Belt game 4,822 · December 2, 1987
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 on the road to start reign 1,812 of the NHL belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins had held it since November 25, 1987, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New York Islanders held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on December 8, 1987.
1,812Reign number
41Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Cunneyworth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Dahlquist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Kontos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Mcllwain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Loney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Kachowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Frawley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dwight Mathiasen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jock Callander | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ville Siren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Buskas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 29 |
| Gilles Meloche | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Gilbert | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Dalgarno | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Kromm | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 30 |
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