Belt game 5,795 · October 18, 1997
Dallas Stars take the belt
Dallas Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 on the road to start reign 2,220 of the NHL belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Toronto Maple Leafs had held it since October 15, 1997, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Dallas Stars held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Ottawa Senators on October 19, 1997.
2,220Reign number
49Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mathieu Schneider | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Sundin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Martin Prochazka | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Igor Korolev | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Zettler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Per Gustafsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kris King | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Darby Hendrickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wendel Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alyn McCauley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Freddy Modin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tie Domi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Jason Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Macoun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Felix Potvin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 28 |
| Glenn Healy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dallas Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Modano | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Errey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Reid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jere Lehtinen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derian Hatcher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Sydor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Zubov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Richard Matvichuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Roman Turek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Belfour | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 25 |
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