Belt game 4,055 · March 1, 1980
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,512 of the NHL belt, the 167th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since February 27, 1980, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on March 2, 1980.
1,512Reign number
167Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Howatt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Tambellini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 10 | 11 |
| Richard Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 8 | 11 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale McCourt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Labraaten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Polonich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Errol Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Woods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| George Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Thommie Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reed Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Rutherford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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