Belt game 5,929 · December 30, 1998
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 5–1 at home to start reign 2,277 of the NHL belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
San Jose Sharks had held it since December 26, 1998, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 12 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to San Jose Sharks on January 11, 1999.
2,277Reign number
42Team's reign
4Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Audette | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Ian Laperriere | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Glen Murray | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Rob Blake | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Olli Jokinen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Matt Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Luc Robitaille | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Yanic Perreault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Vladimir Tsyplakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jozef Stumpel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Pavel Rosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sean O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mattias Norstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| Steve Duchesne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Visheau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Storr | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 32 |
| Manny Legace | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ricci | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ronnie Stern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — |
| Stephane Matteau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Owen Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Patrick Marleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Korolyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Joe Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marco Sturm | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Granato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brantt Myhres | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Houlder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Bob Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Marcus Ragnarsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bryan Marchment | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Mike Rathje | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 23 |
| Steve Shields | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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