Belt game 4,992 · October 13, 1989
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 7–4 at home to start reign 1,889 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since October 11, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on October 20, 1989.
1,889Reign number
20Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ridley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephen Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Murray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan May | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wickenheiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvon Corriveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Houlder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Tutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Mullen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Moller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Granato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Mallette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Greschner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Turcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Dahlen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kris King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Janssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Carey Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Leetch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 34 |
| Mike Richter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.