Belt game 4,824 · December 8, 1987
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,813 of the NHL belt, the 278th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since December 2, 1987, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on December 19, 1987.
1,813Reign number
278Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konroyd | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Dalgarno | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Kromm | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Leiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
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