Belt game 4,659 · March 13, 1986
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Washington Capitals 2–0 at home to start reign 1,740 of the NHL belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since February 27, 1986, with 6 defenses over 14 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 10 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on March 23, 1986.
1,740Reign number
50Team's reign
4Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelle Eklund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindsay Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derrick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Richter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Froese | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 19 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dwight Schofield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 28 | 29 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.