Belt game 4,235 · January 16, 1982
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Quebec Nordiques 4–1 at home to start reign 1,580 of the NHL belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Quebec Nordiques had held it since January 5, 1982, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 12 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on January 28, 1982.
1,580Reign number
26Team's reign
6Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Ciccarelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eaves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hakansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Brumwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Marois | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Tardif | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Cloutier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Aubry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marian Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anton Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Norwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Dupont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Garrett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 47 | 51 |
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