Belt game 3,934 · January 4, 1979
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 3–2 at home to start reign 1,473 of the NHL belt, the 30th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since December 21, 1978, with 5 defenses over 14 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on January 6, 1979.
1,473Reign number
30Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Clarke | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hoyda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Dunlop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Bathe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Gillies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richie Hansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
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