Belt game 4,373 · April 7, 1983 · playoffs
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 4–2 on the road to start reign 1,636 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since April 6, 1983, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Washington Capitals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on April 9, 1983.
1,636Reign number
8Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 39 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Gould | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Theberge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Currie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Valentine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Timo Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
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