Belt game 3,155 · February 26, 1970
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 5–3 at home to start reign 1,223 of the NHL belt, the 172nd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since February 25, 1970, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Bruins held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to St. Louis Blues on March 4, 1970.
1,223Reign number
172Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Stanfield | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 30 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Balon | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Juha Widing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Robitaille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 41 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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