Belt game 5,706 · November 20, 1996
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 at home to start reign 2,192 of the NHL belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since November 16, 1996, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on November 22, 1996.
2,192Reign number
24Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Sanderson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Coffey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dineen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Cassels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sami Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steven Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nelson Emerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Kron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Janssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ranheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Grimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Featherstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Burke | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 34 | 35 |
| Jason Muzzatti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Saku Koivu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Bure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vincent Damphousse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Rucinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Savage | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| David Wilkie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Quintal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Popovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Baron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vladimir Malakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrice Brisebois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Jablonski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jocelyn Thibault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
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