Belt game 3,151 · February 18, 1970
St. Louis Blues take the belt
St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 at home to start reign 1,221 of the NHL belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since February 15, 1970, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
St. Louis Blues held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Rangers on February 25, 1970.
1,221Reign number
7Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
St. Louis Blues
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ecclestone | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill McCreary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Plager | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Berenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Goyette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Gray | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Plager | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barclay Plager | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Frank St. Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Arbour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Plante | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gene Ubriaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis DeJordy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 31 |
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