Belt game 4,949 · March 1, 1989
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0 at home to start reign 1,865 of the NHL belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 26, 1989, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on March 8, 1989.
1,865Reign number
26Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Messier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Jonsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin McClelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Halward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ranford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 23 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Martinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Dufresne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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