Belt game 4,128 · December 23, 1980
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2 on the road to start reign 1,542 of the NHL belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since December 13, 1980, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 17 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on January 9, 1981.
1,542Reign number
23Team's reign
6Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale McCourt | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Reed Larson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Polonich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Errol Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Woods | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| George Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Labraaten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Kirton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 22 | 27 |
| Larry Lozinski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Christoff | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eaves | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 29 |
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