Belt game 4,855 · February 24, 1988
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat Washington Capitals 4–3 at home to start reign 1,826 of the NHL belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since February 14, 1988, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on February 27, 1988.
1,826Reign number
29Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Allison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Robitaille | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Laughlin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Duchesne | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Fox | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Sykes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Fenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Guay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Phair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Sundstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Gould | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Corriveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Peeters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 9 | 9 |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 17 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.