Belt game 5,132 · January 16, 1991
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 at home to start reign 1,946 of the NHL belt, the 18th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since January 5, 1991, with 5 defenses over 11 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 8 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 24, 1991.
1,946Reign number
18Team's reign
1Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Christopher Govedaris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Cyr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Shaw | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Evason | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Kastelic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Holik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Tomlak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Yake | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
| Daryl Reaugh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Robitaille | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Gretzky | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Blake | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Granato | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Elik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Bjugstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Kudelski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Benning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Halkidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 24 |
| Daniel Berthiaume | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.