Belt game 3,092 · April 17, 1969 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–0 at home to start reign 1,198 of the NHL belt, the 171st for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 2, 1969, with 5 defenses over 15 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 22, 1969.
1,198Reign number
171Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Murphy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Shack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 34 | 34 |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mickey Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Lemaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Tremblay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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