Belt game 4,741 · January 21, 1987
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,778 of the NHL belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Winnipeg Jets had held it since January 16, 1987, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 11 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 1, 1987.
1,778Reign number
19Team's reign
5Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Winnipeg Jets
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hawerchuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul MacLean | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Smail | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Mcbain | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Ellett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Watters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Laurie Boschman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Nill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Rooney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Steen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Neufeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Kyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Carlyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Daniel Berthiaume | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Penney | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 18 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Raimo Summanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Kulak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 25 |
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