Belt game 4,054 · February 27, 1980
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Quebec Nordiques 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,511 of the NHL belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Quebec Nordiques had held it since February 26, 1980, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Islanders held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on March 1, 1980.
1,511Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Leduc | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Hislop | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Smrke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Low | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Dion | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 25 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 24 |
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