Belt game 4,231 · January 5, 1982
Quebec Nordiques take the belt
Quebec Nordiques beat Washington Capitals 3–0 at home to start reign 1,579 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since January 3, 1982, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Quebec Nordiques held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on January 16, 1982.
1,579Reign number
5Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Cloutier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marian Stastny | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Stastny | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Pichette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Aubry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Miroslav Frycer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Plasse | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 28 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Valentine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Torrie Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Cassolato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| James McTaggart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Veitch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Timo Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Howard Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Parro | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 41 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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