Belt game 4,606 · November 12, 1985
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at home to start reign 1,723 of the NHL belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since November 5, 1985, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 17 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on November 29, 1985.
1,723Reign number
14Team's reign
6Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Haworth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dwight Schofield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Veitch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yves Beaudoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Raimo Summanen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lumley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Semenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Fogolin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 25 |
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