Belt game 4,227 · December 29, 1981
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–4 on the road to start reign 1,576 of the NHL belt, the 257th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since December 26, 1981, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on January 2, 1982.
1,576Reign number
257Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hector Marini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 30 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Mondou | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Risebrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Wamsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 14 | 16 |
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