Belt game 3,220 · December 30, 1970
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Minnesota North Stars 6–2 on the road to start reign 1,241 of the NHL belt, the 176th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since December 25, 1970, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 9, 1971.
1,241Reign number
176Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Oliver | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Beaudin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Walt McKechnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 39 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 33 |
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