Belt game 5,215 · November 27, 1991
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 1,982 of the NHL belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 25, 1991, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Islanders on November 29, 1991.
1,982Reign number
26Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ridley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Bondra | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Iafrate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dmitri Khristich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Bergland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| John Druce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 27 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Muller | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Di Pietro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Brunet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Ewen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephan Lebeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mathieu Schneider | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Melanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
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