Belt game 4,180 · April 20, 1981 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers 5–4 (OT) on the road to start reign 1,557 of the NHL belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since April 19, 1981, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Islanders held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on April 22, 1981.
1,557Reign number
21Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Callighen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lumley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 38 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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