Belt game 4,386 · May 5, 1983 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Islanders 5–1 at home to start reign 1,642 of the NHL belt, the 204th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since April 30, 1983, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on May 7, 1983.
1,642Reign number
204Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Crowder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 22 |
| Mike Moffat | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Boutilier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 33 |
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