Belt game 4,877 · April 19, 1988 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Calgary Flames 3–1 on the road to start reign 1,838 of the NHL belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Calgary Flames had held it since April 10, 1988, with 1 defense over 9 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 18 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on May 7, 1988.
1,838Reign number
24Team's reign
5Defenses
18Days held
Box score
Calgary Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad McCrimmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ramage | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Lanny McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hakan Loob | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Churla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Berezan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Peplinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Otto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacInnis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Nattress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Reinhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 19 |
| Rick Wamsley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ranford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
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