Belt game 3,175 · April 8, 1970 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 8–2 at home to start reign 1,229 of the NHL belt, the 173rd for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since April 5, 1970, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on April 11, 1970.
1,229Reign number
173Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Speer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 38 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 26 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 8 |
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