Belt game 4,160 · March 7, 1981
Winnipeg Jets take the belt
Winnipeg Jets beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2 at home to start reign 1,548 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 19, 1981, with 7 defenses over 16 days.
Winnipeg Jets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on March 8, 1981.
1,548Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Winnipeg Jets
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Bowness | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Trimper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Babych | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Willy Lindstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Mantha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Long | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Plantery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Geoffrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Eaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Morris Lukowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Lecuyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Dudley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Legge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Spring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Dion | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 33 |
| Markus Mattsson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Risebrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Lambert | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wickenheiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 40 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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