Belt game 5,968 · April 8, 1999
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat San Jose Sharks 3–2 at home to start reign 2,295 of the NHL belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
San Jose Sharks had held it since April 6, 1999, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on April 11, 1999.
2,295Reign number
43Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Tsyplakov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Audette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Blake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sean O'Donnell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Dave Babych | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Olli Jokinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Jozef Stumpel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Matt Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Luc Robitaille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ian Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Craig Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Glen Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Podollan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Pavel Rosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Mattias Norstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Philippe Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Manny Legace | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephane Fiset | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 34 |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Nolan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Marleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Joe Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vincent Damphousse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Houlder | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Alexander Korolyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Ricci | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Marco Sturm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ronnie Stern | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Stephane Matteau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Jeff Friesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcus Ragnarsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Marchment | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Mike Rathje | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 25 |
| Steve Shields | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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