Belt game 5,054 · February 28, 1990
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 1,913 of the NHL belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since February 17, 1990, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on March 8, 1990.
1,913Reign number
17Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Verbeek | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Young | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Cunneyworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Evason | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Tippett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kastelic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Tomlak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Quenneville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Babych | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 32 |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Ewen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephan Lebeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mathieu Schneider | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jyrki Lumme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
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