Belt game 6,627 · November 11, 2006
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 3–1 at home to start reign 2,595 of the NHL belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since November 8, 2006, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on November 15, 2006.
2,595Reign number
43Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Gordon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dainius Zubrus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Pettinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| John Erskine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Brian Sutherby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Ben Clymer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Alexander Semin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jakub Klepis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Brashear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Brian Pothier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Jamie Heward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Steve Eminger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brent Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 41 | 42 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Shanahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Nylander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blair Betts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Prucha | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Colton Orr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Hollweg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Hossa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Straka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Rozsival | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Aaron Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Marek Malik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Karel Rachunek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fedor Tyutin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Henrik Lundqvist | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Kevin Weekes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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