Belt game 4,961 · March 25, 1989
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers 6–1 at home to start reign 1,873 of the NHL belt, the 66th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 22, 1989, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on March 27, 1989.
1,873Reign number
66Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Kerr | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pelle Eklund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Berube | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Derrick Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Acton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Sulliman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Chychrun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
| Ken Wregget | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulf Dahlen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Lafreniere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Petit | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Kisio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carey Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Granato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Mullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucien DeBlois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Janssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Miloslav Horava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Poeschek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Bloemberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Froese | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 29 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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