Belt game 5,734 · January 25, 1997
Florida Panthers take the belt
Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 at home to start reign 2,202 of the NHL belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Lightning had held it since January 21, 1997, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Florida Panthers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on February 1, 1997.
2,202Reign number
11Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lindsay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Niedermayer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Garpenlov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Nemirovsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Radek Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Laus | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Per Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Selivanov | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Burr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Cullen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Houlder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Zamuner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ysebaert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Daymond Langkow | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Wiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikael Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brantt Myhres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Gratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Cory Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Igor Ulanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rudy Poeschek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roman Hamrlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Drew Bannister | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tabaracci | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 9 | 12 |
| Corey Schwab | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
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