Belt game 4,181 · April 22, 1981 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,558 of the NHL belt, the 4th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since April 20, 1981, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on April 24, 1981.
1,558Reign number
4Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 22 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Callighen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Brackenbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
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