Belt game 4,080 · April 24, 1980 · playoffs
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 at home to start reign 1,519 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 19, 1980, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on May 1, 1980.
1,519Reign number
20Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Sharpley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Zanussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Dupont | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Houle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Larocque | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 36 |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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