Belt game 4,832 · December 28, 1987
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 6–4 at home to start reign 1,817 of the NHL belt, the 11th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since December 26, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on December 30, 1987.
1,817Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Verbeek | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Broten | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Muller | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Shanahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Loiselle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cirella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| David Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordon Mark | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Kurvers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 16 |
| Alain Chevrier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat LaFontaine | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd McLellan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Dalgarno | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Henry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Kromm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Curran | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 37 |
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