Belt game 4,051 · February 21, 1980
Atlanta Flames take the belt
Atlanta Flames beat Washington Capitals 3–0 at home to start reign 1,508 of the NHL belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since February 19, 1980, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Atlanta Flames held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on February 23, 1980.
1,508Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Rautakallio | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Nilsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Lever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Vail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Reinhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 14 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lofthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rolf Edberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hangsleben | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Antero Lehtonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Coulis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wes Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sirois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Mulvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Currie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Ribble | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Bouchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rollie Boutin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Wayne Stephenson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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