Belt game 4,050 · February 19, 1980
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 1,507 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 10, 1980, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Calgary Flames on February 21, 1980.
1,507Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Edberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sirois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Picard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Lofthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Antero Lehtonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Coulis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Currie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wes Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Mulvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rollie Boutin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 32 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Mondou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 15 |
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