Belt game 3,935 · January 6, 1979
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 at home to start reign 1,474 of the NHL belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since January 4, 1979, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 11 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 17, 1979.
1,474Reign number
7Team's reign
5Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hoyda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Saleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Paul Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Bathe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Parent | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 6 | 9 |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 14 | 16 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.