Belt game 4,779 · April 20, 1987 · playoffs
Quebec Nordiques take the belt
Quebec Nordiques beat Montréal Canadiens 7–5 on the road to start reign 1,787 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 16, 1987, with 12 defenses over 35 days.
Quebec Nordiques held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 24, 1987.
1,787Reign number
20Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Kordic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaston Gingras | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 26 |
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Stastny | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Moller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Gillis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Stastny | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steven Finn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lane Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Lafreniere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Rochefort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Risto Siltanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Gosselin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 32 |
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