Belt game 4,034 · January 15, 1980
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Winnipeg Jets 5–2 at home to start reign 1,502 of the NHL belt, the 13th for the franchise.
Winnipeg Jets had held it since January 13, 1980, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on January 27, 1980.
1,502Reign number
13Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Tambellini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 36 |
Winnipeg Jets
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Mann | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Morris Lukowich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lars Sjoberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Melrose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hilliard Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Daley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Willy Lindstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Moffat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Markell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ross Cory | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Norwich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Middlebrook | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
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