Belt game 3,208 · December 2, 1970
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at home to start reign 1,238 of the NHL belt, the 152nd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since November 26, 1970, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on December 12, 1970.
1,238Reign number
152Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hull | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Cliff Koroll | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Maloney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 42 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
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