Belt game 5,039 · January 23, 1990
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat New York Islanders 4–2 at home to start reign 1,908 of the NHL belt, the 15th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since January 10, 1990, with 5 defenses over 13 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on January 25, 1990.
1,908Reign number
15Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Evason | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Young | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Tippett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Tomlak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Jennings | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Shaw | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Babych | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Cunneyworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kastelic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Quenneville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Ladouceur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
| Kay Whitmore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Chyzowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Gronstrand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Lauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob DiMaio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Hubie Mcdonough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 26 |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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