Belt game 4,177 · April 16, 1981 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers 8–2 at home to start reign 1,555 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since April 8, 1981, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
New York Islanders held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on April 19, 1981.
1,555Reign number
20Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Goring | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hector Marini | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Messier | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lumley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 20 |
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