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Belt game 4,666 · March 28, 1986

New York Islanders take the belt

New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,742 of the NHL belt, the 36th for the franchise.

Washington Capitals had held it since March 23, 1986, with 1 defense over 5 days.

New York Islanders held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on April 1, 1986.

1,742Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held

Box score

Washington Capitals

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Jorgen Pettersson022-1020——
Gaetan Duchesne0110230——
Alan Haworth1010720——
Craig Laughlin1010010——
Kevin Hatcher1011520——
Larry Murphy011-2020——
Bobby Carpenter0000250——
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson0000000——
Stephen Leach0000200——
Greg Adams0000420——
Bobby Gould0001040——
Dave Christian000-3010——
Lou Franceschetti0000910——
Dwight Schofield0000000——
Scott Stevens000-21210——
Rod Langway0000020——
John Barrett0000200——
Greg Smith0001010——
Pete Peeters————0——2226
Al Jensen————0——00

New York Islanders

PlayerGAPTS+/-PIMSOGHITSVSA
Mike Bossy2022020——
Clark Gillies0110010——
Duane Sutter0110020——
Bob Bourne011-1730——
Brent Sutter101-1220——
Patrick Flatley1011420——
Tomas Jonsson0113000——
Denis Potvin01111330——
Randy Boyd011-1020——
Pat LaFontaine0001010——
Greg Gilbert000-1200——
Bryan Trottier0002010——
Mikko Makela000-1010——
Mark Hamway000-1020——
Richard Kromm0001220——
Gord Dineen0000400——
Paul Boutilier0000010——
Steve Konroyd000-1210——
Kelly Hrudey————0——2224
Billy Smith————17——45

Box scores: the NHL's own game center.

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