Belt game 4,956 · March 14, 1989
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat New York Islanders 8–2 at home to start reign 1,869 of the NHL belt, the 14th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since March 13, 1989, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Hartford Whalers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on March 16, 1989.
1,869Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Macdermid | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Turgeon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Quenneville | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dineen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Tippett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Jennings | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm MacIver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Evason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Ladouceur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 17 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat LaFontaine | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Mcbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Christopher Pryor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bergevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Hackett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 21 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 18 |
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