Belt game 5,873 · April 22, 1998 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on the road to start reign 2,246 of the NHL belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Colorado Avalanche had held it since April 16, 1998, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on April 24, 1998.
2,246Reign number
33Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Forsberg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Kamensky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Jeff Odgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Rene Corbet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Stephane Yelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Alexei Gusarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jon Klemm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Foote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Craig Billington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Guerin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
| Tony Hrkac | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Marchant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Dean McAmmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Ryan Smyth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Boris Mironov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Drake Berehowsky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Janne Niinimaa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Mats Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rem Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Bill Huard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Dollas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frantisek Musil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Roman Hamrlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Bob Essensa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Joseph | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
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