Belt game 4,052 · February 23, 1980
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat Atlanta Flames 6–5 on the road to start reign 1,509 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Atlanta Flames had held it since February 21, 1980, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on February 26, 1980.
1,509Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Atlanta Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Houston | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Lever | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Pronovost | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Nilsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Russell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Reinhart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Clement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Chouinard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 26 |
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Stoughton | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Rogers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Sims | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Allison | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Johnston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Boutette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Carroll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jordy Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Debol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Ley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Giroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 28 | 33 |
| John Garrett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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