Belt game 4,884 · May 9, 1988 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT) on the road to start reign 1,840 of the NHL belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since May 7, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 156 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Vancouver Canucks on October 12, 1988.
1,840Reign number
25Team's reign
7Defenses
156Days held
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Gallant | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Probert | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Sharples | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Ashton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Yzerman | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Oates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Nill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mel Bridgman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Chabot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Zombo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Veitch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lee Norwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilbert Delorme | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Hanlon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
| Greg Stefan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jari Kurri | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Wiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ranford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
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