Belt game 5,249 · February 23, 1992
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New York Islanders 4–1 on the road to start reign 2,001 of the NHL belt, the 28th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since February 17, 1992, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on February 27, 1992.
2,001Reign number
28Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Ferraro | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Kurvers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Mcllwain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Berg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hubie Mcdonough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Finley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Vaske | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Pilon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 31 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bondra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dmitri Khristich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Kypreos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Druce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 23 |
| Jim Hrivnak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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