Belt game 3,902 · October 27, 1978
Atlanta Flames take the belt
Atlanta Flames beat New York Islanders 8–5 at home to start reign 1,462 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since October 17, 1978, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Atlanta Flames held it for 8 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on November 4, 1978.
1,462Reign number
9Team's reign
4Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob MacMillan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Mulhern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Lysiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Phillipoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 38 |
| Yves Belanger | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Harris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Richie Hansen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 22 | 30 |
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