Belt game 5,737 · February 1, 1997
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Florida Panthers 3–1 on the road to start reign 2,203 of the NHL belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Florida Panthers had held it since January 25, 1997, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Calgary Flames on February 7, 1997.
2,203Reign number
33Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| David Nemirovsky | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Murphy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Radek Dvorak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Straka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Garpenlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Laus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Per Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bondra | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anson Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Nikolishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konowalchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Berube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Juneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Klee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Charron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Carey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 21 |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.
Washington Capitals belt history → · Capitals vs. Panthers →