Belt game 5,839 · January 24, 1998
Carolina Hurricanes take the belt
Carolina Hurricanes beat Montréal Canadiens 4–3 on the road to start reign 2,232 of the NHL belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since January 21, 1998, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Carolina Hurricanes held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Florida Panthers on January 27, 1998.
2,232Reign number
25Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Recchi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| Valeri Bure | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Manson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Benoit Brunet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Poulin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Patrice Brisebois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Houde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Turner Stevenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Scott Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vincent Damphousse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Rucinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bureau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Brian Savage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Stephane Quintal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Popovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vladimir Malakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Rivet | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jocelyn Thibault | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 34 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Emerson | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sami Kapanen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Chiasson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Kevin Dineen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Robert Kron | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Gelinas | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Paul Ranheim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Primeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Steven Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Stu Grimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bates Battaglia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Kent Manderville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Jeff O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Haller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Adam Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirk McLean | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 24 |
| Trevor Kidd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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