Belt game 4,383 · April 28, 1983 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home to start reign 1,640 of the NHL belt, the 203rd for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since April 20, 1983, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on April 30, 1983.
1,640Reign number
203Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gillis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fergus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
| Mike Moffat | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Boutilier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 31 |
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