Belt game 3,985 · May 3, 1979 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 3–2 (OT) on the road to start reign 1,492 of the NHL belt, the 12th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since May 1, 1979, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on May 5, 1979.
1,492Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Maloney | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Davidson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kaszycki | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
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