Belt game 3,224 · January 9, 1971
Chicago Black Hawks take the belt
Chicago Black Hawks beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at home to start reign 1,242 of the NHL belt, the 153rd for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since December 30, 1970, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Chicago Black Hawks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on January 10, 1971.
1,242Reign number
153Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hull | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Pinder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Nesterenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Stapleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 38 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Carleton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Westfall | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Orr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 26 |
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