Belt game 4,182 · April 24, 1981 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,559 of the NHL belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since April 22, 1981, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 25 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on May 19, 1981.
1,559Reign number
22Team's reign
7Defenses
25Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Matti Hagman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Brackenbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Callighen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Unger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Lariviere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Marini | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 23 |
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