Belt game 5,858 · March 18, 1998
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Carolina Hurricanes 1–0 at home to start reign 2,240 of the NHL belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Carolina Hurricanes had held it since March 15, 1998, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on March 21, 1998.
2,240Reign number
34Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Konowalchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Sergei Gonchar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Bondra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Nikolishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Toms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Berube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Richard Zednik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Adam Oates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Juneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Klee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| David Harlock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Ranford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 36 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Kron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Nelson Emerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Martin Gelinas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sami Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ranheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stu Grimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bates Battaglia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Jeff O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Steve Chiasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Nolan Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Haller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sean Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Kirk McLean | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Kidd | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 24 |
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