Belt game 4,737 · January 14, 1987
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,776 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Chicago Blackhawks had held it since January 7, 1987, with 1 defense over 7 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Arizona Coyotes on January 16, 1987.
1,776Reign number
9Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lavarre | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Olczyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Presley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Secord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Paterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Larmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Ludzik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bergevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Manson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Bannerman | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 25 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John MacLean | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Brickley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter McNab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Loiselle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Ludvig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Uli Hiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Chevrier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 46 | 47 |
| Craig Billington | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.