Belt game 5,806 · November 8, 1997
Chicago Blackhawks take the belt
Chicago Blackhawks beat New York Islanders 4–2 on the road to start reign 2,224 of the NHL belt, the 200th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since October 29, 1997, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Chicago Blackhawks held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on November 11, 1997.
2,224Reign number
200Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziggy Palffy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | — | — |
| Sergei Nemchinov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| Dennis Vaske | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Claude Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | — | — |
| Tom Chorske | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| Bryan Smolinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Reichel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Paul Kruse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Belanger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Travis Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| Todd Bertuzzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | — | — |
| Rich Pilon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| Bryan McCabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Lachance | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Kenny Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Bryan Berard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Eric Fichaud | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 17 |
| Tommy Salo | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Amonte | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Keith Carney | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| Sergei Krivokrasov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Chelios | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Jeff Shantz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| Steve Dubinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Cummins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Ethan Moreau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Greg Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Jean-Yves Leroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| James Black | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Daze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Eric Weinrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| Christian Laflamme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Trent Yawney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Hackett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Terreri | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
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