Belt game 5,323 · December 21, 1992
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 on the road to start reign 2,027 of the NHL belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 17, 1992, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on December 26, 1992.
2,027Reign number
20Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Bellows | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Vincent Damphousse | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mathieu Schneider | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Brunet | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Roberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Ewen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephan Lebeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Haller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Dufresne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
| Andre Racicot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Sanderson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Kypreos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Janssens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Poulin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Nylander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Yake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Zarley Zalapski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Weinrich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Burt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Cunneyworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Christopher Govedaris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Cassels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Petrovicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Houda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Allen Pedersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Burke | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 38 |
| Frank Pietrangelo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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