Belt game 5,071 · April 5, 1990 · playoffs
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 (OT) on the road to start reign 1,920 of the NHL belt, the 21st for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since March 25, 1990, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on April 7, 1990.
1,920Reign number
21Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Stastny | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Kasatonov | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| David Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Brooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Shanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jon Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Weinrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Huscroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Burke | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 24 |
| Chris Terreri | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Ciccarelli | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Druce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Bergland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Joyce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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