Belt game 4,088 · May 15, 1980 · playoffs
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 8–3 at home to start reign 1,522 of the NHL belt, the 35th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since May 13, 1980, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on May 17, 1980.
1,522Reign number
35Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Clarke | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Busniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIlhargey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Goring | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | 5 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 20 | 26 |
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