Belt game 4,179 · April 19, 1981 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders 5–2 at home to start reign 1,556 of the NHL belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since April 16, 1981, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on April 20, 1981.
1,556Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jari Kurri | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lumley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Gillies | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hector Marini | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 8 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 26 |
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