Belt game 4,135 · January 9, 1981
Colorado Rockies take the belt
Colorado Rockies beat Minnesota North Stars 4–2 at home to start reign 1,543 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since December 23, 1980, with 6 defenses over 17 days.
Colorado Rockies held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on January 12, 1981.
1,543Reign number
5Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Colorado Rockies
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanny McDonald | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt McKechnie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Cooper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Robert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Vautour | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ramage | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kitchen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Attwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Quenneville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hardy Astrom | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
| Al Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eaves | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sargent | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
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