Belt game 4,321 · December 18, 1982
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Hartford Whalers 7–4 at home to start reign 1,610 of the NHL belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Hartford Whalers had held it since December 11, 1982, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on December 26, 1982.
1,610Reign number
27Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Federko | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Patey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Sutter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Chapman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Dunlop | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ramage | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Crombeen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Brownschidle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rik Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Babych | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Klassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Bothwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 29 |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Adams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Neufeld | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Merlin Malinowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaine Stoughton | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McDougall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Hospodar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Renaud | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Galarneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Volcan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 26 | 32 |
| Mike Veisor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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