Belt game 4,197 · October 20, 1981
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 9–6 on the road to start reign 1,562 of the NHL belt, the 26th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since May 21, 1981, with 5 defenses over 152 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Dallas Stars on October 24, 1981.
1,562Reign number
26Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bourne | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hector Marini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 43 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Dionne | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bonar | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Paul Kelly | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Taylor | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Hopkins | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Bozek | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Terrion | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Fox | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Jensen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Trevor Johansen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Palmer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lessard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rutherford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 27 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.