NHL belt news

Every time the lineal NHL belt changes hands, dated and in order. RSS feed · The full history →

• San Jose Sharks beat Florida Panthers 4–3 and take the NHL beltThe 41st reign for the franchise; it ends Florida Panthers’ 2 days with the belt.
  Oct 1, 2026
• Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 1–0 and take the NHL beltThe 55th reign for the franchise; it ends Carolina Hurricanes’ 112 days with the belt and 2 defenses.
  Sep 29, 2026
• Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–3 and take the NHL beltThe 62nd reign for the franchise; it ends Vegas Golden Knights’ 3 days with the belt.
  Jun 9, 2026
• Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–4 and take the NHL beltThe 23rd reign for the franchise; it ends Carolina Hurricanes’ 2 days with the belt.
  Jun 6, 2026
• Carolina Hurricanes beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 and take the NHL beltThe 61st reign for the franchise; it ends Vegas Golden Knights’ 23 days with the belt and 6 defenses.
  Jun 4, 2026
• Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 22nd reign for the franchise; it ends Anaheim Ducks’ 2 days with the belt.
  May 12, 2026
• Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 and take the NHL beltThe 34th reign for the franchise; it ends Vegas Golden Knights’ 2 days with the belt.
  May 10, 2026
• Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 6–2 and take the NHL beltThe 21st reign for the franchise; it ends Anaheim Ducks’ 2 days with the belt.
  May 8, 2026
• Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 and take the NHL beltThe 33rd reign for the franchise; it ends Vegas Golden Knights’ 9 days with the belt and 3 defenses.
  May 6, 2026
• Vegas Golden Knights beat Utah Mammoth 5–4 and take the NHL beltThe 20th reign for the franchise; it ends Utah Mammoth’s 6 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Apr 27, 2026
• Utah Mammoth beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 3rd reign for the franchise; it ends Vegas Golden Knights’ 10 days with the belt and 3 defenses.
  Apr 21, 2026
• Vegas Golden Knights beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 19th reign for the franchise; it ends Colorado Avalanche’s 4 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Apr 11, 2026
• Colorado Avalanche beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 and take the NHL beltThe 101st reign for the franchise; it ends St. Louis Blues’ 2 days with the belt.
  Apr 7, 2026
• St. Louis Blues beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 79th reign for the franchise; it ends Colorado Avalanche’s 1 day with the belt.
  Apr 5, 2026
• Colorado Avalanche beat Dallas Stars 2–0 and take the NHL beltThe 100th reign for the franchise; it ends Dallas Stars’ 2 days with the belt.
  Apr 4, 2026
• Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 3–0 and take the NHL beltThe 104th reign for the franchise; it ends Winnipeg Jets’ 5 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Apr 2, 2026
• Winnipeg Jets beat Colorado Avalanche 4–2 and take the NHL beltThe 30th reign for the franchise; it ends Colorado Avalanche’s 6 days with the belt and 2 defenses.
  Mar 28, 2026
• Colorado Avalanche beat Washington Capitals 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 99th reign for the franchise; it ends Washington Capitals’ 2 days with the belt.
  Mar 22, 2026
• Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 and take the NHL beltThe 73rd reign for the franchise; it ends New Jersey Devils’ 6 days with the belt and 2 defenses.
  Mar 20, 2026
• New Jersey Devils beat Los Angeles Kings 6–4 and take the NHL beltThe 85th reign for the franchise; it ends Los Angeles Kings’ 1 day with the belt.
  Mar 14, 2026
• Los Angeles Kings beat New York Islanders 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 81st reign for the franchise; it ends New York Islanders’ 3 days with the belt.
  Mar 13, 2026
• New York Islanders beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 and take the NHL beltThe 93rd reign for the franchise; it ends St. Louis Blues’ 6 days with the belt and 2 defenses.
  Mar 10, 2026
• St. Louis Blues beat Seattle Kraken 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 78th reign for the franchise; it ends Seattle Kraken’s 2 days with the belt.
  Mar 4, 2026
• Seattle Kraken beat Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 and take the NHL beltThe 6th reign for the franchise; it ends Carolina Hurricanes’ 4 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Mar 2, 2026
• Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 and take the NHL beltThe 60th reign for the franchise; it ends Tampa Bay Lightning’s 31 days with the belt and 5 defenses.
  Feb 26, 2026
• Tampa Bay Lightning beat Utah Mammoth 2–0 and take the NHL beltThe 63rd reign for the franchise; it ends Utah Mammoth’s 13 days with the belt and 4 defenses.
  Jan 26, 2026
• Utah Mammoth beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 and take the NHL beltThe 2nd reign for the franchise; it ends Toronto Maple Leafs’ 7 days with the belt and 3 defenses.
  Jan 13, 2026
• Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida Panthers 4–1 and take the NHL beltThe 289th reign for the franchise; it ends Florida Panthers’ 2 days with the belt.
  Jan 6, 2026
• Florida Panthers beat Colorado Avalanche 2–1 and take the NHL beltThe 54th reign for the franchise; it ends Colorado Avalanche’s 24 days with the belt and 9 defenses.
  Jan 4, 2026
• Colorado Avalanche beat Florida Panthers 6–2 and take the NHL beltThe 98th reign for the franchise; it ends Florida Panthers’ 4 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Dec 11, 2025
• Florida Panthers beat New York Islanders 4–1 and take the NHL beltThe 53rd reign for the franchise; it ends New York Islanders’ 5 days with the belt and 2 defenses.
  Dec 7, 2025
• New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 and take the NHL beltThe 92nd reign for the franchise; it ends Tampa Bay Lightning’s 3 days with the belt.
  Dec 2, 2025
• Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers 4–1 and take the NHL beltThe 62nd reign for the franchise; it ends New York Rangers’ 5 days with the belt and 2 defenses.
  Nov 29, 2025
• New York Rangers beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 268th reign for the franchise; it ends St. Louis Blues’ 2 days with the belt.
  Nov 24, 2025
• St. Louis Blues beat New York Islanders 2–1 and take the NHL beltThe 77th reign for the franchise; it ends New York Islanders’ 4 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Nov 22, 2025
• New York Islanders beat Dallas Stars 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 91st reign for the franchise; it ends Dallas Stars’ 7 days with the belt and 2 defenses.
  Nov 18, 2025
• Dallas Stars beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 103rd reign for the franchise; it ends Ottawa Senators’ 3 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Nov 11, 2025
• Ottawa Senators beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 and take the NHL beltThe 39th reign for the franchise; it ends Philadelphia Flyers’ 4 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Nov 8, 2025
• Philadelphia Flyers beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 and take the NHL beltThe 131st reign for the franchise; it ends Montréal Canadiens’ 7 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Nov 4, 2025
• Montréal Canadiens beat Seattle Kraken 4–3 and take the NHL beltThe 342nd reign for the franchise; it ends Seattle Kraken’s 5 days with the belt and 1 defense.
  Oct 28, 2025