Belt game 4,766 · March 16, 1987
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–0 at home to start reign 1,786 of the NHL belt, the 271st for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since March 14, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 35 days and 12 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on April 20, 1987.
1,786Reign number
271Team's reign
12Defenses
35Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Sandelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 23 |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Coulter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bossy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 18 | 21 |
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