The NHL Belt · rivalry

New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders

24Belt meetings

13Devils wins

10Islanders wins

15Title changes

New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders have met 24 times with the NHL belt on the line, from December 20, 1977 to February 19, 2017. The belt changed hands in 15 of those games. New Jersey Devils lead the belt series 13–10, with 1 tie.

Belt game	Date	Result
3,844	Dec 20, 1977	New York Islanders beat Colorado Rockies 9–1	Title change
4,193	Oct 10, 1981	New York Islanders and Colorado Rockies tied 2–2	Tie · defense
4,406	Nov 4, 1983	New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 6–1	Defense
4,764	Mar 13, 1987	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 4–1	Title change
4,765	Mar 14, 1987	New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 7–6 (OT)	Title change
4,832	Dec 28, 1987	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 6–4	Title change
4,963	Mar 29, 1989	New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 (OT)	Title change
5,022	Dec 12, 1989	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 7–2	Title change
5,023	Dec 13, 1989	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 5–2	Defense
5,026	Dec 19, 1989	New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–4 (OT)	Title change
5,702	Nov 9, 1996	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 4–0	Title change
5,903	Oct 29, 1998	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 2–1	Title change
6,004	Oct 16, 1999	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 4–1	Defense
6,448	Dec 10, 2003	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 1–0 (OT)	Defense
6,451	Dec 16, 2003	New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–4	Title change
6,551	Jan 21, 2006	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 3–2 (SO)	Defense
6,671	Feb 17, 2007	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 2–0	Title change
6,760	Jan 16, 2008	New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 3–1	Title change
6,778	Feb 23, 2008	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 4–2	Title change
6,946	Jan 18, 2010	New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 4–0	Defense
7,037	Dec 23, 2010	New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–1	Defense
7,068	Mar 6, 2011	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 3–2 (SO)	Defense
7,582	Feb 18, 2017	New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 3–2	Title change
7,583	Feb 19, 2017	New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 6–4	Title change

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New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders

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