Belt game 5,902 · October 27, 1998
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Los Angeles Kings 1–0 at home to start reign 2,261 of the NHL belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Kings had held it since October 25, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Islanders held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on October 29, 1998.
2,261Reign number
65Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Joe Sacco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Dawe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Watt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sergei Nemchinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Bryan Smolinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Robert Reichel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Trevor Linden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Ken Belanger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Mark Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Pilon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| David Harlock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Scott Lachance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Kenny Jonsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Berard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Richter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wade Flaherty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Salo | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 20 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McKenna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Vladimir Tsyplakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Matt Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Luc Robitaille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Josh Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Craig Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nathan LaFayette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Glen Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Yanic Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sandy Moger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Rob Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Sean O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mattias Norstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Steve Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Philippe Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryan Bach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Legace | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
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