Belt game 3,928 · December 21, 1978
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat St. Louis Blues 5–1 at home to start reign 1,472 of the NHL belt, the 6th for the franchise.
St. Louis Blues had held it since December 19, 1978, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 14 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on January 4, 1979.
1,472Reign number
6Team's reign
5Defenses
14Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bert Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 22 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Unger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Shinske | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Patey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Babych | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Federko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Smrke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Ogilvie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Affleck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Giroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Brownschidle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hess | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Staniowski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 24 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.