Belt game 4,380 · April 20, 1983 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 7–2 at home to start reign 1,639 of the NHL belt, the 29th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since April 17, 1983, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Islanders held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 28, 1983.
1,639Reign number
29Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bourne | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 20 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scot Kleinendorst | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Robbie Ftorek | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Leinonen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob McClanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Duguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Hedberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Backman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George McPhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Chartraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 43 |
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