Belt game 4,995 · October 20, 1989
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 5–3 on the road to start reign 1,890 of the NHL belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since October 13, 1989, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New York Islanders held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Vancouver Canucks on October 21, 1989.
1,890Reign number
45Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Wickenheiser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Murray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Houlder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Kypreos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephen Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Felix | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Tutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 33 |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Vukota | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Chynoweth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bergevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Pilon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 29 |
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