Belt game 4,374 · April 9, 1983 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 6–2 on the road to start reign 1,637 of the NHL belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since April 7, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on April 17, 1983.
1,637Reign number
28Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Laughlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Currie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Valentine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Engblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Timo Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Theberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 9 | 11 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 17 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Hallin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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