Belt game 4,204 · November 7, 1981
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat Minnesota North Stars 4–2 at home to start reign 1,564 of the NHL belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since October 24, 1981, with 4 defenses over 14 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on November 12, 1981.
1,564Reign number
2Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Nachbaur | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Howatt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jordy Douglas | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Wesley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick MacLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Keon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Merkosky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Meagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaine Stoughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McDougall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack McIlhargey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stuart Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| John Garrett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 33 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al MacAdam | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eaves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Nyrop | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hakansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 26 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.