Belt game 4,839 · January 13, 1988
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 5–3 at home to start reign 1,820 of the NHL belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Calgary Flames had held it since January 10, 1988, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on January 18, 1988.
1,820Reign number
23Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Anderson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
Calgary Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mullen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Otto | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacInnis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lanny McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hakan Loob | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Churla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Peplinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dana Murzyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Nattress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 35 |
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