Belt game 7,349 · December 6, 2014
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 on the road to start reign 2,943 of the NHL belt, the 59th for the franchise.
New Jersey Devils had held it since December 4, 2014, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Columbus Blue Jackets on December 11, 2014.
2,943Reign number
59Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dainius Zubrus | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrik Elias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Greene | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Stephen Gionta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Henrique | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tuomo Ruutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Michael Ryder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Bernier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Jordin Tootoo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Scott Gomez | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Cammalleri | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Sislo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Jaromir Jagr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Marek Zidlicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jon Merrill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Gelinas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Seth Helgeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Damon Severson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Cory Schneider | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Scott Clemmensen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Laich | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Ward | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Fehr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Michael Latta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Jay Beagle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Karl Alzner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| John Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Troy Brouwer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Chimera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcus Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Niskanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Jack Hillen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brooks Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nate Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Justin Peters | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Holtby | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
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