar 25, 2019 | Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 5–2 | Title change |
| 8,249 | Dec 6, 2024 | New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 | Title change |