Belt game 5,860 · March 21, 1998
New Jersey Devils take the belt
New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 3–2 at home to start reign 2,241 of the NHL belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since March 18, 1998, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New Jersey Devils held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on March 29, 1998.
2,241Reign number
34Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bodger | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Pederson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Bobby Holik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Scott Niedermayer | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Rolston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Sykora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Sergei Brylin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Randy Mckay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Patrik Elias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Krzysztof Oliwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Steve Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sheldon Souray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Ken Daneyko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Brad Bombardir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 21 |
| Richard Shulmistra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Klee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Konowalchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Adam Oates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Krygier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Peter Bondra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Nikolishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Andrew Brunette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Toms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Berube | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Juneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brendan Witt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Sergei Gonchar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Bill Ranford | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 25 |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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