Belt game 4,831 · December 26, 1987
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 2–1 at home to start reign 1,816 of the NHL belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since December 22, 1987, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
New York Islanders held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on December 28, 1987.
1,816Reign number
42Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Leiter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Dalgarno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Kromm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 31 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Neely | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Billy O'Dwyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Linseman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Willi Plett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyndon Byers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Thelven | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reed Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Allen Pedersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
| Doug Keans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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