Belt game 4,883 · May 7, 1988 · playoffs
Detroit Red Wings take the belt
Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at home to start reign 1,839 of the NHL belt, the 177th for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since April 19, 1988, with 5 defenses over 18 days.
Detroit Red Wings held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on May 9, 1988.
1,839Reign number
177Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Oates | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Ashton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Probert | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Zombo | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Yzerman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Barr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Veitch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Nill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerard Gallant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Norwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Delorme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Sharples | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
| Darren Eliot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gretzky | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ranford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
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