Belt game 5,723 · December 28, 1996
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at home to start reign 2,197 of the NHL belt, the 31st for the franchise.
San Jose Sharks had held it since December 23, 1996, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 8, 1997.
2,197Reign number
31Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Lindgren | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Smyth | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Miroslav Satan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Kovalenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Mcgillis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rem Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Marchant | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Louie Debrusk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean McAmmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Boris Mironov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michel Petit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Luke Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Marchment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Essensa | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 20 |
| Curtis Joseph | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Nolan | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Whitney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Granato | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Dahlen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Friesen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Nazarov | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Hawgood | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Iafrate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Darren Turcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bernie Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Viktor Kozlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shean Donovan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcus Ragnarsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marty McSorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Sykora | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Terreri | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 16 |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 14 |
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