Belt game 5,553 · April 28, 1995
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 at home to start reign 2,127 of the NHL belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since April 23, 1995, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on May 8, 1995.
2,127Reign number
31Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Juneau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Bondra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konowalchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eagles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dmitri Khristich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Kaminski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Berube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Klee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Igor Ulanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Carey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 20 |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Audette | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Mogilny | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yuri Khmylev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Presley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad May | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Pearson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Dawe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Astley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Smehlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Zhitnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Shields | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Hasek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 27 |
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