Belt game 5,161 · March 22, 1991
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Minnesota North Stars 3–1 at home to start reign 1,957 of the NHL belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since March 17, 1991, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on March 26, 1991.
1,957Reign number
25Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephen Leach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Iafrate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Kypreos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Bergland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Bondra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Druce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Greenlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dmitri Khristich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikhail Tatarinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Propp | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Tinordi | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Modano | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Gavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Craig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Berezan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Dahlen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bellows | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Dahlquist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Glynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Casey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
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