Belt game 4,190 · May 19, 1981 · playoffs
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat New York Islanders 4–2 at home to start reign 1,560 of the NHL belt, the 24th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since April 24, 1981, with 7 defenses over 25 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on May 21, 1981.
1,560Reign number
24Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
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