Belt game 4,191 · May 21, 1981 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars 5–1 at home to start reign 1,561 of the NHL belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since May 19, 1981, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 152 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on October 20, 1981.
1,561Reign number
23Team's reign
5Defenses
152Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Christoff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 33 |
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