Belt game 4,678 · April 19, 1986 · playoffs
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 8–1 at home to start reign 1,749 of the NHL belt, the 17th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since April 15, 1986, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on April 23, 1986.
1,749Reign number
17Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Haworth | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Corriveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dwight Schofield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
| Al Jensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Allison | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Brooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| George McPhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Larouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian MacLellan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Wiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Willie Huber | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 10 | 13 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.