Belt game 4,041 · January 30, 1980
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home to start reign 1,504 of the NHL belt, the 171st for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since January 27, 1980, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on February 9, 1980.
1,504Reign number
171Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Ruskowski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Mulvey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Trimper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Lysiak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Higgins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Preston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Paterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Bulley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hutchison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murray | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Marks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Daigle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Veisor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kaszycki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sirois | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Mulvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Leif Svensson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Lofthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rolf Edberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Antero Lehtonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Coulis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wes Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rollie Boutin | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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