Belt game 4,721 · December 13, 1986
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 at home to start reign 1,768 of the NHL belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since December 11, 1986, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Islanders on December 16, 1986.
1,768Reign number
34Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Nilsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian MacLellan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Maruk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Brooke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dirk Graham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Depalma | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Hartsburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Lawton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Bjugstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Payne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Gronstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Christopher Pryor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kari Takko | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 32 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Kerr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pelle Eklund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindsay Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derrick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Stothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | 28 |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.