Belt game 5,721 · December 23, 1996
San Jose Sharks take the belt
San Jose Sharks beat Dallas Stars 2–1 on the road to start reign 2,196 of the NHL belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Dallas Stars had held it since December 18, 1996, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
San Jose Sharks held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on December 28, 1996.
2,196Reign number
7Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Dallas Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Zubov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Modano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Huard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Lehtinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sydor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Matvichuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Arturs Irbe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 17 |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Turcotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Owen Nolan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Friesen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Whitney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dody Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Granato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Dahlen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Viktor Kozlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Nazarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Hawgood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcus Ragnarsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Sykora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Iafrate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Terreri | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
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