Belt game 5,072 · April 7, 1990 · playoffs
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 6–5 at home to start reign 1,921 of the NHL belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since April 5, 1990, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Capitals on April 11, 1990.
1,921Reign number
16Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Shanahan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jon Morris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Stastny | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Driver | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Weinrich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Kasatonov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| David Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Brooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Vilgrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Huscroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Velischek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Burke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Terreri | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Ciccarelli | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Joyce | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Bergland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan May | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Druce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephen Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Sheehy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 10 | 13 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
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