Belt game 4,353 · February 26, 1983
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Washington Capitals 4–1 at home to start reign 1,623 of the NHL belt, the 259th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since February 24, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 6, 1983.
1,623Reign number
259Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Walter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Nattress | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Delorme | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Mondou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wickenheiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Root | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Wamsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Currie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Bulley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milan Novy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Timo Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Theberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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