Belt game 6,426 · October 18, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning take the belt
Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 on the road to start reign 2,509 of the NHL belt, the 19th for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since June 9, 2003, with 3 defenses over 131 days.
Tampa Bay Lightning held it for 17 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Washington Capitals on November 4, 2003.
2,509Reign number
19Team's reign
5Defenses
17Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Larionov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Gomez | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Elias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Rafalski | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Erik Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| John Madden | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Jeff Friesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Gionta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Rupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Brylin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jay Pandolfo | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Tommy Albelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Brodeur | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
| Corey Schwab | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin St. Louis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vincent Lecavalier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ben Clymer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Cibak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Richards | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Freddy Modin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Boyle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Chris Dingman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Tim Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Dimitri Afanasenkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cory Stillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jassen Cullimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pavel Kubina | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Cory Sarich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Brad Lukowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nolan Pratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Nikolai Khabibulin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
| John Grahame | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.