Belt game 5,727 · January 8, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks take the belt
Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 at home to start reign 2,198 of the NHL belt, the 199th for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since December 28, 1996, with 3 defenses over 11 days.
Chicago Blackhawks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Lightning on January 13, 1997.
2,198Reign number
199Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Miller | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Amonte | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Shantz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Cummins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ethan Moreau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Probert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Krivokrasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Zhamnov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| James Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Daze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Weinrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Carney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Enrico Ciccone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Belfour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Hackett | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 36 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Lindgren | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rem Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Miroslav Satan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Marchant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Louie Debrusk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean McAmmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Kovalenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Smyth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Boris Mironov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Luke Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Mcgillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Marchment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Dufresne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Essensa | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
| Curtis Joseph | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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