Belt game 4,387 · May 7, 1983 · playoffs
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 8–4 at home to start reign 1,643 of the NHL belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since May 5, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 150 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on October 4, 1983.
1,643Reign number
31Team's reign
4Defenses
150Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Merrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Nystrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stefan Persson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 20 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Bourque | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Dufour | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 32 |
| Mike Moffat | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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