Belt game 5,327 · December 29, 1992
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 4–3 (OT) at home to start reign 2,030 of the NHL belt, the 29th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since December 27, 1992, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Flyers on January 7, 1993.
2,030Reign number
29Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Khristich | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Bondra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan May | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Elynuik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Macdermid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Cavallini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Woolley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Iafrate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 20 |
| Jim Hrivnak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Turcotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Graves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Kovalev | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Hardy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Wells | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hurlbut | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Nemchinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jan Erixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Gartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joey Kocur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Amonte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Beukeboom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
| Mike Richter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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