Belt game 5,019 · December 5, 1989
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0 at home to start reign 1,902 of the NHL belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since December 3, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on December 12, 1989.
1,902Reign number
46Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hubie Mcdonough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 32 |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Arniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Snuggerud | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Vaive | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daren Puppa | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 25 |
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