Belt game 4,537 · January 16, 1985
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 on the road to start reign 1,698 of the NHL belt, the 13th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since January 12, 1985, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 13 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on January 29, 1985.
1,698Reign number
13Team's reign
5Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Chabot | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Shedden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe McDonnell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Buskas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Mantha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Loney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mitch Lamoureux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Rissling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arto Javanainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Belanger Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Babych | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Petteri Lehto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Charlesworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Herron | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 27 | 32 |
| Roberto Romano | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Haworth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Currie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Veitch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Timo Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 23 |
| Bob Mason | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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