Belt game 3,225 · January 10, 1971
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 on the road to start reign 1,243 of the NHL belt, the 9th for the franchise.
Chicago Black Hawks had held it since January 9, 1971, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on January 16, 1971.
1,243Reign number
9Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Chicago Black Hawks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Stapleton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Pappin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Maloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stan Mikita | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Pit Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Mohns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Chico Maki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Magnuson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jerry Korab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerry Desjardins | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 24 |
| Tony Esposito | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Oliver | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Gibbs | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jude Drouin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Danny O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.P. Parise | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm Beaudin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Gilbert | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 39 |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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