Belt game 5,899 · October 20, 1998
Carolina Hurricanes take the belt
Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver Canucks 3–1 at home to start reign 2,259 of the NHL belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Vancouver Canucks had held it since October 17, 1998, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Carolina Hurricanes held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Kings on October 25, 1998.
2,259Reign number
27Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Roberts | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Keith Primeau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Steve Chiasson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Sami Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Nolan Pratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bates Battaglia | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Robert Kron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Nelson Emerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ron Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Martin Gelinas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Paul Ranheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Sean Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Dave Karpa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Arturs Irbe | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 17 |
| Trevor Kidd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Muckalt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Brandon Convery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Mattias Ohlund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Donald Brashear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Brad May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Mark Messier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Scatchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Trent Klatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Todd Bertuzzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Mogilny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Bret Hedican | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Adrian Aucoin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Jamie Huscroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Bert Robertsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Murray Baron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Steve Staios | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Strudwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Snow | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 20 |
| Corey Hirsch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
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