Belt game 4,963 · March 29, 1989
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 (OT) on the road to start reign 1,875 of the NHL belt, the 44th for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since March 27, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on April 1, 1989.
1,875Reign number
44Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik Sundstrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack O'Callahan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Kurvers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| David Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Anders Carlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cirella | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Burke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Billington | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 30 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Mcbean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bergevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Hackett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 32 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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