Belt game 4,372 · April 6, 1983 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home to start reign 1,635 of the NHL belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since April 3, 1983, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
New York Islanders held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on April 7, 1983.
1,635Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 29 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Gould | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Currie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Holt | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Milan Novy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Timo Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Theberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 37 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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