Belt game 4,384 · April 30, 1983 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 7–3 at home to start reign 1,641 of the NHL belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since April 28, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on May 5, 1983.
1,641Reign number
30Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Hallin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Boutilier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 36 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Bourque | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fergus | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 19 | 26 |
| Mike Moffat | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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