Belt game 4,841 · January 18, 1988
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 6–4 at home to start reign 1,821 of the NHL belt, the 279th for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since January 13, 1988, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on January 21, 1988.
1,821Reign number
279Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergio Momesso | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 36 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Lacombe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Moe Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Wiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Reaugh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 30 |
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