Belt game 4,944 · February 16, 1989
Vancouver Canucks take the belt
Vancouver Canucks beat Quebec Nordiques 3–2 at home to start reign 1,863 of the NHL belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Quebec Nordiques had held it since February 13, 1989, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Vancouver Canucks held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 26, 1989.
1,863Reign number
22Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Tanti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bradley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Bozek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Sandlak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petri Skriko | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Lidster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Nordmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Trevor Linden | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jose Charbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| David Bruce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Benning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Butcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Reinhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Melnyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk McLean | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
| Steve Weeks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Fortier | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Stastny | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Poddubny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Iiro Jarvi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darin Kimble | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Goulet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Sakic | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Moller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steven Finn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Tugnutt | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 41 |
| Mario Gosselin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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