Belt game 5,647 · March 17, 1996
Florida Panthers take the belt
Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 3–0 at home to start reign 2,162 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since March 15, 1996, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Florida Panthers held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Lightning on March 23, 1996.
2,162Reign number
5Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lindsay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Straka | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Garpenlov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Niedermayer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Radek Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Laus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Woolley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Jovanovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 33 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Guerin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Rolston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Holik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Sykora | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Brylin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Mckay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Zelepukin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Corey Schwab | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.