Belt game 4,199 · October 24, 1981
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Los Angeles Kings 6–3 at home to start reign 1,563 of the NHL belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since October 20, 1981, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 14 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on November 7, 1981.
1,563Reign number
25Team's reign
4Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Carlson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Nyrop | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 36 |
| Lindsay Middlebrook | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Taylor | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Dionne | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Jensen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Bozek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Hardy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Bonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Terrion | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Paul Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Trevor Johansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lessard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 33 |
| Jim Rutherford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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