Belt game 2,973 · December 30, 1967
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Boston Bruins 5–4 at home to start reign 1,154 of the NHL belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since December 27, 1967, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 15 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 14, 1968.
1,154Reign number
3Team's reign
4Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Cullen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Boudrias | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob McCord | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Milan Marcetta | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Connelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Parker MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Masterton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Woytowich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Moose Vasko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Goegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike McMahon Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bauman | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 30 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Skip Krake | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Gill | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 25 |
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