Belt game 4,226 · December 26, 1981
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at home to start reign 1,575 of the NHL belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since December 16, 1981, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
New York Islanders held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 29, 1981.
1,575Reign number
24Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Persson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hector Marini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 29 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Flockhart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Allison | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reggie Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Arthur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Hoffmeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Botell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Cochrane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick St. Croix | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
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