Belt game 3,959 · March 3, 1979
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Atlanta Flames 4–2 at home to start reign 1,482 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Atlanta Flames had held it since March 2, 1979, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Islanders held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on March 6, 1979.
1,482Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Kea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Lysiak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Laurence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Phillipoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 41 | 45 |
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