Belt game 5,681 · June 4, 1996 · playoffs
Colorado Avalanche take the belt
Colorado Avalanche beat Florida Panthers 3–1 at home to start reign 2,179 of the NHL belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Florida Panthers had held it since May 30, 1996, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Colorado Avalanche held it for 122 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on October 4, 1996.
2,179Reign number
32Team's reign
3Defenses
122Days held
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ricci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Kamensky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Deadmarsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Forsberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Rychel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Sakic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rene Corbet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Yelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Gusarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jon Klemm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Foote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 26 |
| Stephane Fiset | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lindsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Straka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Garpenlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Laus | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Jovanovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
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