Belt game 4,833 · December 30, 1987
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,818 of the NHL belt, the 18th for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since December 28, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Calgary Flames on January 10, 1988.
1,818Reign number
18Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Broten | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cirella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Kurvers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Shanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Loiselle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordon Mark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sauve | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
| Alain Chevrier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Sundstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Corriveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Houlder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 20 |
| Alain Raymond | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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