Belt game 4,117 · December 1, 1980
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat New York Rangers 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,538 of the NHL belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since November 26, 1980, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on December 9, 1980.
1,538Reign number
22Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Hedberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Gillis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Silk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lance Nethery | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Thomas | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 10 | 14 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sharpley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Fidler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Brumwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.