Belt game 4,230 · January 3, 1982
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,578 of the NHL belt, the 4th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since January 2, 1982, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Washington Capitals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on January 5, 1982.
1,578Reign number
4Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pavelich | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hickey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Rogers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Maloney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Silk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Weeks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 24 |
| Eddie Mio | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Cassolato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| James McTaggart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Veitch | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Errol Rausse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Valentine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Torrie Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Camazzola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Theberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Parro | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 37 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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