Belt game 3,179 · April 14, 1970 · playoffs
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 3–2 at home to start reign 1,231 of the NHL belt, the 174th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since April 11, 1970, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 198 days and 15 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on October 29, 1970.
1,231Reign number
174Team's reign
15Defenses
198Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Speer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Doak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jack Egers | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Fairbairn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Horton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ab DeMarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Giacomin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Terry Sawchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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