Belt game 5,877 · April 30, 1998 · playoffs
Edmonton Oilers take the belt
Edmonton Oilers beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on the road to start reign 2,248 of the NHL belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Colorado Avalanche had held it since April 24, 1998, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Edmonton Oilers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on May 7, 1998.
2,248Reign number
34Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Stephane Yelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Rychel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Keith Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Valeri Kamensky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Odgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Sakic | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Forsberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Eric Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Aaron Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Alexei Gusarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jon Klemm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Foote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Billington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rem Murray | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Bill Guerin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Zelepukin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryan Smyth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Boris Mironov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Mats Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Scott Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Hrkac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Todd Marchant | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean McAmmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Dollas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Frantisek Musil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Drake Berehowsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Roman Hamrlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Janne Niinimaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Bob Essensa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Joseph | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 31 |
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