Belt game 3,062 · February 6, 1969
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home to start reign 1,182 of the NHL belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since January 2, 1969, with 15 defenses over 35 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 8, 1969.
1,182Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Berenson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Camille Henry | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill McCreary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Schock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Fortin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenn Hall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 19 |
| Ted Ouimet | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Sather | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 45 | 48 |
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