Belt game 3,844 · December 20, 1977
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Colorado Rockies 9–1 at home to start reign 1,448 of the NHL belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Colorado Rockies had held it since December 13, 1977, with 1 defense over 7 days.
New York Islanders held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 23, 1977.
1,448Reign number
4Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Harris | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Bergeron | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Rockies
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Spruce | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Beck | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Chuck Arnason | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Andruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Dupere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Croteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Jodzio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Delorme | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Lefley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Owchar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Suzor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kitchen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Oleschuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Favell | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 35 |
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