Belt game 5,767 · April 9, 1997
Florida Panthers take the belt
Florida Panthers beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at home to start reign 2,211 of the NHL belt, the 12th for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since April 6, 1997, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Florida Panthers held it for 11 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on April 20, 1997.
2,211Reign number
12Team's reign
2Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lowry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Niedermayer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Radek Dvorak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Washburn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Garpenlov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk Muller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jody Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Carkner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Laus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Jovanovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John MacLean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Holik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Pandolfo | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Gilmour | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Guerin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Rolston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Mckay | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Reid Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Ellett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Niedermayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Dunham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.