Belt game 4,724 · December 18, 1986
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders 9–4 at home to start reign 1,770 of the NHL belt, the 56th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since December 16, 1986, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on December 23, 1986.
1,770Reign number
56Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Poulin | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Kerr | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindsay Carson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Hospodar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pelle Eklund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derrick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 34 | 38 |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Boyd | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Dineen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Leiter | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 10 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 9 | 15 |
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