Belt game 4,764 · March 13, 1987
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 4–1 at home to start reign 1,784 of the NHL belt, the 10th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since March 8, 1987, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on March 14, 1987.
1,784Reign number
10Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Broten | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Chernomaz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cirella | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Loiselle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Carlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordon Mark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Chevrier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 29 |
| Craig Billington | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Kromm | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Boyd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ari Haanpaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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