Belt game 4,762 · March 8, 1987
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–5 on the road to start reign 1,783 of the NHL belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Chicago Blackhawks had held it since February 19, 1987, with 7 defenses over 17 days.
New York Islanders held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on March 13, 1987.
1,783Reign number
38Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Savard | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Larmer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Murray | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Murray | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Fraser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Olczyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Presley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Secord | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Manson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack O'Callahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Skorodenski | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Bannerman | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 23 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Boyd | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Kromm | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Leiter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konroyd | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ari Haanpaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 29 |
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