Belt game 2,988 · February 4, 1968
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Detroit Red Wings 5–4 at home to start reign 1,160 of the NHL belt, the 167th for the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings had held it since February 3, 1968, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 14, 1968.
1,160Reign number
167Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Skip Krake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Ullman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gordie Howe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Delvecchio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Floyd Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Henderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Prentice | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Bergman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kent Douglas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce MacGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bart Crashley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roy Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
| Roger Crozier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 19 |
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