Belt game 5,160 · March 17, 1991
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 at home to start reign 1,956 of the NHL belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since March 16, 1991, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on March 22, 1991.
1,956Reign number
40Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Modano | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Propp | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Smail | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gagner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bellows | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Dahlen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Churla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Dahlquist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Casey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Krushelnyski | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Leeman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Loiselle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Luke Richardson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ramage | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vincent Damphousse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wendel Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fergus | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Daniel Marois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Ellett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Petit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Ing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Reese | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 37 |
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