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Belt game 4,337 · January 21, 1983

Quebec Nordiques take the belt

Quebec Nordiques beat Washington Capitals 5–4 on the road to start reign 1,615 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.

Washington Capitals had held it since January 18, 1983, with 1 defense over 3 days.

Quebec Nordiques held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on January 27, 1983.

1,615Reign number
9Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held

Box score

Washington Capitals

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson1120070——
Bobby Carpenter0110530——
Mike Gartner101-1080——
Glen Currie0110000——
Gaetan Duchesne0110020——
Alan Haworth1010060——
Dennis Maruk0110040——
Bobby Gould1010020——
Rod Langway0111030——
Craig Laughlin0000030——
Ken Houston000-1430——
Doug Jarvis0000010——
Milan Novy000-1020——
Scott Stevens0000210——
Randy Holt000-1000——
Brian Engblom000-1020——
Timo Blomqvist0001010——
Greg Theberge000-1020——
Pat Riggin————0——00
Al Jensen————0——2328

Quebec Nordiques

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Michel Goulet1232230——
Tim Tookey0221010——
Anton Stastny1120040——
Wilf Paiement0220020——
Marian Stastny1010030——
Peter Stastny0110220——
Dale Hunter1010540——
Rick Lapointe1012240——
Wally Weir000-1210——
Marc Tardif0000000——
Basil Mcrae000-1000——
Louis Sleigher0000000——
Pierre Aubry0000020——
Alain Cote000-1010——
Normand Rochefort0000200——
David Shaw0000000——
Randy Moller0001210——
Blake Wesley0000200——
John Garrett————0——00
Dan Bouchard————0——4650

Box scores: the NHL's own game center.

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