Belt game 4,060 · March 12, 1980
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Quebec Nordiques 6–3 on the road to start reign 1,515 of the NHL belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Quebec Nordiques had held it since March 9, 1980, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on March 15, 1980.
1,515Reign number
1Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Cote | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Weir | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Brackenbury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Lacroix | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hoganson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Leduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Hislop | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Fitchner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reginald Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Goran Hogosta | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Dion | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 37 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Hunter | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Weir | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lumley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Bianchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Ashby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Driscoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Mio | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Low | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 42 | 45 |
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