Belt game 5,022 · December 12, 1989
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 7–2 on the road to start reign 1,903 of the NHL belt, the 13th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since December 5, 1989, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on December 19, 1989.
1,903Reign number
13Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hubie Mcdonough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Gronstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 7 |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John MacLean | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Muller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Shanahan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Turgeon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Broten | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| David Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Janne Ojanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Huscroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Albelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Burke | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 15 |
| Chris Terreri | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 17 |
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