Belt game 5,718 · December 18, 1996
Dallas Stars take the belt
Dallas Stars beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 (OT) on the road to start reign 2,195 of the NHL belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Chicago Blackhawks had held it since December 15, 1996, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Dallas Stars held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to San Jose Sharks on December 23, 1996.
2,195Reign number
48Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Probert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Daze | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Amonte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Shantz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ethan Moreau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Krivokrasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Zhamnov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| James Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Chyzowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Weinrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Carney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Enrico Ciccone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tuomas Gronman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Belfour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Hackett | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
Dallas Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoit Hogue | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Zubov | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Modano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Lehtinen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Huard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sydor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Matvichuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arturs Irbe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 20 |
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