Belt game 4,317 · December 11, 1982
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat Philadelphia Flyers 7–4 at home to start reign 1,609 of the NHL belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since December 9, 1982, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on December 18, 1982.
1,609Reign number
4Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaine Stoughton | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Neufeld | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McDougall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Hospodar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Galarneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Merlin Malinowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Volcan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Veisor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 25 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allison | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sittler | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Flockhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Holmgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindsay Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Gorence | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Behn Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank Bathe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Miroslav Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Cochrane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick St. Croix | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Pelle Lindbergh | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 27 |
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