Belt game 4,089 · May 17, 1980 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 at home to start reign 1,523 of the NHL belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since May 15, 1980, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on May 22, 1980.
1,523Reign number
16Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Potvin | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Busniuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIlhargey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 40 |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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