Belt game 2,972 · December 27, 1967
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 7–2 at home to start reign 1,153 of the NHL belt, the 165th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 23, 1967, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on December 30, 1967.
1,153Reign number
165Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Gill | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 22 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Pilote | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Maki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Goyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Terbenche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 17 |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 20 |
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