Belt game 3,957 · February 27, 1979
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 7–3 at home to start reign 1,480 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 22, 1979, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
New York Islanders held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Calgary Flames on March 2, 1979.
1,480Reign number
8Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 41 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 35 |
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