Belt game 5,227 · December 28, 1991
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 5–4 at home to start reign 1,988 of the NHL belt, the 51st for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 21, 1991, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
New York Islanders held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on December 29, 1991.
1,988Reign number
51Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Ferraro | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Kurvers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Mcllwain | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob DiMaio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Finley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Pilon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Weeks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 31 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Turcotte | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kris King | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joey Kocur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Amonte | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Leetch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Nemchinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ogrodnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tie Domi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Cirella | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Moller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Per Djoos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 36 |
| Mike Richter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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