Belt game 4,416 · November 26, 1983
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 on the road to start reign 1,655 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 22, 1983, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on November 29, 1983.
1,655Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Delorme | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Paslawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wickenheiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Root | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Wamsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 24 |
| Richard Sevigny | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Currie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary McAdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Valentine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Theberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Timo Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
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