Belt game 3,037 · December 14, 1968
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks 10–5 at home to start reign 1,176 of the NHL belt, the 168th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since December 11, 1968, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Barons on December 25, 1968.
1,176Reign number
168Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Junkin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 24 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit Martin | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Orban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kenny Wharram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Schmautz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Howie Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Dryden | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 29 |
| Jack Norris | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 21 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.