Belt game 5,739 · February 7, 1997
Calgary Flames take the belt
Calgary Flames beat Washington Capitals 5–2 at home to start reign 2,204 of the NHL belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since February 1, 1997, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Calgary Flames held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on February 19, 1997.
2,204Reign number
41Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Calgary Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarome Iginla | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cale Hulse | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| German Titov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Hlushko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ronnie Stern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Reichel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Corey Millen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jonas Hoglund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gagner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Bouchard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Theo Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Gavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Albelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Chiasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yves Racine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dwayne Roloson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Kidd | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bondra | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jaroslav Svejkovsky | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Eagles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konowalchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Kaminski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Berube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Anson Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Juneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Klee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Gonchar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Carey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 16 |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 9 | 10 |
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