Belt game 4,340 · January 27, 1983
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat Quebec Nordiques 5–2 at home to start reign 1,616 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Quebec Nordiques had held it since January 21, 1983, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on February 1, 1983.
1,616Reign number
5Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Neufeld | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Lawless | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Merlin Malinowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Blaine Stoughton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Volcan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Renaud | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Fridgen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McDougall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Paterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Hospodar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Millen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 36 |
| Mike Veisor | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Goulet | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Stastny | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Wesley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wally Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Cloutier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Sleigher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Aubry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Tookey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marian Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anton Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Moller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Garrett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
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