Belt game 4,099 · October 21, 1980
Vancouver Canucks take the belt
Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 6–3 on the road to start reign 1,526 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since May 24, 1980, with 6 defenses over 150 days.
Vancouver Canucks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on October 22, 1980.
1,526Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Tambellini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 29 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McCarthy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Gradin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Fraser | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Schmautz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Ashton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Rota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lars Lindgren | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Boldirev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Smyl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| David Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lanz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Minor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 37 |
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