Belt game 4,075 · April 16, 1980 · playoffs
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 on the road to start reign 1,517 of the NHL belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 15, 1980, with 12 defenses over 32 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 19, 1980.
1,517Reign number
19Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Lupien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al MacAdam | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Zanussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 23 |
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