Belt game 3,958 · March 2, 1979
Atlanta Flames take the belt
Atlanta Flames beat New York Islanders 3–2 at home to start reign 1,481 of the NHL belt, the 11th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since February 27, 1979, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Atlanta Flames held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on March 3, 1979.
1,481Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Pronovost | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob MacMillan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Lysiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Laurence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Phillipoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 17 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Merrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex McKendry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 35 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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