Belt game 3,898 · October 17, 1978
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 1,461 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since October 11, 1978, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
New York Islanders held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Calgary Flames on October 27, 1978.
1,461Reign number
5Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Shutt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 24 |
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