Belt game 5,246 · February 17, 1992
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Winnipeg Jets 5–4 (OT) at home to start reign 2,000 of the NHL belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
Winnipeg Jets had held it since February 15, 1992, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on February 23, 1992.
2,000Reign number
53Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Thomas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Mcllwain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hubie Mcdonough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Kurvers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob DiMaio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Finley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Vaske | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Pilon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Weeks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 33 |
Winnipeg Jets
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Elynuik | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Steen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Teppo Numminen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Osborne | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Macdermid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Evans | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fredrik Olausson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Igor Ulanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Sykes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hartman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darrin Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Leblanc | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Luciano Borsato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Carlyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Cronin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Beauregard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Essensa | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 20 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.