Belt game 5,026 · December 19, 1989
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 (OT) at home to start reign 1,904 of the NHL belt, the 47th for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since December 12, 1989, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
New York Islanders held it for 11 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on December 30, 1989.
1,904Reign number
47Team's reign
2Defenses
11Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek King | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Mcbean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hubie Mcdonough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Gronstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Muller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Turgeon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Brady | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Huscroft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Albelin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Burke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Terreri | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 28 |
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