Belt game 4,955 · March 13, 1989
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,868 of the NHL belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since March 11, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on March 14, 1989.
1,868Reign number
43Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Martinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Dufresne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 21 |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bergevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Mcbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Pilon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Hackett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
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