Belt game 4,091 · May 22, 1980 · playoffs
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 6–3 at home to start reign 1,524 of the NHL belt, the 36th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since May 17, 1980, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on May 24, 1980.
1,524Reign number
36Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Busniuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Dailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIlhargey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Myre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 38 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Persson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lorne Henning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 25 | 31 |
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