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The 1980–81 season

99 belt games · 36 title changes

New York Islanders carried the belt into the 1980–81 season. It changed hands 36 times among 16 franchises, 8 of those in the playoffs, and New York Islanders finished the season with it. Most defenses: New York Islanders, 19.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
4,093Oct 11, 1980New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins 5–2Defense
4,094Oct 12, 1980New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 2–1Defense
4,095Oct 14, 1980New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues tied 5–5Tie · defense
4,096Oct 16, 1980New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 6–4Defense
4,097Oct 18, 1980New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers tied 5–5Tie · defense
4,098Oct 19, 1980New York Islanders and Hartford Whalers tied 3–3Tie · defense
4,099Oct 21, 1980Vancouver Canucks beat New York Islanders 6–3Title change
4,100Oct 22, 1980New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2Title change
4,101Oct 25, 1980Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers 4–2Title change
4,102Oct 26, 1980New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings 7–6Title change
4,103Oct 28, 1980St. Louis Blues beat New York Rangers 5–4Title change
4,104Oct 29, 1980St. Louis Blues and Minnesota North Stars tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,105Nov 1, 1980Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues 3–2Title change
4,106Nov 2, 1980Minnesota North Stars beat Calgary Flames 8–3Title change
4,107Nov 7, 1980Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota North Stars 3–2Title change
4,108Nov 8, 1980Vancouver Canucks beat New York Rangers 6–4Defense
4,109Nov 11, 1980St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 8–2Title change
4,110Nov 14, 1980Colorado Rockies beat St. Louis Blues 5–1Title change
4,111Nov 16, 1980Colorado Rockies beat Calgary Flames 4–3Defense
4,112Nov 20, 1980Boston Bruins beat Colorado Rockies 4–2Title change
4,113Nov 22, 1980Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,114Nov 23, 1980Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 5–5Tie · defense
4,115Nov 26, 1980New York Rangers beat Boston Bruins 6–4Title change
4,116Nov 29, 1980New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2Defense
4,117Dec 1, 1980Minnesota North Stars beat New York Rangers 5–3Title change
4,118Dec 3, 1980Minnesota North Stars and Washington Capitals tied 3–3Tie · defense
4,119Dec 6, 1980Minnesota North Stars and Buffalo Sabres tied 3–3Tie · defense
4,120Dec 7, 1980Minnesota North Stars and Detroit Red Wings tied 1–1Tie · defense
4,121Dec 9, 1980St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota North Stars 4–1Title change
4,122Dec 11, 1980Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis Blues 5–2Title change
4,123Dec 13, 1980Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Blackhawks 7–3Title change
4,124Dec 14, 1980Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 5–4Defense
4,125Dec 16, 1980Detroit Red Wings beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3Defense
4,126Dec 18, 1980Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3Defense
4,127Dec 20, 1980Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Rockies tied 3–3Tie · defense
4,128Dec 23, 1980Minnesota North Stars beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2Title change
4,129Dec 26, 1980Minnesota North Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 5–3Defense
4,130Dec 27, 1980Minnesota North Stars beat Colorado Rockies 6–4Defense
4,131Dec 30, 1980Minnesota North Stars beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–5Defense
4,132Jan 3, 1981Minnesota North Stars beat Washington Capitals 3–0Defense
4,133Jan 4, 1981Minnesota North Stars and Buffalo Sabres tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,134Jan 7, 1981Minnesota North Stars and Vancouver Canucks tied 1–1Tie · defense
4,135Jan 9, 1981Colorado Rockies beat Minnesota North Stars 4–2Title change
4,136Jan 12, 1981Washington Capitals beat Colorado Rockies 2–1Title change
4,137Jan 15, 1981Washington Capitals beat Los Angeles Kings 3–0Defense
4,138Jan 17, 1981New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 6–4Title change
4,139Jan 20, 1981New York Islanders beat Calgary Flames 5–0Defense
4,140Jan 22, 1981New York Islanders beat Detroit Red Wings 3–0Defense
4,141Jan 24, 1981New York Islanders beat Quebec Nordiques 7–4Defense
4,142Jan 26, 1981Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 5–3Title change
4,143Jan 28, 1981Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers tied 4–4Tie · defense
4,144Jan 31, 1981Buffalo Sabres beat Hartford Whalers 5–3Defense
4,145Feb 1, 1981Buffalo Sabres beat Winnipeg Jets 4–0Defense
4,146Feb 5, 1981Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–0Defense
4,147Feb 6, 1981Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 7–3Defense
4,148Feb 8, 1981Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues tied 3–3Tie · defense
4,149Feb 12, 1981Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 6–3Defense
4,150Feb 14, 1981Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames tied 4–4Tie · defense
4,151Feb 15, 1981Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,152Feb 19, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2Title change
4,153Feb 21, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1Defense
4,154Feb 22, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2Defense
4,155Feb 24, 1981Montréal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,156Feb 26, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Colorado Rockies 6–0Defense
4,157Feb 28, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3Defense
4,158Mar 1, 1981Montréal Canadiens and New York Rangers tied 4–4Tie · defense
4,159Mar 4, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Winnipeg Jets 9–3Defense
4,160Mar 7, 1981Winnipeg Jets beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Title change
4,161Mar 8, 1981Los Angeles Kings beat Winnipeg Jets 4–1Title change
4,162Mar 11, 1981Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks tied 4–4Tie · defense
4,163Mar 14, 1981Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota North Stars 10–4Defense
4,164Mar 17, 1981Buffalo Sabres beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1Title change
4,165Mar 19, 1981Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14–4Defense
4,166Mar 21, 1981Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2Defense
4,167Mar 22, 1981St. Louis Blues beat Buffalo Sabres 6–5Title change
4,168Mar 24, 1981New York Islanders beat St. Louis Blues 5–3Title change
4,169Mar 28, 1981New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 4–4Tie · defense
4,170Mar 29, 1981New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals 5–4Defense
4,171Mar 31, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–1Title change
4,172Apr 3, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Hartford Whalers 6–1Defense
4,173Apr 5, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–2Defense
4,174Apr 8, 1981Edmonton Oilers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3 PlayoffsTitle change
4,175Apr 9, 1981Edmonton Oilers beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
4,176Apr 11, 1981Edmonton Oilers beat Montréal Canadiens 6–2 PlayoffsDefense
4,177Apr 16, 1981New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers 8–2 PlayoffsTitle change
4,178Apr 17, 1981New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers 6–3 PlayoffsDefense
4,179Apr 19, 1981Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders 5–2 PlayoffsTitle change
4,180Apr 20, 1981New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers 5–4 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
4,181Apr 22, 1981Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders 4–3 PlayoffsTitle change
4,182Apr 24, 1981New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 PlayoffsTitle change
4,183Apr 28, 1981New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 5–2 PlayoffsDefense
4,184Apr 30, 1981New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 7–3 PlayoffsDefense
4,185May 2, 1981New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 5–1 PlayoffsDefense
4,186May 5, 1981New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 5–2 PlayoffsDefense
4,187May 12, 1981New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars 6–3 PlayoffsDefense
4,188May 14, 1981New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars 6–3 PlayoffsDefense
4,189May 17, 1981New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars 7–5 PlayoffsDefense
4,190May 19, 1981Minnesota North Stars beat New York Islanders 4–2 PlayoffsTitle change
4,191May 21, 1981New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars 5–1 PlayoffsTitle change

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