Belt game 4,738 · January 16, 1987
Winnipeg Jets take the belt
Winnipeg Jets beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 on the road to start reign 1,777 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since January 14, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Winnipeg Jets held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on January 21, 1987.
1,777Reign number
8Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Loiselle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Brickley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Ludvig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Uli Hiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Chevrier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 25 |
| Craig Billington | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Winnipeg Jets
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hawerchuk | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Steen | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Mcbain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Watters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Carlyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Smail | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul MacLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Laurie Boschman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Nill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Rooney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Neufeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Ellett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Kyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Daniel Berthiaume | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 36 |
| Steve Penney | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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