Belt game 4,472 · April 1, 1984
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 on the road to start reign 1,681 of the NHL belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since March 17, 1984, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 12 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on April 13, 1984.
1,681Reign number
10Team's reign
4Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Guay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Len Hachborn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sittler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Eriksson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Miroslav Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pelle Lindbergh | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Froese | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 38 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Currie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Veitch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Hidi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Timo Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Shand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 26 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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