Belt game 4,664 · March 23, 1986
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–5 at home to start reign 1,741 of the NHL belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since March 13, 1986, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Islanders on March 28, 1986.
1,741Reign number
16Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Laughlin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephen Leach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dwight Schofield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 8 | 12 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 10 | 11 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelle Eklund | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Kerr | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindsay Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Richter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 18 |
| Bob Froese | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 11 | 15 |
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