Belt game 5,702 · November 9, 1996
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 4–0 at home to start reign 2,189 of the NHL belt, the 30th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since November 4, 1996, with 1 defense over 5 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Vancouver Canucks on November 14, 1996.
2,189Reign number
30Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Guerin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Sykora | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Rolston | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John MacLean | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Holik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Peluso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Mckay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Zelepukin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Dunham | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 19 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ziggy Palffy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty Mcinnis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Niklas Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andreas Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Travis Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Bertuzzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan McCabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Houda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Lachance | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darius Kasparaitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Berard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Fichaud | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 19 |
| Tommy Salo | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 8 | 10 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.