Belt game 5,089 · May 22, 1990 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins 5–1 at home to start reign 1,928 of the NHL belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since May 20, 1990, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 145 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Vancouver Canucks on October 14, 1990.
1,928Reign number
28Team's reign
4Defenses
145Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Anderson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Simpson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Lamb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Gelinas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Klima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Gregg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ranford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
| Eldon Reddick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Neely | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Douris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Janney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Brickley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Byce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Hawgood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allen Pedersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 33 |
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