Belt game 4,838 · January 10, 1988
Calgary Flames take the belt
Calgary Flames beat Washington Capitals 8–2 at home to start reign 1,819 of the NHL belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since December 30, 1987, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Calgary Flames held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on January 13, 1988.
1,819Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Calgary Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakan Loob | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Roberts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacInnis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dana Murzyn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lanny McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Bozek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Otto | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Peplinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Nattress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Dadswell | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Corriveau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Sundstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Houlder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 23 |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 8 | 11 |
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